Posts Categorised: Reports

Thornton Weekly update week ending 16th June 112 rods caught 238 trout for rod average 2.1 Clarity has improved although a small amount of the algae bloom remains, but any breeze soon clears it. Lots of trout to be seen moving at times especially in front of the dam and off the stones, these fish… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 9th June Lots of fish moving at times but not easy to tempt, with anglers who went down to size 14 & 16 hares ear, diawl bach and buzzers managing to tempt a few. At times bright conditions with a cold easterly breeze and a bit of an algae bloom… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 2nd  June A bit of a patchy week with Monday to Wednesday weather not great, our water temperature continues to hover at around 11 degrees, it should be 15 degrees, but what a contrast by the weekend an improving forecast, at last it seems summer is arriving, and not before… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 26th May 122 rods caught 348 trout for rod average 2.8 With the wind & rain we had last Thursday / Friday the surface water temperature dropped to 10 degrees this morning as I write this report it has climbed back to 11 degrees. Those temperatures are OK for trout… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 19/05/13 119 rods caught 357 trout for rod average 3.0 Good hatches of buzzer are providing good surface sport with the trout now spreading themselves throughout the reservoir. But as always some areas hold more fish than others, the farm bank lightly fished so far this year is now producing… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 13/05/13 113 rods caught 351 trout for rod average 3.1 Buzzers are on the trout’s menu with the fish feeding heavily on olive and black buzzers, as you would expect on the calmer evenings when the air temperature stays up we are getting an evening rise. Picture of the buzzers… Read more »

Thornton Weekly update week ending 05/05/2013 Great weather at last our water temperature this morning is 12 degrees ideal for surface sport and with our buzzer hatches improving day by day we are at last enjoying consistent sport. Last week 155 rods caught 691 trout for rod average 4.5 Damsel, buzzer and diawl bach were… Read more »

Thornton Weekly report And Mid Week Update 03/05/13 With our other two reservoirs, Foremark & Draycote catching fish over 10lb last week, Thornton didn’t disappoint with Martin Owen taking a rainbow of 10lb4oz Dennis Barnes caught a brace weighing 6lb7oz and 5lb4oz, with Mat Vickers taking a 6lb13oz with numerous fish reported weighing 3lb –… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 14/04/2013 Continues to improve as does the weather, and not before time, with 112 rods last week catching 592 trout for rod average 5.3 With our water temperature at long last on the way up, nearly 8 degrees this morning more & more fish are feeding on the buzzer. It… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 07/04/2013 At last some better weather especially over the weekend had anglers catching fish on a variety of lines and flies. We seeing fish starting to feed on the buzzer, although currently small buzzers its certainly a sign better conditions have arrived. Floating lines, intermediate and sinkers fished with booby,… Read more »