Wednesday was overcast with a light breeze to start with and brightened up as the day progressed. The water quality is pretty good overall, with a little colour at the windward end of the reservoir, which doesn’t seem to effect the fishing too much. As seems to be the standard this season, anglers can be seen catching fish in bright sunshine either on dries or on a washing line just below the surface. On a visit from Canada, Stuart Lee had a great day out netting 11 fish on dries as well as the washing line on a midge tip. Stuart fished near the out of bounds markers on the Hensborough Bank as well as in Rainbow Corner. Ed Douglas and Kevin Rees had a bakers dozen apiece on dries such as crippled midge, bob’s bits and the F fly. Alex Campbell had half a dozen good fish during a morning session, one of which weighed roughly 4 lbs 7oz.  Alex used a DI7 line and a mini tube fly around the Dive Platforms and the front of the Valve Tower.

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton

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Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Monday 22nd August & Tuesday 23rd August 2023        Rod Av: 2.34      Water Temperature: 17.5 °C

A bright start to the week Monday, with a gusty wind at times coming from the Southwest.  Peter Evans fished from Rainbow Corner drifting towards Y Buoy to land 3 fish in a morning session. Taking the fish on the booby fished on the point. Paul Cramp also fished for a morning landing 5 fish, using cormorants on a midge tip. Paul drifted the open water through the middle around P Buoy to take his fish with the best being a cracking 4lb rainbow. Draycote season ticket holder Paul Walked landed 14 fish while out on a boat. Paul used a red gold head lure fished on a midge tip to take his fish. Landing them at B Buoy towards the Valve Tower and also down at the Swan’s nest in Toft.

Another bright and breezy day on Tuesday, which made the fishing a challenge at times, as the fish still remain high in the water. However, the bright conditions mean they feed for shorter periods of time. All water member Ken Key battled the strong winds at Lincroft point and was rewarded with a cracking Rainbow taken on a cruncher. Draycote member Tim Davies fished with his son Johnathan with the duo landing 7 fish in a morning session. Using a washing line, with a booby on the point and nymphs on the droppers. With the most productive area being a the Exclusion zone buoys towards M Bouy and then around K Buoy. All water member Ed Douglas stuck to dries for most of the day landing 6 fish with shuttlecocks and crippled midge being his most productive pattern. James Maplethorpe fished with Trevor Moore, between the Draycote Dam and B Buoy. Landing 15 fish between them using small biscuit boobies on the point and Diawl Bachs on the droppers and commented “brilliant day 4 over 3lbs”.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton

Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk

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Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore

Draycote Fishery Weekly Report – 01788 812018

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2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Draycote is explained on our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership Options visit our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

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Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Week Ending:   Sunday 20^th August 2023  Rod Av: 3.78  Water Temperature: 17.5 °C

Monday was overcast and windy for the most part with scattered showers until just after lunch. The conditions kept the numbers down with only 14 boats taking to the water, however the anglers pulled out a rod average of 4.6. Ian Richardson and Bob Smith had 17 fish between them using tequila FAB’s and crunchers on a midge tip line. The pair fished around N and Y buoy as well as Farborough Spit.  Mr Peter Evans used orange daddies on a midge tip to net half a dozen fish “Right in the top of the water”. Season permit holder Andy Lilley used dries as well as the washing line technique to catch 5 fish whilst drifting along the Flat Stones as well as in Rainbow Corner. Phil Cross and Steve Windram had 8 fish between them drifting around A buoy using foam daddies.

The great fishing continues at Draycote with Tuesdays rod average coming in at 5.7, even through bright sunshine. The fish are still holding in the top few feet of the water with dries working really well despite the conditions. Bank fishing is ticking along nicely with anglers making the best of the cooler water temperatures. Stan Hillman and Mick Cronin had half a dozen between them from the bank using a wide variety of patterns. Draycote regular Ivor Bullock had 6 fish from the bank in Duns Bay, using flies such as diawl bachs and buzzers. Season permit holders Peter Allen and Tony Broadway took to the bank to net a brace apiece on crunchers fished on a buzzer tip line. Out on the boats Kevin Rees netted 16 fish from a drifting boat on dries such as crippled midge, bob’s bits and the F fly. Draycote regulars James Maplethorpe and Trevor Moore had a bakers dozen between them on diawl bachs and remarked on an excellent afternoon. Kevin Hart and young John Hoskins had nearly 30 fish to the boat between them. The pair fished near N buoy, Y buoy and The Aerators using slow intermediate lines with perch fry patterns and blue flash damsels. Seasoned regular Dave Adkins had 15 fish to the boat drifting near M, N and J buoy using a DI3 line and mini snakes.

A tricky day Wednesday with sunny warm overhead conditions and a near flat calm that occasionally the wind swinging around during the day. As a result it was a more challenging day than we have experienced the last few weeks here at Draycote. Draycote member John Dickens used either dries of snakes to land 5 fish, fishing around N Buoy. Chris Mills & Dave Gould landed a dozen fish between then on lures, with Chris using a green leech and Dave using boobies. Mr D Randle landed 7 fish from his boat, fishing around M & N Buoy. Mr Ron Herbert despite the sun found dries to be productive landing 7 fish using CDC shuttlecocks. Mr James Kavanagh fished for a half day landing 4 fish. Overall it was a challenging day, with no stand out fly or methods. However, it shows that even in the sunny conditions the fish will still come up for a well presented dry.

