Thornton Reservoir
Tel: 01530 230807 | | Thornton Reservoir situated 4 miles off junction 22 M1, 10 miles north of Leicester.
| Thornton Weekly update week ending 19/05/13
119 rods caught 357 trout for rod average 3.0
Good hatches of buzzer are providing good surface sport with the trout now spreading themselves throughout the reservoir. But as always some areas hold more fish than others, the farm bank lightly fished so far this year is now producing excellent catches. Thornton arm the wood and wood bank corner are still producing good sport as they have for a number of weeks.
In the main a floating line with buzzer, diawl bach and damsel patterns have produced best with a midge tip or intermediate during the brighter conditions.
Water clarity is excellent with our water temperature just under 12 degrees, a little cool for the time of year but 12 – 16 degrees is great for trout fishing.
David Price caught a 4lb8oz rainbow, Jim Retallic caught 5lb14oz rainbow, M Needham 4lb rainbow, with a good number of trout 3lb+ showing again this week
On the warmer evenings we are seeing a good evening rise our last 4 hour permit £10.00 1 fish kill+ catch & release with boat for £4.00 offers excellent value to fish the evening rise.
Main gate, lodge & bank fishing open 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 9.15pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 2.30pm / 2.30pm – 9.15pm
Last 4 Hour 5.15pm – 9.15pm
All anglers offsite by 9.30pm
Call the lodge 01530 230807 Thornton Weekly update week ending 13/05/13
113 rods caught 351 trout for rod average 3.1
Buzzers are on the trout’s menu with the fish feeding heavily on olive and black buzzers, as you would expect on the calmer evenings when the air temperature stays up we are getting an evening rise. Picture of the buzzers the trout are feeding on visit the gallery page atwww.flyfishthornton.co.uk
Mr A Crone recorded the other week a rainbow weighing 8lb. This week Mick Glover recorded a 5lb rainbow, D Skudder 5lb8oz, J Kilby 5lb rainbow, B Cox 5lb8oz rainbow, P Wurm 9lb rainbow, N James 6lb8oz and his boat partner David Price 8lb3oz rainbow, J Graney and his boat partner D Burton both recorded rainbows of 5lb with Paul Denton retuning to fly fishing after a break of 3 years topping the big fish league with a rainbow of 10lb12oz taken on a dry daddy.
Our water clarity is excellent with our water temperature hovering at 12 degrees
Best area for bank anglers is opposite the lodge, wood bank corner and the farm bank.
Best area for boats in front of the wood, wood bank corner and green bay with the main basin worth a drift in the evening when the wind drops and the air temperature stays up.
Best patterns, buzzer olive or black size 12 and 14, diawl bach, damsel
Our last 4 hour permit £10.00 1 fish kill+ catch & release with boat for £4.00 offers excellent value to fish the evening rise.
Main gate, lodge & bank fishing open 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 9.00pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 2.30pm / 2.30pm – 9.00pm
Last 4 Hour 5.00pm – 9.00pm
All anglers offsite by 9.15pm
Call the lodge 01530 230807
Thornton Weekly update week ending 05/05/2013
Great weather at last our water temperature this morning is 12 degrees ideal for surface sport and with our buzzer hatches improving day by day we are at last enjoying consistent sport.
Last week 155 rods caught 691 trout for rod average 4.5
Damsel, buzzer and diawl bach were the top patterns this week fished on a floating line, intermediate or midge tip with the wood bank, farm bank and green bay all producing.
Steve Warner fished from his float tube and recorded a 6lb rainbow, D Skudder caught a 5lb4oz rainbow, G. Jones 5lb rainbow with Norma Prime also recording a5lb rainbow
Water clarity is excellent with our water temperature at 12 degrees we should during this coming week see an evening rise
Our last 4 hour permit £10.00 1 fish kill+ catch & release with boat for £4.00 offers excellent value to fish the evening rise.
Main gate, lodge & bank fishing open 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 8.45pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 2.30pm / 2.30pm – 8.45pm
Last 4 Hour 4.45pm – 8.45pm
Call the lodge 01530 23080 Thornton Update 03/05/13
Thornton continues to fish well and with a good forecast for the bank holiday we should continue to see our good sport continue.
