Yearly Archives:: 2016

Thornton weekly report week ending 29th May Tel: 01530 230807 A week of top of the water sport, with buzzers & dries working best with some anglers enjoying exciting sport fishing a muddler pulled through the wave. With our water temperature at 15 degrees we had the first of the damsel flies emerging not surprising therefore… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 22nd May Tel: 01530 230807 A much better week for us at Thornton, although the weather forecast wasn’t great at times the fishing was good returning a rod average of 4.0 for the week Large hatches of buzzer, overcast conditions resulted in the fish feeding on or near the surface… Read more »

  Thornton weekly report week ending 16th May Tel: 01530 230807 Thornton returned a rod average of 2.9 for the week A bit of a mixture this week, some anglers have caught on sinking lines with booby, orange tadpole, damsel patterns especially during the first half of the day with anglers fishing the afternoon session… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 8th May Tel: 01530 230807 A bit of a mixed week with the rod average at 2.6, combination of strong winds & an algae bloom. As you would expect for early May the trout are well spread throughout the fishery with anglers catching from the Farm bank to the corner… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 1st May Tel: 01530 230807 Although our summer visitors the swifts & swallows have arrived this past week’s weather has resembled winter not late spring! With morning frost, cold wind, rain, sleet, hail, snow it’s not surprising rod numbers were down, although those who ventured out enjoyed good sport. Norman… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 24th April Tel: 01530 230807 Thornton continues to provide consistent sport to bank and boat anglers with this week’s rod average 4.0 This was the week buzzers featured more than any other fly pattern A Lilley who only started fishing last year had his best fishing day to date catching… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 17th April Tel: 01530 230807 Another consistent weeks fishing returning another respectful rod average of 4.5, same as the week before The improving buzzer hatches were noticeable this week with fish to be seen feeding on the buzzer over most areas of the reservoir. Bank anglers continue to catch concentrating their… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 10th April Tel: 01530 230807 Thornton continues its very consistent start to the 2016 season with this week returning another respectful rod average of 4.5 Bank & boat anglers continue to catch along the shallows of the Thornton Arm, wood bank & around the corner down towards the lonesome pine, with… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 3 April 2016 Tel: 01530 230807 The sand martins arrived and by the end of the week our surface water temperature was 9 degrees with the first of our larger grey buzzer stating to hatch, spring is literally around the corner. Another excellent weeks fishing which got better and better… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 27 March 2016 Tel: 01530 230807 Monday to Good Friday we enjoyed good fishing conditions, then over the weekend the strong winds arrived preventing the boats from going out. Bank and boat anglers caught fish in good numbers giving us a rod average of 4.5 for the week. Bank anglers… Read more »