Yearly Archives:: 2017

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 23rd July 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 The warm temperatures continued through until the middle of the week making the fishing difficult for some. With overnight showers from Wednesday onwards, and water temperatures cooling, more and more anglers are having good sport in the top few feet of the water, mainly… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 16th July 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 As I’m sure you are all aware, the weather has been very changeable this week. The fishing was good from the boats to start with, flattened out through the middle of the week, and then slowly improved as we headed into the weekend. The… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 9th July 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018   The continuing hot weather has once more had a negative impact on the fishing this week. The weekly rod average was 2.9 compared to 3·8 the previous week. Increases in water temperature saw a mid-week peak of 24°C in the upper… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 2nd July 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 The previous fortnight caused surface water temperatures to rise above 20°C. This weeks cooler nights has seen temperatures return to a more trout friendly 18°C. Due to this drop-in temperature, the fish have risen in the water column, feeding well in the… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 25th June 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 Weekly Boat draw: A very warm start to the with temperatures into the 30s for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. This caused the surface temperature of the water to rise to over 20 degrees. As a result, this meant the trout dropped deep… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 18th June 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 A week of two halves regarding the weather, starting with the strong winds that had plagued the lake the previous week. Tuesday then gave way to near perfect conditions with light winds, mixed with cloud. Wednesday also saw favourable conditions although perhaps… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 11th June 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 A week plagued by strong winds, this culminating with the boats being cancelled Tuesday. Despite the strong winds and the restrictions, the fish where still willing to pull back for the anglers who faced the less than ideal condtions. Overall this week… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 4th June 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 Another warm week, with temperatures into the mid 20’s for most of the week. However, there were some great overcast muggy days, teamed with these hot days, that made for great sport in the top couple of feet of the water with… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 28th May 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 With warmer conditions upon us, and the promise of more sunshine to come, we were expecting a somewhat difficult week with perhaps a drop in rod numbers. Far from it, indeed in my time here at Draycote I can’t recall a busier… Read more »

Draycote Water weekly report week ending 21st May 2017 Telephone Number 01788 812018 A very mixed bag with regards to weather this week, from torrential rain one minute to sunny spells the next, it certainly would be classed as changeable spring conditions. This made the fishing tricky at times as the method of catching could… Read more »