Thornton weekly report week ending 28^th 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 bank but as the daytime temperature improved the trout moved back into the shallows giving the bank anglers some excellent sport.

A real mixture of methods & flies caught this past week with the floater, intermediate & fast sinking lines all working with the snake, booby, tadpole, cats whisker, damsel, buzzer, diawl bach & apps bloodworm all taking fish.

The theme throughout the week was “fish it slowly” at times slower the better.

The rod average for the week was 4.3 with our surface water temperature hovering between 5 – 6 degrees.

Boat anglers are to give way to bank anglers if asked & keep 40 yards from them.

If you’re coming to fish the bank we recommend you bring waders.

Main Gate & lodge open 7.30am

Full Day Boats 8.30am – 5.00pm

Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.00pm  /  1.00pm – 5.00pm

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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 & green tadpoles, cats whisker, apps bloodworm & diawl bach catching the majority of the trout.

Our rod average for the week was 3.4 with fish up to 4lb8oz recorded.

The best of the fishing is generally during the warmest part of the day 10.00am – 3.00pm with our surface water temperature at between 5 & 6 degrees most days.

If your coming to fish the bank we recommend you bring waders, there is no need to wade, however waders do allow you to get to the edge of the reeds which makes the casting easier, currently bank anglers on some days are enjoying the best of the sport.

With the trout running tight to the bank we would like to remind all anglers that boat anglers are required to give way to bank anglers, at Thornton boat anglers should keep 40yds away from any bank angler.

Main Gate & Fishery open 7.30am

Bank Fishing 7.30am – 5.30pm

Full Day Boats 8.30am – 5.00pm

Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.00pm / 1.00pm – 5.00pm

All anglers offsite by 5.30pm

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Thornton Weekly Report week ending 14^th 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 combination to take his 8 fish, Mark Burrows found the snake & cats whisker worked best for him. Best Patterns: Black & Green, White & Green, apps bloodworm, diawl bach

The shallows of the Thornton arm down to the corner of the wood fished best with the trout tight in the margins.

The most productive time of day to fish are the warmest hours 10.00am – 3.00pm

Lodge & bank fishing from 7.30am

Boats available from 8.30am – 5.00pm

Part Day Boats 8.30am – 12.30pm or 12.30pm – 5.00pm

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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 opening week floating lines with green pea, cats whisker & apps bloodworm fished along the shallows of the Thornton arm. Excellent average fish size of 2lb

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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 along the wood bank towards the lonesome pine produces best during the opening month.

We recommend bank anglers bring waders, our boats are rowing boats with anchors & lifejackets provided, anglers may bring their own electric motor.

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Weekly Report Week ending 8^th November 2015

The weather kept the boats off the water a couple of days last week, let’s hope this week, our last week of the 2015 season the weather is a little kinder.

Generally lures and fry patterns are producing best although a few fish continue to be taken on buzzers, shipman’s and nymphs.

Arthur Olding caught 3lb4oz rainbow, John Everitt continues his good form taking another rainbow 3lb+, Richard Collier fished a damsel to record a rainbow of 5lb8oz, Steve Windram 3lb12oz, Bob Jones & Tut Miles recorded rainbows of 3lb8oz with Phil Mee recording his largest rainbow to date 6lb5oz.

When the wind has allowed the Markfield arm has fished best with Tony Lorrimer catching 11 in this area including a brown trout.

Rod average for the week was 1.1

Main Gate, Lodge & Bank Fishing open 7.00am

Boats Available from 8.30am – 4.30pm

Part Day Boats morning 8.30 – 12.30pm

Last 4 Hour 12.30pm – 4.30pm

All Anglers offsite by 4.45pm

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Last Day 2015 Thornton Season Sunday 15^th November

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Weekly Report Week ending 1^st November 2015

Another mixed weeks fishing due to the variants of the weather, we’ve had heavy rain, fog, touch of frost, cold evenings and sunny warm days.

Looking back through the weeks returns it mimics the weather, no fixed pattern, just about everything caught, from a dry daddy, black buzzer, diawl bach, hares ear, damsel, blob, cats whisker, snake, zonker with areas mentioned in the returns just about covering the reservoir although the lonesome pine area seemed to be the most productive area.