A cloudy start to the day with the wind remaining on the Northeast with the sun arriving later in the day. On the bank Draycote member Jim Kelly fished in Toft to land 5 fish using pheasant tailed nymphs and Damsels. Fly fishing newcomer Sunny Walker also fished from the bank having had a couple of casting lessons with Tom. Landed his first ever fish a cracking 4lb silver Rainbow taken on a sparkler booby in Toft. A massive well done to Sunny, and we hope it’s the first of many more. On the boats Jim Dempsey used a Di 7 sinking line with a snake to land 5 fish near Y Buoy. Draycote member Ian Richardson & Bob Smith landed 11 fish between them using either a midge tip with cormorants or a DI 5 and a snake. The pair found the best area to be around N & Y Buoy as well as the Farborough Dam. Ian Reeve fished for a morning landing 8 fish. Taking 5 of them using a washing line at the Old Pipe in Biggin, taking the other 3 at Rainbow Corner on a snake. Draycote member Lee Patten fished with Stuart Lee using either dries or washing lining tactics or dries landing 19 fish. Dave Kennel used 2 daddies and 2 Diawl Bachs on a 12ft slow tip to land 9 fish. Drifting from H Buoy out towards P Buoy and Middle Shoal. Fraser Duffy Snr & Jnr landed 14 fish using a Di 3 sinking line with a team of cormorants.

Once again we had a Northwest wind on Friday, with overcast skies and rain for the morning. Before it did brighten a little around 4pm ahead of more rain later in the day. Draycote member Kevin Rees used dries all day to land 8 fish using crippled midge and f flies, drifting off the Farnborough Dam wall heading out towards P Buoy. Fellow member John Dickens also used crippled midge to great effect landing 9 fish. We also had a number of anglers also taking to the water ahead Wychwood Fly Fishing Championships on Sunday. As expected most of these anglers kept their cards close to their chest with regards to tactics and methods. But there was some good numbers reported of 20, 18, 16 fish being caught by individuals. Craig Middleton landed 16 fish using a variety of tactics. With his best being daddies on a 12ft slow tip when it was overcast and then caught pulling when the sun made an appearance in the afternoon. Dave Currie & Terry Bayes also used daddies to great effect landing 20 fish to their boat.

The weekend saw the fishery host the Wychwood fly fishing championships with 100 anglers competing to win £1,000 first prize and £2,000 worth of tackle to the top ten. Saturday the competitors took to the water for the official practice day. Southwest winds with overcast skies greeting the anglers with sunny spells at times. Specific tactics where a closely guarded secrets, however, the general feeling that there was a good spread of fish with hotspots around N Buoy, X Buoy and H Buoy down into Toft. With the fish sitting high in the water even when the sun was out but cloud cover produced the better fishing.

Sunday and the day of the match, there was differing forecast with some giving bright sun all day and other giving a mix of cloud. It was the latter that proved to be correct with cloud cover at times, with Southwest winds. From the start the boats split with half the fleet going to N Buoy and the other half heading to H Buoy and Farborough Spit. Ben Dobson got off to a flying start landing 6 fish before 11.30, but the sport slowed as the day progressed. Martin Griffiths also got off to a good start landing 3 early fish near K Buoy. Around lunch the wind picked up slightly meaning there was a bit more of a wave then a ripple. The winner on the day was James Rice from Wales, James used a 12ft slow tip with a black booby on the top dropper, muskins and a cormorant on the droppers with another black booby on the point. His beat area was around N Buoy and it was once the wind picked up in the afternoon he found the fishing more productive. After finding on practice that the fish seemed keener for a chase once the wind picked up, so swapped his figure of eight retrieve for a slow roly-poly. Overall there was 413 fish caught for a rod average of 4.13, with the majority of the anglers catching on washing line with buoyant flies on the point or top dropper with cormorants or nymphs on the droppers. With the areas found in practice to be most productive. The best fish of the match brought to the scales was a cracking fish caught by Bryan Brown of 5lb 1oz that took a booby.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water

Eyebrook Fishery Weekly Report  

Lodge – 01536 770264 & Fishery Mobile 07834581424

Email: eyebrook@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Eyebrook is explained on our website

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2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

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Week Ending: 20^th August   Rod Av:   4.0       Water Temperature: 19+°c

It was a calm but very damp start to the week & as the day progressed the wind intensified. This put paid to any anglers venturing out on Monday.

Tuesday brought with it some bright, clear skies & a gentle to moderate south westerly wind. The clear skies remained for most of the day with occasional cloud cover. With far from ideal conditions, the reservoir fished very well, particularly to the Dries, where fish were caught across the Main Basin. Other successful methods included the Washing Line with those fishing “colour” on the point, be that a Blob Booby or FAB, catching better than those who opted for a more subtle point fly. Eyebrook Member Roy Swinfield did exactly this, landing 11 fish, coming to the Blob Booby on the point & the Muskins on the droppers. Eyebrook regular, Martin Rowson opted for CDC’s, whereas his boat partner Keith Walker chose the Washing Line & they enjoyed a very productive day landing over 30 fish. Fishing Dries, Mr Fox & Mr Smith also had a good day landing well over 20 fish, once again from the Main Basin. All Water Member Ian Jobe, out in his float tube, spent his morning fishing slightly deeper, looking for some of Eyebrook’s larger resident fish & was rewarded with 11 fish averaging over 3lbs.

