Monthly Archives:: May 2016

Thornton weekly report week ending 22nd May Tel: 01530 230807 A much better week for us at Thornton, although the weather forecast wasn’t great at times the fishing was good returning a rod average of 4.0 for the week Large hatches of buzzer, overcast conditions resulted in the fish feeding on or near the surface… Read more »

  Thornton weekly report week ending 16th May Tel: 01530 230807 Thornton returned a rod average of 2.9 for the week A bit of a mixture this week, some anglers have caught on sinking lines with booby, orange tadpole, damsel patterns especially during the first half of the day with anglers fishing the afternoon session… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 8th May Tel: 01530 230807 A bit of a mixed week with the rod average at 2.6, combination of strong winds & an algae bloom. As you would expect for early May the trout are well spread throughout the fishery with anglers catching from the Farm bank to the corner… Read more »

Thornton weekly report week ending 1st May Tel: 01530 230807 Although our summer visitors the swifts & swallows have arrived this past week’s weather has resembled winter not late spring! With morning frost, cold wind, rain, sleet, hail, snow it’s not surprising rod numbers were down, although those who ventured out enjoyed good sport. Norman… Read more »