Highlight of this week has been the good number of browns up to 2lb+ been recorded with the majority been returned. Member Tony Lorrimer recorded 12 browns to 2lb+ returning them all. These were fish stocked way back in January and are feeding well on the natural food.
Floating lines with damsel, diawl bach & buzzers are catching best with anglers starting to catch fish from other parts of the reservoir, with green bay & stone bank fishing well this week.
On the warmer evening we are starting to see an evening rise. Water temperature is starting to pick up this morning we recorded 11 degrees our water clarity is 6ft+
Our last 4 hour permit is from 4.30pm – 8.30pm full permit prices visitwww.flyfishthornton.co.uk
Tel 01530 230807
Ifor Thornton Weekly report 28th April
With our other two reservoirs, Foremark & Draycote catching fish over 10lb last week, Thornton didn’t disappoint with Martin Owen taking a rainbow of 10lb4oz
Dennis Barnes caught a brace weighing 6lb7oz and 5lb4oz, with Mat Vickers taking a 6lb13oz with numerous fish reported weighing 3lb – 4lb
131 rods caught 570 trout for rod average 4.4 with a good percentage now falling to buzzers and diawl bach patterns.
Surprisingly for late April the shallows of the wood bank, Thornton arm and woodbank corner are still producing best, however on the warmer evening trout are starting to move across the main basin.
As we move into April our last 4 hour permit, 1 fish plus catch and release £10 and late evening boat permit at £4.00 offers great value, currently running from 4.30pm – 8.30pm
Water clarity is getting better and better with clarity well over 5ft
With the weather improving and May a few days away we will soon be into one of the most prolific fishing months of the year.
Main gate, lodge and bank fishing open from 7.30am
Part day boats 8.30am – 2.00pm / 2.00pm – 8.30pm
Full day boats 8.30am – 8.30pm
All anglers off site by 8.45pm
Call the lodge 01530 230807
Ifor Thornton Update 20/04/2013
It feels we have turned a corner at long last with the weather, air temperature improving and the water temperature has reached 10 degrees with buzzer hatching in increasing numbers every day and the last two evening the martins, swallows & terns have been working the water across the main basin, an evening hatch taking place at last.
Rod average so far this week is 4.6 excellent considering the strong winds we encountered during the early part of the week, winds which restricted the fishing to the Thornton arm. Today, Saturday, we have light southerly winds with boats spread across the reservoir.
To book boats or receive the latest news call the lodge 01530 230807
Ifor Thornton weekly report week ending 14/04/2013
Continues to improve as does the weather, and not before time, with 112 rods last week catching 592 trout for rod average 5.3
With our water temperature at long last on the way up, nearly 8 degrees this morning more & more fish are feeding on the buzzer. It shouldn’t be too long before the trout start spreading themselves throughout the reservoir and if the temperature, air & water, continue to rise we should soon see the first evening rise of the season.
For last week anglers continue to concentrate their efforts along the shallows of the Thornton arm, wood & woodbank corner with the welcome southerly wind a tad too strong to fish down along the Markfield arm.
As soon as the wind drops expect the farm bank to fish especially for the bank angler.
Intermediate & floating lines best with fritz damsel, cats whisker, buzzer.
Main gate, lodge & bank fishing open 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 8.00pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 2.00pm / 2.00pm – 8.00pm
Bank anglers / All anglers off site by 8.15pm
Tel 01530 230807 Thornton weekly report week ending 07/04/2013
At last some better weather especially over the weekend had anglers catching fish on a variety of lines and flies.
We seeing fish starting to feed on the buzzer, although currently small buzzers its certainly a sign better conditions have arrived.
Floating lines, intermediate and sinkers fished with booby, cats whisker, dawson olive, bloodworm, hares ear and buzzer all worked with the bank opposite the lodge still a favourite fishing spot.
Some anglers on the southerly wind ventured into the Markfield arm and found fish all the way along it, in a “normal” year the farm bank always fishes well in April.
