Yearly Archives:: 2012

Our water level is at normal level once again with clarity described as good. Last week 95 rods caught 171 trout for a rod average of 1.8 with the morning producing best results for most of the week. Saturday & Sunday evening gave us the best evening rise of the season so far (it been… Read more »

A mixed weeks fishing, with the weather / rain yet again having an impact, by Friday morning our water level had returned to normal, only for it to rain Friday night & with the ground totally saturated its unsurprising the level once again went up, wellingtons were required to walk onto the pontoon Saturday morning…. Read more »

62 rods caught 167 trout rod average 2.7 And here is your weekly weather report! Its seems like I’m writing a report on last week’s weather as the weather currently is dominating the fishing. Last week the rain and especially Friday’s deluge kept rods away with the level at Thornton rising by a good 18in+… Read more »

This report this year is starting to sound more like a weekly weather report than a fishing one!! Thursday Thornton was caught in the freak weather that drifted across the midlands with a Tornado, no exaggeration, catching the corner of the reservoir causing damage to the trees in green bay and down the Markfield arm,… Read more »

Great average size coming out of Thornton this past fortnight with anglers committing on the quality, most of the fish coming to the scales have weighed between 2lb – 4lb Morning session is still producing best as our late evening buzzer hatches continue to be well below what we would expect during a normal year…. Read more »

Rain, cold daytime temperatures, but it suits the fishing, pull on your waterproof clothing the 91 rods who fished last week caught 281 trout for a rod average 3 Despite the rain and the water level going up again, its been running over the overflow constantly since late April, our water clarity is great, gin… Read more »

Another wet week but despite the heavy rainfall which has kept Thornton brimming full our water clarity is excellent. The weather kept rods away this week for large chunks of the week with only 88 rods fishing they caught 167 trout for a 1.9 rod average. Pin fry & damsel are about know but yet… Read more »

132 rods caught 289 trout for rod average 2.2 Despite the weekends rain our water clarity is “gin clear” its as good as it gets! Water temperature is starting to drop after the past fortnights heat and is down to 17 degrees. Daphnia is still the main food item were finding in the trout with… Read more »

What a contrast with the weather and as a result of the high temperatures and bright conditions the best of the fishing this past week has been during the first half of the day. 136 rods caught 280 trout for a rod average 2.1 with the corner of the wood and the entrance to the… Read more »

The warmer weather forecast for this week will be most welcomed, Thornton water level is full what we need is some warmer temperatures to bring the fish onto the surface and some good late evening rises. Last week 118 rods caught 279 trout for a rod average 2.4 with the last day of the week… Read more »