Yearly Archives:: 2018

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 20th May Tel 01530 230807 The unpredictable British weather, suddenly May produces a very warm week of weather, surprisingly warm as it pushed our surface water temperature to 18+ degrees. It meant a change is the style of fishing from the majority using dries or suspender buzzer patterns to buzzers… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 13th May 2018 Tel 01530 230807 We enjoyed this past week the sort of fishing we expect for May, fish feeding on the buzzer, with a good evening rise and a rod average 5.6 The trout are well spread throughout the reservoir from the shallows opposite the lodge, down past… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 6th May Tel 01530 230807 At last and some normality to the fishing with some cracking evening rise sport to be had towards the end of the week. Water clarity is 3ft+ Monday Bob Menhams found some shelter from the wind tucked in close to the woodbank catching 4 trout… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 29th  April Tel 01530 230807 Another roller coaster week with the weather, It’s not only affecting trout fisheries but our suppliers the fish farmers, coloured river water flowing through their farms result in them not being able to feed combined with lower water temperatures for the time of year the… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report    Week ending 22nd April Tel 01530 230807 At last we have enjoyed a week of good weather, water clarity continues to improve and were seeing some of the best buzzer hatches for years with a rod average 4.3 for the week, I hope we can safely say, we have turned the corner!… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 15th April Tel 01530 230807 At last it & it feels like we have turned a corner, better forecast & our water temperature nearly 10 degrees. Our Water clarity continues to improve and we have 18inch+ of visibility. Good, in fact excellent buzzer hatches at times with fish moving all… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 8th April Tel 01530 230807 Well that was a tough week again due to the weather and the past weeks heavy rainfall. Tuesday we had water clarity of 5in by Sunday we were closer to 18in. Not surprising few rods fished due to the conditions. As the weather improved this… Read more »

We continue to welcome independent guides & instructors on all our water. However to ensure in this world of potential litigation that all parties are covered on advice from our insurance company if your guiding or instructing a client at Draycote, Foremark, Thornton & Eyebrook you will in future be require to produce: A copy… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 1st April Tel 01530 230807 This weather! Looking back over our first 9 weeks, we opened 1st February what a contrast the two months have been, February although cold fished well especially for the bank with February producing a monthly rod average of 4.3 March however with its snow, heavy… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 25th March Tel 01530 230807 I for one wont be sad to see the end of March, its been a tough month due to the weather. What a mixed week, our water temperature started at just above 5 degrees & finished at nearly 6 degrees, our clarity has improved during… Read more »