Yearly Archives:: 2023

Friday brought with it flat, calm conditions, that resulted in reservoir resembling a sheet of glass. By lunchtime, there was light cloud built that dulled the sunshine for the remainder of the day. At times like these it is best to push down on to the fish a bit, perhaps starting with an intermediate line… Read more »

Although Tuesday was bright, at least we had a good breeze here at Draycote Water. Anglers fared much better than yesterday with the rod average rising to 3.8. Some anglers were catching fish early on with a washing line and hares ears fished off a midge tip line, but as the day progressed it became… 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 – 7.45pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Despite the forecast for Saturday we had light breezes and good cloud cover right through until late afternoon. Again Draycote did not disappoint, producing a rod average of 5.1 on what should have been a difficult day. Hares ears, buzzers and crunchers showed up everywhere on the catch return as well as blobs and FAB’S,… Read more »

A fairly calm, overcast day on Friday with just enough breeze for the occasional ripple. This summers weather has been genuinely kind to us with steady fishing throughout , and Friday was no exception, with the western end of the reservoir features heavily on the catch returns. Mr G Day and Mr A Pierce caught… Read more »

 Fishing Report: Draycote 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 – 8.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am – 8.00pm Morning… Read more »

 Fishing Report: Draycote 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 – 8.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am – 8.00pm Morning… Read more »

Fishing Report: Draycote,  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 – 8.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am – 8.00pm Morning Boat: 8.30am… 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 – 8.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Thursday was flat calm and bright to start with but the breeze got up a bit through the afternoon. Due to the flat conditions there was a bit of colour in the water but once again, it doesn’t seem to bother the fish too much. Paul Havard had 3 fish to the boat using a… Read more »