Yearly Archives:: 2023

It was a great day to be out on the Water on Friday. It all started flat calm, then a light northerly breeze picked up and stayed with us all day. The good fishing continues here at Draycote, with fish being caught on all sorts of methods including dries, snakes, sparkler boobies and nymphs. Tony… Read more »

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk Online Shop: www.flyfishstore.co.uk      Tuition & Guiding: www.flyfishtuition.co.uk Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore Follow Us on our social media Facebook www.facebook.com/FlyFishStore Twitter www.twitter.com/FlyFishStore Instagram www.instagram.com/flyfishstore/     Fisheries Opening Hours & Boat Session Lodge & Bank Open: 7.30am – 4.30pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

A very wet start to Saturday morning with lots of water in the boats from some heavy overnight showers. Despite the recent weather the fish are clinging firmly to the top of the water column, making for some great visual back end action on popper fry patterns, sparkler boobies and still dries for some anglers…. Read more »

Friday was bright and sunny to start with but clouded over as the day progressed. We had lighter breezes than were forecast and this made for a comfortable day out on the reservoir. On the bank today were Tom Johnson and Dave Ward who between them netted 7 fish, using crunchers and snakes at the… Read more »

Monday was quite a calm day with a very light southerly breeze and a shower through the afternoon, which wasn’t forecast. The rod average came out at 4.1, with once again most of the fish being caught in the top few feet of the water column. Tony Broadway fished from the bank to net 4… Read more »

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk Online Shop: www.flyfishstore.co.uk      Tuition & Guiding: www.flyfishtuition.co.uk Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore Follow Us on our social media Facebook www.facebook.com/FlyFishStore Twitter www.twitter.com/FlyFishStore Instagram www.instagram.com/flyfishstore/     Fisheries Opening Hours & Boat Session Lodge & Bank Open: 7.30am – 4.45pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Saturday started overcast with light breezes and brightened up as the day progressed. It was an excellent  day to be out on  the water with good returns coming several areas and on several different methods. Andy Lilley had a brace from the bank using white minkies off the Swans Nest and up in Rainbow Corner…. Read more »

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk Online Shop: www.flyfishstore.co.uk      Tuition & Guiding: www.flyfishtuition.co.uk Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore Follow Us on our social media Facebook www.facebook.com/FlyFishStore Twitter www.twitter.com/FlyFishStore Instagram www.instagram.com/flyfishstore/     Fisheries Opening Hours & Boat Session Lodge & Bank Open: 7.30am – 6.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Saturday dawned overcast with a light northerly breeze. The rod average turned out to be 4.5, and what a great day to be out on the water. There were some good returns from all 4 corners of the reservoir and on a wide variety of methods and patterns. Young Mike Garner had a brace from… Read more »

Despite a very worrying forecast Friday turned out to be a day of easterly breezes and light showers. Only a few anglers took to the water but all of them seemed to produce good returns. Mr A Campbell fished white minkies on an intermediate line off the Tower Bank to net 3 fish during an… Read more »