Yearly Archives:: 2018

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 18th March Tel 01530 230807 Another week hampered by the weather, its become a regular theme during March! A lot of dirty water at the start of last week, which has started to clear, with the visibility currently 16 – 18inch and improving daily With the barometer rising and a… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 4th March Tel 01530 230807 Normality returns, looking out of the lodge window this morning there’s very little snow left on the ground with the thaw currently not causing us any water clarity issues, due to the cold of last week we currently have good water clarity. A handful of… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 25th February   Tel 01530 230807   Despite the weather Thornton is enjoying a good start to the season with the rod average this week 4.7   Monday G Tomkinson caught 12 from the bank on a white tadpole, Thornton member Dave Leavesley caught 18 in 3 hours off the… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 18th February   Tel 01530 230807 The week started with a cold blast, ice on the water and a wind that chilled you to the bone. On the Monday the anglers who did venture out caught in the main on boobies with Emad Moaz and Mari Cani taking a limit… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 11th February Tel 01530 230807 Last week’s rod average 4.2 does not give a true reflection of the week with Monday to Thursday producing good sport and a rod average of 6.1 however by Friday the colder conditions had started to take their toll with the water temperature dropping a… Read more »

Thornton Weekly Report Week ending 4th February Tel 01530 230807 The 2018 season opened on Thursday 1st February to a cold North Westerly. As reported earlier the rain during the past month had put some colour in the water although by opening day our visibility was 14inch+ With a preseason stocking of 3000 trout anglers… Read more »

Thornton Opens 1st February 2018 Tel: 01530 230807 Boats are back on the water and Exe Valley Trout farm have delivered & stocked our  initial stocking of 3000 trout. The heavy rain this past month has coloured the water, however we have enough clarity to expect anglers fishing the shallows opposite the lodge to catch… Read more »