On Wednesday the reservoir started in a flat calm & remained that way for most of the day with an occasional breeze that produced a very light ripple. This lack of wind, coupled with clear, bright skies indicated that this would be a challenging day and so it proved. There was however a good number of fish caught from the area of the Main Basin on a variety of methods. All Water Member Mick Glover initially caught well on Foam Daddies but changed later in the day to pulling a Tequila Booby on a sinking line & was a rewarded with an excellent return of 14 fish. Eyebrook Member Victoria Liggins fished Foam Daddies from a drifting boat & went on to have a very productive day landing 7 fish. Nigel & Max Woolnough chose a different approach by targeting feeding fish around the marginal weedbeds. Fishing Dries & Fry imitations they went on to land well into double figures which is an excellent return for a morning session. What were the common themes throughout the day was that despite the conditions, the fish remained high up in the water column & those fishing from drifting boats caught better than those fishing from an anchored boat. It pays to cover more water.

Thursday saw us experience the first algal bloom of the season, with the Main Basin’s water clarity deteriorated to 12 inches at times. This obviously had a detrimental effect on the fishing with very few fish caught. Those that did catch, caught in the morning before the extended sunlight accelerated the algal bloom. During this initial blooming phase, it was very difficult to find clear water as the algae built throughout.

With very little breeze to usher it along, the Algal boom continued to dominate the general area of the Main Basin on Friday. Most of the fish caught today, were caught by those targeting the feeding fish around the weedbeds, be that from the bank or from the boats. The weed acts as a filter to the Algae & there were some areas of water between the weed & the bank. The most productive pattern proved to be a Stickleback popper fry.

Saturday brought with it a moderate southerly breeze that began to clear the Algae in the Main Basin & subsequently the reservoir fished considerately better than it had previously. The Washing Line seemed to be the percentage method with a mixture of either a Foam Daddy on the point or a FAB & Hares Ears or Muskins on the Droppers. Out with his son, Eyebrook member, Mick Farrell enjoyed a very productive day landing well over 20 fish on the Washing Line. As did Ben Beckworth who got well into double figures, also on the Washing Line. Another Eyebrook Member Neil Shilton, out in his Float Tube, landed 8 great quality fish, fishing slightly deeper with lures. On his weekly visit, Bob Margery also got amongst the fish, again on the Washing Line with some colour on the point.

The improvement to the water clarity continued Sunday & yet again the Reservoir fished very well. With most of the fish occupying the upper layers, the Washing Line & Dries proved to be the most productive methods with great returns recorded. With the Washing Line, the choice of the buoyant point fly varied from Foam Daddies, Blob Booby/FAB to Marabou Boobies; Candy Booby, Cat Booby, etc…. The marabou booby is a great choice when fished on a slower retrieve due to the movement of the marabou. On the droppers, Hoppers, Lightweight Buzzers, Cormorants & Diawl Bachs all featured highly on the catch returns. This time of year & with changeable weather conditions we are currently experiencing it often pays dividends to remain flexible in your approach & change your method to suit the conditions, which is exactly what Mr Wilkins & Gray did. They fished Dries in the morning & then changed to the Washing Line in the brighter afternoon & were rewarded with landing well over 20 fish, catching throughout the day. Elsewhere, All Water Members, the Duffy’s, Junior & Senior, caught well into double figures as did Sam & Rob Edmunds.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free day’s fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free day’s rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Upcoming Events

03 September – Eyebrook Fly Fishers – Single Fly, 8 Boats.

06 September – England Disabled Fly Fishers, 15 Boats + 2 WB’s

09 & 10 September – England Ladies National, 15 Boats.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48-to-72-hour forecast.

XC Weather – https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/LE16_8RP use this link for Eyebrook.

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Eyebrook Reservoir. Thornton Fishery Weekly Report – 01530 230807

Email: thornton@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Eyebrook is explained on our website www.flyfishthornton.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

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Week Ending: 20^th August.  Rod Av: 3.1    Water Temperature: 19c+ – 20c+

Monday with its forecast was a quiet day with only one boat out for a few hours. Tuesday with a much better forecast had all of the boats out for the morning session with some boats out for the afternoon evening. With the brighter conditions algae also returned. Mixed days fishing overall. Arthur Olding caught 10 on a fast sinking line and orange booby across the min basin. P hunt caught his 5 on buzzers & daddies with Paul Martindale during the afternoon hooking 5 trout & landing 2 on a damsel.

Wednesday with little wind forecast & a bright hot day, algae was an issue across the water. And yet, despite the weather we enjoyed our best days fishing of the week with the rod average at 4.5 The morning session was the most productive fishing from 8am to 2.30pm. Ironically the area opposite the lodge was a productive area along with the deeper water in front of the public car park and across the maim basin. Fast sink tip lines down to fast sinkers with damsel booby patterns, red booby & standard damsel patterns. Richard Price caught 14 for his mornings session, Phil Mee with his granddaughters caught 7, D Slessor caught 4 with P Hunt & J Thomson boating 14 trout.

Thursday, wind had switched to an easterly. With algae still about the cooler morning session fished best with anglers fishing fast sinking lines & booby patterns such as a damsel booby, orange or red booby, olive snake booby on a 3ft to 6ft leader. Martin Hosking fished the morning session boating 7 on booby patterns with Dean Rossi catching 3 for his mornings visit. Unfortunately the afternoon & evening proved challenging.

