Yearly Archives:: 2023

A bright day Tuesday with the wind coming from the Northeast and was quite gusty at times. With the wind in the North it was an ideal day for the bank anglers to get out. This proved to be the place to be as the bank anglers enjoyed the lion share of the sport. 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 – 6.15pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Light breezes with sporadic cloud cover on Saturday morning made for reasonable conditions out on Draycote Water. To be fair the fishing wasn’t easy on Saturday and this showed up in the rod average which had dropped to 3.8. Slow through the early part of the day, anglers were picking fish up on tequila blobs… Read more »

Heavy overnight rain and strong winds made for an interesting start to Friday morning. A few brave souls ventured out onto the water but held to the leeward side of the reservoir. Strong winds dominated the day and limited the fishing, but perseverance paid off for all concerned. Season permit holder Ian Western caught a… Read more »

With a light north easterly breeze and good cloud cover, it was a great day to be out on Draycote Water on Thursday. The rod average for the day was 4.8, which is no surprise really, as fish can be seen in the top of the water column, right across the reservoir. Bank anglers are… Read more »

Strong blustery winds greeted us as we opened up on Wednesday morning, with the promise of showers throughout the day. Despite the conditions, those anglers that did venture out made some good returns. The bank here at Draycote is fishing quite well at the moment with the best of the fishing coming from the Swans… 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 – 6.30pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Less wind Saturday than the day before, although it did remain in the same direction from the Southwest. On the bank Phil Green fished ahead of the Troutmasters on Monday. Landing a dozen fish while fishing in the Troutmaster zones in Toft and Lincroft to the Valve Tower Bank. However, kept the exact methods of… Read more »

Thursday morning was overcast at Draycote Water, with a light south westerly breeze. Despite some early forecasts it turned out to be an almost perfect day with anglers catching fish almost everywhere, and the rod average holding at around 7. Season permit holder Alan Grant took to the bank to net 5 fish on small… Read more »

Wednesday wasn’t too bad a day weatherwise, but it did get a bit bumpy out on the boats through the afternoon. The bank here at Draycote is holding it’s own with Paul Walker netting 4 fish on Kate Mclarens. Alex Campbell had a brace off the bank during a morning session, fishing crunchers off the… Read more »