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Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 22nd September 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Cooler water conditions and with the algae reducing, still there but nowhere near as bad as the week before, we are seeing an improvement to the fishing with a rod average 1.8 for the week Morning generally best although we are seeing some fish… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 15th September 2019 Tel 01530 230807 The cooler evening has helped to drop our water temperature to 17c, the algae however stubbornly refuses to go which continues to impact on our sport A slight improvement to the fishing this week although at Thornton its still sinking lines with booby &… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 1st September 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Water temperature remained stubbornly high at 20c+ although as I write this report the cooler conditions since Sunday is starting to see the temperature drop if a little slowly. Algae bloom persists which isn’t helping us at all. Generally, the deeper water in front… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 25th August 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Generally a tough week our water temperature remains stubbornly at 19c with the mini bank holiday heatwave not helping. Mornings were the best time to fish with the main car park, dam wall and green bay the only areas that produced. You required a… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 22nd August 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Similar tale to last week, fishing remains slow. Some rods are picking up fish with Mark Hunt fishing last Friday in very wet & breezy conditions finding fish moving in Green Bay catching 6 on cdc buzzers & daddies.   Most anglers who caught… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 11th August 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Few anglers out this week as they took our advice due to water temperature, algae and stormy weather. A few fish were taken and were pleasantly surprised by the size and quality of the trout caught with Mr Ashman taking a 4lb rainbow &… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 28th July 2019 Tel 01530 230807 That was a tough week at Thornton, our surface water temperature 18inch down during the mini heatwave hit 21c at 7.30am peaking at 24c by 3.00pm, with our water level down by 6ft+ making the hot conditions that much worst we took the sensible… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 21st  July 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Thornton has suffered this week again as the warm muggy weather pushed the water temperature above 20c we also have an algae bloom Not surprising morning session 8.00am – 3.00pm is currently fishing best. Steve Brown fished Monday evening despite the warnings from the lodge… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 7th July 2019 Tel 01530 230807 With our water temperature creeping above 20c it has for the first time this summer had an impact on the fishing with our rod average dropping to 0.9 The warmer water conditions has also resulted in an algae bloom towards the end of the… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 7th July 2019 Tel 01530 230807 Special offer- Please check out www.flyfishstore.co.uk/offers to take advantage of a great deal on our In house guides top patterns when fishing on the washing line. July can be a difficult month at Thornton due to its size and summer temperatures, that’s not the… Read more »