Friday, easterly wind, cooler morning with some rain, algae still showing, water temperature at 7am was 19c+ Anglers took our advice and fished the morning session which produced great sport with an 8.8 rod average. With the conditions fast sinking lines with a 3ft leader single booby or 6ft leader with a booby on the point and a booby, red buzzer, bloodworm pattern or red diawl bach on the dropper. All water member M Vickers fished with his son and 8 year old granddaughter Luna who caught 4 trout, excellent well done Luna. Matt and his son boating 20 trout. C Sayer caught 12 on various booby patterns with P Wrigley & R Dunster boating 11 trout with some of those caught drifting the Thornton arm. R Michalak caught 6 with the damsel booby being his most productive pattern

Saturday, algae still about with the water temperature 19c+ at 7.30am. Anglers took our recommendation and fished the morning session with fast sinking lines 6ft leaders with tequila booby, damsel booby, red booby and minkie booby working. Jan Webber caught 7 wit B Sibley and M Clay boating 12 fish to their boat with P Cook catching and returning a cracking 3lb perch.

Sunday with the water temperature 19c at 7.30am and still some algae about the morning session fished best with sinking lines and various booby patterns. P Hunt & J Thomson caught 10 for their mornings visit, John Reynolds caught 5 wit Ian Leach fishing an intermediate line down to a fast sinker to pick up his 4 trout. Most fish were caught across the main basin although some were caught down the middle of the Markfield and Thornton arm.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency.

Fishing Report: Draycote

Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk

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Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore

Draycote Fishery Weekly Report – 01788 812018

Email:  draycote@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Draycote is explained on our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership Options visit our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

https://www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/day-permits/

Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Friday 17th August 2023      Rod Av: 3.73      Water Temperature: 17.5 °C

A cloudy start to the day with the wind remaining on the Northeast with the sun arriving later in the day. On the bank Draycote member Jim Kelly fished in Toft to land 5 fish using pheasant tailed nymphs and Damsels. Fly fishing newcomer Sunny Walker also fished from the bank having had a couple of casting lessons with Tom. Landed his first ever fish a cracking 4lb silver Rainbow taken on a sparkler booby in Toft. A massive well done to Sunny, and we hope it’s the first of many more. On the boats Jim Dempsey used a Di 7 sinking line with a snake to land 5 fish near Y Buoy. Draycote member Ian Richardson & Bob Smith landed 11 fish between them using either a midge tip with cormorants or a DI 5 and a snake. The pair found the best area to be around N & Y Buoy as well as the Farborough Dam. Ian Reeve fished for a morning landing 8 fish. Taking 5 of them using a washing line at the Old Pipe in Biggin, taking the other 3 at Rainbow Corner on a snake. Draycote member Lee Patten fished with Stuart Lee using either dries or washing lining tactics or dries landing 19 fish. Dave Kennel used 2 daddies and 2 Diawl Bachs on a 12ft slow tip to land 9 fish. Drifting from H Buoy out towards P Buoy and Middle Shoal. Fraser Duffy Snr & Jnr landed 14 fish using a Di 3 sinking line with a team of cormorants.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

John Horsey Wychwood Individual Fly Fishing Championship Individual Competition Sunday 20^th August entry details https://flyfishingchampionships.uk/

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water

The great fishing continues at Draycote with Tuesdays rod average coming in at 5.7, even through bright sunshine. The fish are still holding in the top few feet of the water with dries working really well despite the conditions. Bank fishing is ticking along nicely with anglers making the best of the cooler water temperatures. Stan Hillman and Mick Cronin had half a dozen between them from the bank using a wide variety of patterns. Draycote regular Ivor Bullock had 6 fish from the bank in Duns Bay, using flies such as diawl bachs and buzzers. Season permit holders Peter Allen and Tony Broadway took to the bank to net a brace apiece on crunchers fished on a buzzer tip line. Out on the boats Kevin Rees netted 16 fish from a drifting boat on dries such as crippled midge, bob’s bits and the F fly. Draycote regulars James Maplethorpe and Trevor Moore had a bakers dozen between them on diawl bachs and remarked on an excellent afternoon. Kevin Hart and young John Hoskins had nearly 30 fish to the boat between them. The pair fished near N buoy, Y buoy and The Aerators using slow intermediate lines with perch fry patterns and blue flash damsels. Seasoned regular Dave Adkins had 15 fish to the boat drifting near M, N and J buoy using a DI3 line and mini snakes.

Monday was overcast and windy for the most part with scattered showers until just after lunch. The conditions kept the numbers down with only 14 boats taking to the water, however the anglers pulled out a rod average of 4.6. Ian Richardson and Bob Smith had 17 fish between them using tequila FAB’s and crunchers on a midge tip line. The pair fished around N and Y buoy as well as Farborough Spit.  Mr Peter Evans used orange daddies on a midge tip to net half a dozen fish “Right in the top of the water”. Season permit holder Andy Lilley used dries as well as the washing line technique to catch 5 fish whilst drifting along the Flat Stones as well as in Rainbow Corner. Phil Cross and Steve Windram had 8 fish between them drifting around A buoy using foam daddies.

