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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 »

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 »