Jim Raeside caught 3lb4oz rainbow, Paul Martindale fished a cats whisker to record trout of 4lb12oz & 5lb4oz, John Everitt also fished a cats whisker to record a 3lb rainbow, Dave Pritchard fished a Montana to catch his two browns, Bob Jones recorded 4lb12oz rainbow, Dave Buckley 4lb rainbow, Mick Huffer 5lb8oz rainbow, Mark Hemmings fished a snake to take rainbows of 3lb & 3lb8oz, Richard Bowers took to his float tube and fished a cats whisker along the weed beds and recorded a rainbow 4lb, Andrew Wilson fished black epoxy buzzers to catch rainbows 3lb & 4lb

Rod average for the week was 1.3

Main Gate, Lodge & Bank Fishing open 7.00am

Boats Available from 8.30am – 4.45pm

Part Day Boats morning 8.30 – 1.00pm

Last 4 Hour 12.45pm – 4.45pm

All Anglers offsite by 5.00pm

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Last Day 2015 Thornton Season Sunday 15^th November

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Weekly Report Week ending 25th October 2015

Third week in October and it should be all about the fry patterns, but it isn’t with some anglers still catching on diawl bach, buzzers and daddies!

Fish are feeding off the surface along the stones into green bay with Matt Cairns picking up two fish in this area on diawl bach with Mark Hunt catching 8 on daddies & diawl bach.

With the water temp down to 12 degrees trout are moving into the arms and are increasingly week by week starting to feed on the large shoals of fry with the current two top patterns being the cats whisker and snake. Jamie Scott caught 9 on a snake picking up fish all over the reservoir.

Best lines currently are a floating line, intermediate and a medium sink 3 inch/sec , it’s easy to go to deep.

Rod average for the week was 1.1

Main Gate, Lodge & Bank Fishing open 7.00am

Boats Available from 8.30am – 5.00pm

Part Day Boats morning 8.30 – 1.00pm

Last 4 Hour 1.00pm – 5.00pm

All Anglers offsite by 5.15pm

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Last Day 2015 Thornton Season Sunday 15^th November

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Weekly Report Week ending 18th October 2015

With the shortening daylight hours our surface water temperature has dropped to 12.5 degrees resulting with the trout starting to move from the deeper water to the weed beds along the wood bank and both the arms after the fry.

Although a few fish were taken on the buzzer the cats whisker, snake and damsel pattern worked best with the intermediate line.

On Saturday 17^th we held the Steve Parton memorial competition, float tubers fishing against anglers in boats, 20 anglers competed catching 70 trout for a math rod average 3.5 with the float tubers being victorious, Rick Dunnet took the best bag for a float tuber 4 fish for 10lb 6oz while John Everitt taking the best bag for a boat angler with 4 fish for 9lb2oz, best fish 5lb12oz

Matt Cairns fished a snake to take 4lb7oz rainbow, Roger Jones and Mick Adkin both weighed in rainbows weighing 3lb with Keith Coley taking a 4lb8oz rainbow

Rod average for the week was 2.1

Main Gate, Lodge & Bank Fishing open 7.00am

Boats Available from 8.30am – 6.00pm

Part Day Boats 8.30 – 1.00pm  /   1.00pm – 6.00pm

Last 4 Hour 2.00pm – 6.00pm

All Anglers offsite by 6.45pm

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THORNTON FLY FISHERS CLUB MEETING:

ALASKA FISHING TRIP, this Wednesday night 21^st October at the Thornton Working Mens club Dave Leavesley & Mark Hunt will be giving a talk on their recent visit  to fish the Kanektok with Dave Duncan & Sons in Alaska.

A small charge will be made for non members. Meeting to start 7.30pm

Thornton Fishing Report w/e Sunday 11^th October 2015
last week 91 rods caught 134 fish, returning 56  for weekly  rod av of
1.5.
first half of week fished better with rod av of about 2.5
some good fish coming out as follows
Mr Cattell on Mon 5th rainbow of 5.5lb
Mr Peggy on 7th took rainbows of 4.25 and 3.5 in his am visit
Andre Russel took fish of 5 and 4.25 amongst a catch of 4 caught float
tubing on Friday.
thornton fly fishers single fly match on Sunday won by Richard dayman
with 4 fish on the nominated cats whisker with best fish of 3 lb 10.
Second was M Barnes with 3 fish best 2lb  12.
fish starting to feed on the shoals of fry with best areas being dam
wall, main car park green bay and main basin near entrance to Markfield
arm.
best flies being fry patterns including minkies,  cats whiskers,
humungus and snakes. Still seeing buzzer hatches on warmer days so small
black buzzers diawl Bach etc worth trying
waters temp nowith steady at about 13 degrees
opening hours
8.30 till 6.30
am boats8.30  till 13.00
pm  boats 13.00 till 18.30
all anglers off site by 18.45
cheers
andy