Weekly Fishing Report: Draycote, Eyebrook, Thornton

Visit our Fisheries Websites: www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk   www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk  www.flyfishthornton.co.uk

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Fishery YouTube Channel: YouTube Flyfishstore

Draycote Fishery Weekly Report – 01788 812018

Email:  draycote@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Draycote is explained on our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership Options visit our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

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Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Week Ending:   Sunday 13^th August 2023  Rod Av:  4.22 Water Temperature: 17 °C

A bright start to the week, with the wind starting in the West but soon swung round to the Northwest, with cloud arriving in the afternoon. On the bank Draycote member James Kelly landed 4 fish, taking all of them in the morning despite the bright conditions from Toft. James, fished with silver Thorax pheasant tails and Diawl Bach’s to land his fish. On the boats Peter Elliot fished with Lee Patten with the pair landing 19 fish, drifting over the middle using Grunters. All water member Ed Douglas also fished dries to land his dozen fish. Ed kept changing his flies in order to keep catching and found that it was the afternoon that fished better with his best flies being crippled midge, shuttlecock CDC and Klinkhammer. Fellow dry fly fan Kevin Rees also used dries all day to land 16. Using his standard size 14 skinny cripple midge. All water member Pete Eville fished with Mark Lee with the pair boating 22 fish. Using an Airflo 6ft slow tip with a Candy FAB on the point and hoppers on the droppers. Draycote members Ian Richardson & Bob Barfoot finished with 24 fish to the boat. With the pair using either a Di 3 sinking line, Intermediate or Midge Tip with a snake on the point, cormorant in the middle and a blob on the top dropper. The best areas they found being Y, N & M Buoy. All water member and former manager Kevin Hart enjoyed a fantastic days sport, landing 24 fish. Keving fished over Musborough using suspender fly patterns on intermediate or floating line.

An overcast day Tuesday with drizzle for the most part of the afternoon. On the bank Alec Twaites enjoyed a great morning landing 5 fish from the old pipe in Biggin Bay. Alec used a white humungus on a floating line after spotting the fish chasing fry, after closer examination after taking his first fish. They were feeding on sticklebacks, and the white humungus accounted for his further 4 fish. With some really quality fish amongst them putting fish back of 5lb. Beginner member Andrew Tasker also found good sport in the morning from the bank landing 4 fish. On the boats Draycote member David Stott landed 8 fish using an intermediate line, with a cats whisker and a black booby. Taking his fish from Toft and also Lincroft point. Brendan Thomas fished around N & Y Buoy landing 10 fish pulling tequila FABs on an intermediate line and commented on the “quality fish” Ed Douglas once again used dries to great effect landing 15 fish with cripple midge and shuttlecocks being his best patterns. Fishery Ranger & guide Lee Henfrey went out fishing after his morning shift landing 16 fish. Using a RIO 3ft midge tip with a white snake on the point with cormorants and hoppers on the droppers using a slow roly-poly retrieve. With Lee’s best areas being around N buoy and Musborough Shoal and like Alec, commented the fish are hitting the fry around the weed.

A warmer day Wednesday, than we have experienced recently with air temperatures touching 25°C. However, with all the colder weather the water temperature remained cool. Mike Garner fished from the bank landing 4 fish, two on cormorants and two on Silver Invicta. With the fishing coming from Lincroft Point & The Swan’s Nest. Fishing from the boats Mr Gregory from America fishing his final day on a 3 day package, landed 6 fish. With 2 of the 6 being grown on Rainbows of 4 & 5lb, catch on a minkie fished on a Di 3 at N Buoy. Draycote members Ian Richardson & Bob Smith landed 21 fish to their boat, drifting around Musborough Shoal and M Buoy. The pair used Di3 sinking lines or intermediate with cormorants, FABs and snakes all taking fish. Mike Gillett & Colin Campbell fished a washing line to land 11 fish to their boat with most of the fish taking the FAB, with Toft being their best area. The best catch of the day came to the boat of Matt Harris, who struggled during the day. Until around 5pm a huge buzzer hatch took place, and as the wind dropper “nearly every fish in the lake was on the surface feeding” Using a 10ft #4 to help present the flies quietly in the calm conditions Matt landed over 40 fish all on dries.

Another warm day on Thursday, with temperatures reaching high 20s, although thankfully the water temperature still remained at a fish friendly 17°C first thing in the morning. Jim Dempsey fished for a morning landing 6 fish from the boat. Using a Di 3 and snakes to start before swapping to a Di 7 to take a further 4 fishing around Y Buoy. Ian Morris fished down in Toft using a foam daddy to land his 5 fish. David Holding & Geoff Brooks fished around N & M Buoy using a midge tip line with a sparkler booby on the point and hoppers on the dropper to land 5 fish. All water member Pete Webb fished with S Charter with the pair boating 11 fish, but unfortunately left no comments as to how. Fellow all water members Fraser Duffy Senior & Junior used a washing line with a FAB on the point to also land 11 fish. Making the most of the last four hours Draycote member Peter Elliot fished with David Hoppe with the pair landing 10 fish between them on dries fishing around A Buoy and Rainbow Corner. Make the journey from Bristol Dave Reynolds & Paul Golding landed 20 fish between them on a mix of washing lining and also dries later in the afternoon.

Friday was calm to start with but turned bright and blustery as the morning progressed. Once again, we had a good amount of anglers take to the water and use a wide variety of methods to make some good returns. Alex Campbell caught 3 fish on cormorants  fished on a DI3 line during a morning session. M bouy and the Flat Stones were his best areas. Ed Douglas used dries to good effect, catching 10 fish on bob’s bits, the F fly and shipmans buzzers. Debbie and Sean Gilbert fished near the Hensborough Bank used humungus and crunchers to net 3 fish between them. Kevin Rees had a bumper day, netting a total of 17 fish on dries such as crippled midge and the F fly. Kevin Hart and John Hoskins had a bakers dozen between them using a fast glass and a DI5 line, with lures and boobies.

