Draycote Water

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: North Bank
Date:8/5/04
Time fished:08.00-12.00
Weather conditions:NE Wind approx 14 mph. Cloudy, constant rain
Water conditions:Gin Clear
Air temperature:Not Taken
Water Temperature:Not Taken
Bait:Black & Green Buzzer, GRHE, Black Montana
Method:Single fly on 9ft leader, Floating Line
Results:blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:
All anglers around me were catching, but this was my first outing since the Fish In at Press Manor Fisheries. Stopped at the Fishing Lodge on the way back to record my nil return and chatted to the Ranger. He then offered me a complimentary day as I'd blanked, also throw in some tuition too to see where my casting is going wrong. Tiring day.

 

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Toft Bay
Date:1/6/04
Time fished:08.00-12.00
Weather conditions:NW Wind approx 10 mph. Cloudy, light rain/drizzle
Water conditions:Gin Clear
Air temperature:Not Taken
Water Temperature:Not Taken
Bait:Black & Green Buzzer, Olive Damsel
Method:Single fly on 12ft leader, Floating Line
Results:blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:
All anglers around me were catching but not with any great consistency. Had one pull that I missed connecting with. Kept getting birds nests on my leader so very frustrating.

 

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Toft Bay
Date:31/7/04
Time fished:07.30-11.00
Weather conditions:N Wind approx 5 mph. Some cloud with the odd spot of rain, sunny spells
Water conditions:Gin Clear
Air temperature:20 degrees celsius
Water Temperature:Not Taken
Bait:Black & Green Buzzer, Olive Damsel
Method:Single fly on 9ft leader, Floating Line
Results:blank
Fish topping from the start of the session but couldn't match the hatch. Had them crashing around 8 yards from me too. Huge shoal of small fry around my legs too.

 

[NT]

Section of Fishery or river stretchraycote
Date:17th July
Time fished:09:00 to 21:00
Weather conditions:windy
Water conditions:not taken
Air temperature:not taken
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:flies
Method:see below
Results:10 trout
Brief description of the session & remarks:
This was our local club competition with 5 boats out. Took 5 trout in 18:00 then another 5 before sunset. Morning and afternoon difficult. Lots of fish caught over aerator pipes in middle of lake. However moved a fish on a damsel on a DI7 sinking line and the hooked three in three casts. Often happens at Draycote! Hooked two more later on, but went back in the evening to a fantastic sunset and sedge rise all over lake. Took fish on an invicta wet fly and weighted stick fly on floating line.
My advice would be to fish the evenings in the summer! Keith Causer at the lodge is knowledge and helpful.
Look at the rise form and any insect around or blown ashore to help you match the hatch. Leaping trout usually mean sedge / caddis. Head and tail rises or sipping insects is more difficult to indentify.Could be terrestials (heather fly, daddy long legs, caenis..) or buzzer, upwing (mayfly, olives). Fish small drys or nympns and cover fish quickly. Keep changing if you don't get any takes...
Neil.

 

[NT]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Draycote
Date: 16th July 2005
Time fished: 9:30 til 6:00
Weather conditions: Overcast am pm Sunny
Water conditions: Slightly murky
Air temperature: -
Water Temperature:-
Bait: Flies
Method: Slime line
Results: caught 8 limit by 12:30 Partner stuggled but finished on 5.
Brief description of the session & remarks: head staright for the boils and could not go wrong in the morning. Fish on pale daphnia & small 18 olive midge. Caught 7 on damsel and 1 on orange blob.

 

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Draycote
Date:13/8/05
Time fished:0730hrs to 1200hrs
Weather conditionsvercast and very windy
Water conditions:varied
Air temperature:not taken
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:wet fly and lure
Method:floating and intermediate line
Results:blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:Very hard session. Saw no fish caught from the bank and only 1 caught from a boat.

 

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Toft Bay, Craycote
Date:2/10/05
Time fished:0830hrs to 1130hrs
Weather conditions:Cloudy with sunny spells, light northerly wind.
Water conditions:Fairly clear
Air temperature:Not taken
Water Temperature:Not taken
Baitiawl Bach, green buzzer, white & green bunny leech.
Method:Floating line and nymphs, internediate line and Leech
Results:3 fish to 5lb
Brief description of the session & remarks: This marked a milestone in my fly fishing history as I had previously blanked at Draycote up until today. All fish fell to the diawl bach, which was fished on the point, and came in the first two feet of water. Lost a cracker that gave some brilliant runs. Very pleased with the results.

 

[Shrek]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Draycote
Date:19th Oct 2005
Time fished:1100hrs to 1500hrs
Weather conditions:SW Wind with showers
Water conditions:Clear
Air temperature:Not taken
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait:Nymphs and lures
Method:Floating line with nymphs, intermediate line with lures
Results:Took 2 fish, lost 2 fish and missed a further 6.
Brief description of the session & remarks: Had to hunt for the fish as they weren't located in one specific spot. All fish fell to lures and didn't have a touch on nymphs at all.