With the local weather forecast not too bad for this week sport we expect to continue to be as good as this weeks rod average 5.1 indicates.
Water clarity 3ft+
Main gate, lodge and bank fishing open from 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 7.45pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.30pm / 1.30pm – 7.45pm
All anglers offsite by 8.00pm
Contact lodge 01530 230807
Summer cant be far away having seen this morning the first House Martin of the year.
Ifor Thornton this week so far has a rod average of 4.6 with the much improved weekend forecast of light southerly winds and an improving air temperature sport is sure to be great.
Thornton Arm & wood bank continue to be the best area.
Today and despite todays windy conditions the rods who ventured out are catching some today in double figures.
The weekend & good weather, its been 10 weeks coming I cant wait and Im sure you the anglers cant either.
Call the lodge 01530 230807 Thornton weekly fishing report 31/03/2012
With the clocks going forward to summer time we should start to see an improvement to the weather.
It must be as frustrating to you the anglers as it is to me as a fishery manager that sport currently is excellent but the weather forecast is keeping rods away. However on this mornings BBC forecast they are at last giving an improvement this morning it certainly feels less cold.
Our rod average this week is 5.1 with anglers continuing to catch along the bank opposite the lodge, wood and wood corner, not surprising as this is the sheltered bank.
Nick Coomry fished Thornton for the first time catching and returning 15 trout off the bank, another first time visitor Phil Haney also managed 5 from the bank.
Intermediate and sinking lines with yellow booby, cats whisker, green pea and diawl bach were the most successful methods.
Water clarity as the rod average suggest is OK with visibility over 3ft
Main Gate, Lodge & bank fishing open from 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 7.15pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.30pm / 1.30pm – 7.15pm
All anglers offsite by 7.30pm
Ifor 01530 230807 Thornton Update 28/03/2013
Weather at last and in time for Easter is improving with the air temperature today well above where it has been, actually today was the warmest day we have had since we opened.
Our water clarity is the best its been since we opened in early February. Part of Dave Pritchard catching today had been feeding on immature damsels and fry!
Rod average this week so far is over 4 with bank & boat anglers catching, although for the bank anglers the trout are not as close in as they were.
Call the lodge 01530 230807 Thornton Weekly Report week ending 24/03/2013
Somebody needs to tell the weather it’s officially Spring!
Another week when the cold weather has kept anglers off the bank & out of the boats with only 32 rods fishing, they did however attain a rod average of 3.9. Good sport considering the conditions.
With the water temperature struggling to get past 5 degrees its not surprising a fast sinking line with booby, blobs, cats whiskers and tadpoles caught the majority of the trout.
Best area continues to be the bank opposite the lodge, wood, wood bank corner, not surprising as these areas provide the shelter from the cold easterly winds
Thornton site remains closed as the access hill by the main gate & public car park is one sheet of ice with the pontoon & boats also iced up this morning.
Call the lodge for latest report on the conditions
Tel 01530 230807
Ifor Fishery closed today Sunday 24th March Due To Wintery Conditions Fishing report Update 21/03/2013. Thornton update 21/03/2013Following a bit of a blip on Monday the fishing picked up again on Tuesday & Wednesday with the weekly rod average 4.3Boats & bank anglers catching with the area opposite the lodge, wood bank & wood bank corner producing best to sinking lines with booby & cats whiskers or intermediate with olive fritz, small cats & few trout taking buzzer patternsIf only the weather man can get their forecast right, most of this week has been far better than the weather man predicted.Contact lodge 01530 230807Fishing report Update 18/03/2013. Another good week at this Leicestershire venue with a rod average of 5.1 for the week Bank & boat anglers enjoyed good sport with bank anglers this week finding the fish were no lomger tight to the bank but had moved out a little, that didn’t stop some good catches from bank anglers fishing opposite the lodge & off the corner of the wood. Sinking lines are still best with a booby or small cats whisker pattern doing well, during the warmer part of the day an intermediate with a fritz damsel has also taken good numbers of trout. Water clarity is still around the 2ft+ with these frosty mornings continuing to improve conditions. Best area shallows opposite the lodge & corner of the wood producing best for boat & bank anglers. Main gate, lodge & bank fishing open 7.30amFull Day Boats 8.30am – 5.45pmPart Day Boats 8.30am – 1.00pm / 1.00pm to close All anglers off sight by 6.00pm Tel 01530 230807 Ifor Fishing report Update 14/03/2013. With Thornton six weeks into our season having opened in early February is now fishing as we would expect with the rod average this week at an excellent 5.6 Its a shame anglers are taking too much notice of the weather man as on many days the actual weather has been far better than forecast. As you would expect sinking lines with booby, blobs & cat whisker patterns are catching the majority but an intermediate has also worked with a fritz damsel with some rods taking fish on buzzers.With a good head of fish in the reservoir our good sport should continue, dont forget Easter falls on the 29th March get your boat bookings in early 01530 230807 Ifor Fishing report week ending 10/03/2013.