An overcast start Saturday, with sun arriving later in the day with quite a gusty Southwest wind. Jon Crowley took to the boat for a morning session to land 8 fish drifting from M Buoy to K using a black and green snake on a Di 5 sinking Line. As well as using a popper fry fished on a floating line. Steve Barby fished with boat partner Mike used the Rudder to great effect lading 19 fish to the boat fishing with snakes and tubes around Y Buoy & X Buoy. Husband & Wife Neil and Sue Potts fished in Rainbow Corner using a washing line. With a FAB on the point and nymphs on the dropper and also the Bung to land 5 fish. Draycote member Paul Walker using a Damsel on the point and Diawl Bachs on the droppers to land 19 fish. Fishing around Rainbow Corner to A Buoy and then M drifting to K Buoy.

Much better conditions on Sunday with overcast skies all day, with the wind remaining in the Southwest but at times was a little gusty. All water member Kevin Hart fished with Dave Pacey with the pair boating 19 fish. With Kevin using fry patterns such as olive zonkers, mini snakes and also floating fry. While Dave went for FABs and a Damsel. Catching their fish off the Draycote Dam Wall and also the Tower Bank. James Alexander fished for a morning landing 10 fish, drifting from N Buoy to X Buoy using a brown foam daddy fished on a floating line. Draycote member Paul Mitchell fishing with Tim Burn found washing lining and then dries to the their best method landing 26 fish to their boat. Bob Fitzpatrick fishing with Sir Bob Cooper landed 24 fish to their boat drifting from Rainbow Corner towards A Buoy on “various nymphs” All water members Frazer Duffy Snr & Jnr caught 24 on a mix of FABs on a washing line and also dries drifting around M Buoy, A Buoy and N Buoy. Overall a great end to the week with the rod average ending on 5.11 fish per angler.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

John Horsey Wychwood Individual Fly Fishing Championship Individual Competition Sunday 20^th August entry details https://flyfishingchampionships.uk/

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water

Eyebrook Fishery Weekly Report  

Lodge – 01536 770264 & Fishery Mobile 07834581424

Email: eyebrook@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Eyebrook is explained on our website

www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership options visit our website www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

https://www.flyfisheyebrook.co.uk/about-us-2/day-permits/

Week Ending: 13^th August   Rod Av:  3.5        Water Temperature: 18°c

Monday saw a moderate south westerly breeze push round to a westerly as the day progressed which brought with it some extended periods of sunshine. The fishing remained challenging in the Main Basin with plenty of fish being seen but very few willing to take a fly. One angler who did catch a few was All Water Member Ian Jobe who landed 6 from his Float Tube. Ian fished lures on different sinking lines to tempt his fish but very few of those took his flies at depth, with all his takes coming either at the start of his retrieve or at the end.

There was a gentle westerly breeze on Tuesday which brought with it consistent cloud all day with the occasional light rain. The reservoir continued to be challenging with the fish in the Main Basin proving to be, once again, temperamental to tempt. One angler who found a method that worked on the day was All Water Member Mark Hunt who fished a small, single Dry Fly on a long leader to land 9 fish. This was an excellent return on the day. Off the bank, Eyebrook regular, Nigel Woolnough targeted the fish feeding on Sticklebacks around the weedbeds & was rewarded with a couple of hard-earned fish from the Chestnut & Sam’s Dyke. Nigel proved once again just how important it is to target feeding fish with the relevant representation of a food item the fish are known to be feeding on.

Wednesday started in a flat calm with bright, clear skies with fish seen moving across the Main Basin. A gentle southerly breeze quickly developed but the skies remained clear. On a short morning session was Brian White, quickly got amongst fish on a tan Foam daddy & he ended up landing 4 fish after being connected to several others. Elsewhere, All Water Members Ian Jobe & Clive Moore landed over double figures after finding fish later in the day. Clive & Ian used lures drifting across the Main Basin.

Thursday started the day with flat calm conditions & bright, clear skies. As the day progressed, a moderate to strong southerly wind developed & the skies remained clear for the duration of the day. On the boats fish were found tight along the Dam, along Harrisons to the netted bank, in front of Robbo’s Cabin & also in the open water of the Main Basin. Eyebrook Member Victoria Liggins had a very productive session landing 7 fish on Foam Daddies whereas, another Eyebrook Member, Stuart Bilsdon & his regular fishing partner Tony Tibbert, caught very well on CDC’s once they had located the fish.  Out on a short, guided session, Francois Olivier under the watchful eye of Guide & Eyebrook Manager Lloyd Thompson, also had a productive session. They caught a good number of fish on a variety of methods, from pulling lures on a sinking line to a washing line fished on an Intermediate Line, finding fish 2-3ft down. For further information on the Guiding services we provide, please use the following link  https://www.flyfishtuition.co.uk/guiding/. On the banks, Malcolm Thompson yet again found the fish willing to take a Floating Fry over the weedbeds down at the Hawthorns, landing 3 fish in a morning session.

The weather was much the same as the previous day with the only difference being that there were some extended periods of cloud. Subsequently, the reservoir fished much the same with the fish remaining high up in the water column & some good returns recorded. From the boats, Mr Hastie & Mrs Simms caught very well fishing Nymphs on the washing line in the Main Basin. Out on his Float Tube, Tony Barkley, was another to catch very well. Conducting long drifts through the Basin, Tony landed 14 fish on a variety of flies & lines.

