Posts Categorised: Reports

As predicted Draycote has continued to fish very well, with a week on week improving rod average. Cooler days, and nights has taken the edge off the surface water temperature and the fish have responded well, by occupying the top couple of feet of water. The banks have been in great form as many anglers… Read more »

Draycote weekly update week ending 16th September Draycote has certainly picked up with this last weekend (15th & 16th) seeing a rod average of 7 as Draycote reached great form. After several days of cooling nights, the warmth has been lifted off the surface water of the lake, sparking life back into the trout. The… Read more »

Draycote weekly report week ending 09/09/2012 This week has probably been the trickiest to date as the rod average reflects. Though plenty of fish have been moving, the majority anglers have struggled to connect with them. I managed an hour or so on Friday late afternoon, and took 5 fish, two of which weighed over… Read more »

This weekend’s weather is a fisherman’s nightmare – or is it? Today (Friday) at Draycote the bright sunshine made things tricky for most. Just recently many fish that have been caught were stuffed full of dapnia, and with the bright conditions can only mean one thing, the fish have gone deep to feed on this… Read more »

Draycote weekly report week ending 02/09/2012 This last week has seen an improvement on the fishing as more settled, as us anglers would say “perfect weather conditions” have prevailed. Rod Wilson took the best bag of fish this last week with 8 fish for 29lb, the biggest 5lb 1oz. Tom Stoney also had an impressive… Read more »

Draycote Fishing Report week ending 19/08/2012 The recent hot weather has inevitably taken its toll on the fishing this last seven days. Despite huge numbers of fish moving on the calmer days, they have not been the easiest to catch. Having said that, the Draycote Open boat pairs match fished Sunday 19th produced a stunning… Read more »

Draycote report week ending 12th August 2012 Despite the recent hot weather Draycote has still overall fished well. The recent Lexus heat was won my ladies International Joan Russell. Joan was using a midge tip line and buzzers with a small booby on the point, and netted the only 8 fish limit of the day…. Read more »

Draycote week ending 5th August 2012 Draycote Water is now widely being talked about as being back to its best. This Midlands based reservoir holds its reputation for its vast food source enabling the fish to grow on quick, and put up a fight as described by many visitors as the best they have found!… Read more »

The fishing has again overall been very good and consistent over this last week, with many bag limits being taken. Floating lines and nymphs have taken the vast majority of fish. The fish are at times, still lying deeper than you would expect in the water for this time of the year. On my day… Read more »

As I write this report we are finally seeing the back of the horrendous weather (I hope!!) and now we have clear blue skies and soaring temperatures, albeit temporarily I hear!! Despite the shift to hotter weather the fishing has continued to be very good. Yesterday saw an inter counties club match with 28 anglers… Read more »