Despite the weather forecast Thornton is enjoying a far better March with 69 rods catching 400 trout for rod average 5.8
Bank and boat anglers are catching with the shallows opposite the lodge, wood bank & wood bank corner fishing best, not surprising as these areas offer the anglers some protection from the cold easterlies.
Sinking lines with a booby, cat whisker and tadpole or an intermediate with a fritz damsel and cats whisker have been the most productive methods. A few fish have been taken on buzzer and bloodworm patterns.
Our clarity continues to improve as our rod average 5.8 indicates.
Main gate, lodge and bank fishing open from 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 5.45pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.00pm / 1.00pm – 5.45pm
All anglers off site by 6.00pm
Call the lodge 01530 230807
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Fishing report week ending 10/02/13
Fishing report week ending 03/03/2013
With our water clarity continuing to improve the fishing gets better & better
Last week 75 rods caught 268 trout for rod average 3.6
Bank anglers can often enjoy the best of the sport this time of year as the majority of the trout are taken within yards of the bank along the shallows opposite the lodge, wood bank & along the slightly deeper water along the lonesome pine.
Colwick Fly Fishers held a club match at Thornton returning an average of 4.3 with trout to 3lb+ recorded
Fast sinking lines with booby, cats whisker, damsel fritz orange tadpole have worked best but during the warmest part of the day a few anglers have caught on buzzer & apps bloodworm patterns
Main Gate, Lodge & bank fishing open from 7.30am
Full Day Boats 8.30am – 5.30pm
Part Day Boats 8.30am – 1.00pm / 1.00pm – 5.30pm
Bank anglers to be back at the lodge for 5.45pm
All anglers off site by 6.00pm
Tel 01530 230807
Ifor Fishing report update 28/02/2013
AT LAST clarity is a good 2ft and yesterday our rod average was 2.3 first time its fished all month, about time
Thornton arm & wood bank best with bank anglers enjoying the best of the sport with fast sinking lines booby, blob & catswhiskers.
Forecast is good fishing will only get better & better
Shallows of the Thornton Arm, Wood bank & farm bank will be the area to try
Call the lodge 01530 230807
Ifor Fishing report week ending 17/02/13
More rain & snow early last week did not help, however at long last it looks like the weather forecast is going our way, dry & cold should see an improvement in our water
A few hardy souls did venture out with any fish caught coming to a fast sinking line & bright lures down the middle of the Thornton arm
Call the lodge for latest report
01530 230807
Ifor Fishing report week ending 10/02/13
Conditions have still not improved as much as I hoped, clarity is not great with visibility just over 12inches
Some brave soles who did venture out did catch a few trout but with the rod average at 1.1 it just about says it all, to compound matters the cold spell during the week had the water temperature slightly above 4 degrees
Some overwintered were taken & these are full of bloodworm
Clarity needs to improve by another 4 inches or so & water temp needs to reach that magic 5 degree mark
As always our advice contact the lodge for latest report before travelling
Main car park, lodge & bank fishing open from 7.30am
Boats available from 8.30am
Tel: 01530 230807
Alaska Talk
On Wednesday night at 7.30pm at the Thornton Working Mens club Im giving a talk to the local Angling club on my Fishing Trips to Alaska & Kodiak Island
If you have ever considered a trip to Alaska the photographs will Im sure wet your appetite
Thornton Fly Fishers do make a £5.00 charge for non members
Fishing report week ending 03/02/13
Best laid plans once again spoilt by the weather, the quick thaw & snow melt last week resulted in the reservoir once again coloured with poor visibility.