Initially Saturday saw a moderate southerly breeze, with a good amount cloud cover. However, by the afternoon the wind had built & there were some extended periods of sunshine. Subsequently the reservoir was more productive in the morning than the afternoon as fishing conditions became challenging. Despite the deterioration in the weather, overall, the reservoir fished very well with some great returns recorded from the boats, float tubes & the bank. The Main Basin as it has been, was holding a lot of fish & these fish were feeding hard throughout, succumbing to most methods that targeted the upper layers, washing lined floating lines, straight lined floating lines & Dries. From the banks, regular visitor Malcolm Thompson returned for what proved to be a very productive morning, landing 12 from the Hawthorns. There was a large contingent of Float Tubers on the water, all of whom caught with Tony Barclay being the top rod amongst them landing 12 fish. Members Bob Margery & Andy Lilley both enjoyed productive morning sessions in their respective boats, landing 12 & 14 fish. Bob used the Washing Line with a FAB on the point, whereas Andy used Dries & the Washing Line to tempt his fish.

It was an overcast start to the day with light southerly wind that had developed into a strong, gusty wind by early afternoon with some extended periods of sunshine. As in the previous day, this made fishing in the afternoon a tad more challenging than it was in the morning. Benefitting from the better weather in the morning was a Mr Bridge, who fished a Blob Booby on the point on his washing line with Cormorants & Nymphs on the Droppers to land 20 fish in a morning session. Another to catch over 20 fish was All Water Member Mark Hunt, who fished a team of Foam Daddies to tempt is his fish. Elsewhere, Eyebrook Member, Neil Shilton took to his Float Tube & fished deep with lures looking for some overwintered fish & was duly rewarded with 7 fish to 4lb. From the banks Malcolm Thompson had another productive day targeting the fry feeding fish down by the Hawthorns. Malcolm fished Hares Ear CDC’s over the weedbeds & went on to land 5 fish. The Main Basin remains the most productive boat area with fish being found throughout. From the bank, the Hawthorns continues to fish well & the Dam wall is historically a very productive bank area this time of year.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free day’s fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free day’s rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Upcoming Events

03 September – Eyebrook Fly Fishers – Single Fly, 8 Boats.

06 September – England Disabled Fly Fishers, 15 Boats + 2 WB’s

09 & 10 September – England Ladies National, 15 Boats.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48-to-72-hour forecast.

XC Weather – https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/LE16_8RP use this link for Eyebrook.

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Eyebrook Reservoir.

Thornton Fishery Weekly Report – 01530 230807

Email: thornton@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Thornton is explained on our website www.flyfishthornton.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

https://www.flyfishthornton.co.uk/about-us-2/day-permits/

Week Ending: 13^th August Rod Av: 2.2    Water Temperature: 20c+

Monday a northerly wind, surprisingly strong at times. Surprisingly few fish reported to be seen feeding off the surface compared to the weekend. Pete Hunt fished an intermediate line in front of the public car park, an area that does produce some shelter on a northerly. Pete caught 13 on a tequila blob and buzzers with most offers in the top 3ft.

Tuesday westerly breeze some fish moving but didn’t fish as well as expected. Most caught on floating lines, tip lines or intermediate with daddies, claret hopper, small buzzer & nymphs. Most rods fished the morning session with P Martindale out for the afternoon evening, it was the part of the day we saw most fish moving with Paul hooking 5 but landing 3 mostly to the claret hopper.

Wednesday busy day, all the morning boats out with some booked for the afternoon & evening. Best of the sport was from 11.00am onwards it was a bit disappointing that a flat calm came during the last few hours. It was a varied day of methods taking fish, Stuart Thompson landed 4 fishing a #14 Bibio on a floating line. Mid-morning onwards R Price fished a blue flash booby on a short leader off a fast sinker to boat 7 trout with Ian Leach & Mark Cawley boating 11 to small fabs, diawl bach, cruncher. Bob Jones caught his 5 trout on a black buzzer & diawl bach. First time all year we have seen some algae, its not an issue as long as a breeze moves it. Best fishing area was across the main basin.

Thursday & a hot day as forecast which has also led to an algae bloom. Busy day with all of the boats out during the morning with some boats back out for the afternoon / evening. The hot weather did have an impact on the fishing with the best catches coming to fast sinker and booby. Peter Wrigley opted to fish a floater with a 20ft leader and small red diawl bach, fishing from an anchored boat letting the flies sink and then a slow retrieve boating 4 trout but reporting other fish hooked and lost. On the fast sinkers sink 7 with a short 6ft leader with a damsel booby, red or orange booby & white minkie booby worked best. D Rossi & C Rossi hooked 10 landing 5, S Winram landed 10 with J Hibbert out for the last 4hr catching 4. A slow, very slow retrieve was the most successful method.

