Yearly Archives:: 2023

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 – 3.45pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

A very strong north westerly wind greeted us on Friday morning with the promise of it dropping off through the middle of the day. Mr Mark Windsor took to the bank with season permit holder Brian Allwood to net one fish between them in very difficult conditions. Peter Jeffries and his boat partner Rod Singer… Read more »

The stiff south westerly continued to blow out of Rainbow Corner through Thursday, making for uncomfortable conditions at times. Anglers were catching fish all over the reservoir throughout the day, but most finished off in the lee of the wind up underneath the western wall. Returns gave us a daily rod average of 3.2, with… 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 – 4.00pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

A very, very wet start to Saturday morning with a south westerly wind blowing across Draycote Water. The weather for most of the day was a lot kinder than initially forecast, with the wind not picking up properly until about 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Seasoned regular Jon Crowley took to the bank to net… Read more »

Another cold bright start here at Draycote on Friday morning with the forecast being quite calm for the day. The bank fishing gave us some better returns on Friday, and the calmer conditions meant that the anglers could use almost all of the areas around the reservoir. Tony Broadway caught 7 fish from the bank… Read more »

Although a little chilly, it was a lovely morning on Thursday with a soft breeze and high based cloud. The Farborough Dam was very busy early on with anglers, and rods could be seen bending from just outside the harbour. Indeed the area just in front of the pontoon and down the wall seemed to… Read more »

It was an overcast and windy start to the day on Wednesday with a bit of a nip in the air. Not the most comfortable of conditions to be out on the water, however those who did venture out made some good returns. Season permit holder Mark Smith had one off the bank using fry… 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 – 4.15pm Full Day Boat: 8.30am… Read more »

Saturday morning was very cold on the pontoon with our first frost of the season here at Draycote Water. These conditions coupled with bright sunshine all day slowed the fishing a little, but there were still some good returns from both boat and bank anglers. Season permit holder Jon Crowley caught a brace whilst fishing… Read more »