On our advice most anglers cancelled however a few hardy souls ventured out and as expected sport was slow.
The rod average for the opening three days was 1.2 to be honest it was higher than I expected!
Water clarity is improving daily by Wednesday / Thursday of this week we should start to see an improvement
As always our advice contact the lodge for latest report before travelling
Main car park, lodge & bank fishing open from 7.30am
Boats available from 8.30am
Tel: 01530 230807
Thornton opens for the 2013 Season on February 1st
Main Gate & lodge Open from 7.30am
Bank Fishing from 7.30am
Boat available from 8.30am call the lodge to book a boat 01530 230807
Call the lodge 01530 230807
Tackle shop will have an excellent collection of Fulling Mill & Flasattack Flies with the latest Redington, Vision, Rio, Shakespeare, Wychwood & Leeda tackle or visit our online store
An initial Stocking of 3000 trout will ensure a good opening. Bank fishing during the opening weeks can be excellent with the bank opposite the lodge, wood bank, lonesome pine & farm bank sure to produce.
2013 Alaska Fishing Trip
Looking for that fishing trip of a a lifetime join Ifor on his Alaska fishing trip fishing with Dave Duncan & sons from 20th July - 27 July visit trips page on www.flyfishthornton.co.uk for further information or call Ifor 01530 230807
Thornton website has been updated with 2013 prices, fishing news & Alaska fishing trip
Ifor 01530 230807 Thornton End Of Season Report
Thornton 2012 season closed on November 18th, work is already underway preparing the fishery for the 2013 season which gets underway on 1st February 2013
As with every fishery in the UK the weather during 2012 has been the talking point, we went from no rain in 2011 & low reservoir levels which continued into the early part of 2012 with water levels 10ft down at one stage. Mid April 2012 it all changed, with nothing but constant rain which saw the reservoir at its full level & running over the overflow continuously as it continuous to be.
Our buzzer hatches, or more to the point, the lack of them was the one big disappointment with little or no evening rise. Anglers still caught but had to resort for most of the season to intermediate or sinking lines. As the reservoir filled and flooded once again the exposed banks it was interesting how differently Thornton fished from previous years with the trout remaining on the shallows over the newly flooded banks and did not move out into the deeper water as we would have expected.
Quality of fish caught again this year was excellent with fish often averaging 2lb in weight, with a good sprinkling of 3lb – 5lb trout taken every week with John Gunby taking a rainbow of 7lb during the last week of the season. Overall a total of 11,228 trout caught for the year resulting in a fishery rod average 2.5
Looking forward to 2013 we will have a full reservoir to start the season, our stock fish are on order with a pre season stocking of 2,500 – 3,000 due to go in to ensure a good start, with opening day falling on Friday 1st February call the lodge to book a boat for opening day
Can I take this opportunity to thank you for your support & wish you all a happy festive season & a prosperous new year
Ifor
Thornton weekly report week ending 11th November 2012 During the past week 66 rods caught 121 trout for 1.8 rod average. Water clarity is excellent. Fry patterns are the order of the day with minkie, zonker & minkie booby patterns fished on sinking lines along the wood bank, Thornton arm & farm bank producing best Thornton`s season is drawing to a close with our last day on Sunday 18th November The 2013 season will open 1st February 2013 Tel 01530 230807  Keith Coley 5lb10oz & Mick Curtis 6lb12oz 
Bill Sowerbutts fished from a boat & caught 8 trout for a total bag weight of 23lb including fish of 5lb4oz, 4lb8oz, 3lb8oz & 3lb6oz,
 First day of spring and a 4lb14oz rainbow taken on a diawl bach by season permit holder John Boffey off the wood bank this morning (Sunday 21st)
 B. Shaw 9lb rainbow
Tel 01530 230807
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