Friday following yesterday’s mini heatwave our water temperature was back up to 20c+. With the hot weather the algae bloom had most of the rods set up fast sinkers sink 7 lines with short leaders of 6ft with a single booby or a 6ft leader with a dropper at 3ft and point fly at 6ft. Tim Barnes fished a booby on the point and a diawl bach on the dropper with 2 fish taking the diawl. Steve Zeleny & S Swinfield caught 12 fish and were off the water by midday, their booby drift was out of the public car park to the yellow buoy. C Sayer for the morning session boated 16 he found the drift from the yellow buoy to the wood bank was best for him. Carl Bond caught his 6 trout on a fast sinker and booby from various areas across the basin. A variety of booby patterns worked from a minkie booby, orange booby, red booby, cats whisker booby and at this time of year damsel booby. Excellent day with a rod average 5

Saturday, fresh breeze & noticeably cooler, there was less algae bloom than the previous two days. Surprisingly following yesterday good days fishing today it switched off with 1 rod catching 1 fish while everyone else blanked. The only reason I can put to it is a massive change to air pressure.

Sunday and an improvement J Reynolds caught 9 fishing a Sink5 on the drift down the Markfield arm to cormorant and booby patterns. K Cowen caught 5 on an olive damsel, overall a rod average 2 for the day.

Algae conditions over the weekend were starting to improve.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/LE67_1AR use this link for Thornton.

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Thornton Reservoir

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

Draycote Fishery Weekly Report – 01788 812018

Email:  draycote@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Draycote is explained on our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership Options visit our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

https://www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/day-permits/

Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Saturday 12th August 2023      Rod Av:  2.95       Water Temperature: 17 °C

An overcast start Saturday, with sun arriving later in the day with quite a gusty Southwest wind. Jon Crowley took to the boat for a morning session to land 8 fish drifting from M Buoy to K using a black and green snake on a Di 5 sinking Line. As well as using a popper fry fished on a floating line. Steve Barby fished with boat partner Mike used the Rudder to great effect lading 19 fish to the boat fishing with snakes and tubes around Y Buoy & X Buoy. Husband & Wife Neil and Sue Potts fished in Rainbow Corner using a washing line. With a FAB on the point and nymphs on the dropper and also the Bung to land 5 fish. Draycote member Paul Walker using a Damsel on the point and Diawl Bachs on the droppers to land 19 fish. Fishing around Rainbow Corner to A Buoy and then M drifting to K Buoy.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

John Horsey Wychwood Individual Fly Fishing Championship Individual Competition Sunday 20^th August entry details https://flyfishingchampionships.uk/

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water

Friday was calm to start with but turned bright and blustery as the morning progressed. Once again, we had a good amount of anglers take to the water and use a wide variety of methods to make some great returns. Alex Campbell caught 3 fish on cormorants  fished on a DI3 line during a morning session. M bouy and the Flat Stones were his best areas. Ed Douglas used dries to good effect, catching 10 fish on bob’s bits, the F fly and shipmans buzzers. Debbie and Sean Gilbert fished near the Hensborough Bank used humungus and crunchers to net 3 fish between them. Kevin Rees had a bumper day, netting a total of 17 fish on dries such as crippled midge and the F fly. Kevin Hart and John Hoskins had a bakers dozen between them using a fast glass and a DI5 line, with lures and boobies.

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

Draycote Fishery Weekly Report – 01788 812018

Email:  draycote@flyfishstore.co.uk

2023 Stocking Policy Details of our stocking policy for Draycote is explained on our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/stocking-policy/

2023 Membership Options visit our website www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/season-permits/

2023 Permits & Pre Payment for Boat Bookings Details of our Day Permits, Package Breaks & our Boat bookings pre-payment policy visit our website.

https://www.flyfishdraycote.co.uk/about-us-2/day-permits/

Exclusion Zone  Due to the work being carried out on the Hensborough Bank there is an exclusion zone in place, clearly marked with yellow buoys. Under no circumstances are anglers to enter this area as there are divers in the water.

Thursday 10th August 2023    Rod Av:  2.75     Water Temperature: 17 °C

Another warm day on Thursday, with temperatures reaching high 20s, although thankfully the water temperature still remained at a fish friendly 17°C first thing in the morning. Jim Dempsey fished for a morning landing 6 fish from the boat. Using a Di 3 and snakes to start before swapping to a Di 7 to take a further 4 fishing around Y Buoy. Ian Morris fished down in Toft using a foam daddy to land his 5 fish. David Holding & Geoff Brooks fished around N & M Buoy using a midge tip line with a sparkler booby on the point and hoppers on the dropper to land 5 fish. All water member Pete Webb fished with S Charter with the pair boating 11 fish, but unfortunately left no comments as to how. Fellow all water members Fraser Duffy Senior & Junior used a washing line with a FAB on the point to also land 11 fish. Making the most of the last four hours Draycote member Peter Elliot fished with David Hoppe with the pair landing 10 fish between them on dries fishing around A Buoy and Rainbow Corner. Make the journey from Bristol Dave Reynolds & Paul Golding landed 20 fish between them on a mix of washing lining and also dries later in the afternoon.

Take A Friend Fishing 29^th July to 3^rd September 2023, a great opportunity to introduce a family member or friend to a Free days fly fishing. Your guest will share your permit with the availability of a free days rod licence.

Full details visit the website https://takeafriendfishing.co.uk/

The event is supported by the campaign partners Angling Trade Association & the Environment Agency

Competitions Due at Draycote:

John Horsey Wychwood Individual Fly Fishing Championship Individual Competition Sunday 20^th August entry details https://flyfishingchampionships.uk/

Jim Watts Trophy Fly Dressers Guild 26^th August.

Weather: we use two weather forecast pages.

Both options give a good 48 to 72 hour forecast.

XC Weather – Forecast for CV23 8AB | XCWeather use this link for Draycote

Windy App – https://www.windy.com/  on their home page, enter the fishery name Draycote Water