Yearly Archives:: 2016

Thornton weekly fishing report week ending 20th March Tel: 01530 230807 Our water clarity continues to improve daily with visibility over 2ft. Bank anglers have enjoyed some of the better sport with Andre Russell opting to bank fish catching 12 trout in a couple of hours on crunchers. Russ Martin caught 6 for his two… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week Ending 13th March Unfortunately we didn’t escape the floods last Wednesday & for the past 5 days we have been waiting for our clarity to improve, and I’m pleased to report improving it is. Our rod average before the flood was 3.2 and with a stocking going in last Wednesday &… Read more »

Thornton update 11th March 2016 Following the heavy rain on Wednesday the two streams that feed Thornton ran in flood, resulting in the reservoir becoming coloured again. It will take a few days for the clarity to improve enough for fly fishing. Keep in touch with the latest news by contacting the lodge on 01530… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report week ending 06/03/16 Despite the weather trying to give us a final cold blast of winter overall we enjoyed another good weeks fishing. With the colder conditions the trout moved away from the bank during to colder morning conditions moving back in during the warmer afternoons. Boat anglers during the morning found… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 28th February Thornton continues to fish with boat & bank anglers catching from the shallows of the Thornton arm down past the corner of the wood towards lonesome pine. Boats with the frosty mornings generally fared better during the first half of the day as the fish moved off the… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Fishing Report Week Ending 21 Feb 2016 As our water clarity from the week before improved, our fishing improved as well with boat & bank anglers catching along the shallows opposite the lodge, along woodbank & down past the lonesome pine. Floating & intermediate lines worked best with black & green, white &… Read more »

  Thornton Weekly Report week ending 14th February   By the weekend our water clarity had improved enough for anglers to start catching again, although not at the prolific rate the week previous.   Adam Gunby caught 8 trout to 4lb8oz using a diawl bach and buzzer patterns, while Mark Hunt fished booby & bloodworm… Read more »

A record opening for Thornton with the rod average for the first week 14.3 Unfortunately the heavy rain on Saturday night caused the two streams that feed Thornton to flood which in turn coloured the water. With continued rain today (Monday 8th) it likely to be the end of the week before conditions improve For the… Read more »

Thornton opens on the 1st of February & is one of the earliest midland reservoirs to open. Fishery is open from 7.30am for bank anglers with boats available from 8.30am With 3000 trout stocked for the opening boat & bank anglers should enjoy good sport. Traditionally the bank opposite the lodge (Thornton Arm) and sown… Read more »