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Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 12th November 2017 A lovely start to the week on Monday – calm winds teamed with bright skies and cool autumn temperatures. Season ticket holder Ed Douglas fished from the Swan’s Nest with shrimp patterns and crunchers on a washing line to take nine rainbows. Also on the bank was… Read more »

The cold start & frosts of Monday morning saw the pontoon and boats frozen. Things did soon warm up though, with autumnal sun for much of the day. Ben Bayliss and Adam Larbalestier took the drive down from Cumbria hoping for some good back end sport. It didn’t take the pair long to get on… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 29th October 2017 Yet another good week with mixed weather conditions. Dull overcast windy days were interspersed with days of bright sunshine and flat calms. Testing conditions at times saw bank anglers just about having the edge over the boats although good sport was had by both.  Some fish have… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 22nd October 2017   A week dictated by the extremes of exceptionally windy autumnal weather. The aftermath of ex hurricane Ophelia wrote off Monday, as regards any prospects of boat fishing, and Storm Brian prevented any boats from being allowed out on Saturday. Although wind speeds dropped overnight, Sunday was… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 15th October 2017 It’s been a very blustery week at Draycote with warm temperatures and sporadic showers. The fishing has been reasonably good overall with the bank anglers just having the edge over the boats. The cold nights we were praying for which would switch the fish onto the fry,… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 8th October 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 It’s been yet another interesting week here at Draycote. With the rod average at 2.9 it’s fished well, with bank angling improving as we march on towards the end of the season. A large number of anglers were visiting us from far and wide… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 1st October 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 A quiet start to the week after the busy previous week leading up to the Anglers World Championship Individual Final. It also saw a noticeable change in the weather with cooler daytime temperatures, slightly stronger winds and more consistent rain. It certainly feels like… Read more »

  Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 24th September 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 A busy week at Draycote with improvement in the bank fishing together with the build up to the Anglers World Holidays Final which was held on Sunday. There is a good spread of fish now throughout the reservoir and the boat anglers have… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 17th September 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 Another week where the quality of the fishing has been directly linked to the weather conditions. Some big westerly & south westerly winds significantly hampered the action on the first four days of this reporting period. Conditions improved by the end of the week,… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report w/e Sunday 10th September 2017 Telephone 01788 812018 Despite yet another week of varying weather conditions the sport remains consistently good for boat anglers, with good returns coming from lots of different areas of the reservoir. Toft still isn’t at it’s best but some persistent souls have caught fish whilst drifting around… Read more »