Stillwater · Mixed · North Yorkshire, GB-ENG

Dromonby Farm Fishery

Anglers fishing a coarse pond near the North York Moors, close to Dromonby Farm Fishery

Dromonby is a small farm fishery tucked under the North York Moors, the kind of honest, unpretentious stillwater that exists all over the north of England and is all the better for it.

Fair · Rainbow
Partridge and Orange · 14–16
Fairlive now
Good winter conditions for Dromonby Farm Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
53% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 9 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 13 km/h
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14–16
Upstream, in the film
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 13 km/h
NW 9 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp8.1°C
Air temp7°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1007 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Dromonby Farm Fishery well for winter tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Advice is based on the typical character of yorkshire, durham & northumberland small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
Where
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14–16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14–16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Black buzzer, orange thorax
Not in this water's box
#10
How to fish it
Intermediate line · let the breeze drift the team, then hang it 15–30 s

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box

Spider-heavy and practical. Strong tradition of North Country soft hackles, useful nymphing, and simple dry flies when fish rise properly.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Dromonby Farm Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
West House Trout Lakes
21 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
River Rye
23 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Sea trout
Bellflask Fishery
35 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Costa Beck
36 km
Brown trout
Jubilee Lakes
36 km
Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Anglers fishing a coarse pond near the North York Moors, close to Dromonby Farm Fishery
    Dromonby Farm Fishery
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

You're fishing for stocked rainbows mostly, with browns in the mix, against a backdrop of moor and hill that makes even a blank feel like time well spent. The water sits high enough to stay cool, which means it fishes well into summer when lowland lakes have gone warm and lifeless. Spring buzzer hatches bring the fish up; a northern breeze ruffles the surface and gives you cover. It's not difficult fishing, exactly, but it rewards watching the water before you start flogging it. Best read by wind, light and water temperature.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Patterns drawn from the Yorkshire, Durham & Northumberland Small Fisheries regional profile.
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At a glance

Dromonby Farm Fishery is a stillwater fishery in North Yorkshire, England. It sits at about 100 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: rainbow trout and brown trout. Best window recorded for anglers: Spring through summer; cooler upland water fishes on when lowlands fade. Core methods listed: Static buzzer fishing on a floating line; Pulled lure for fresh stockies; Washing line in the upper layers. Nearby waters in our listings include West House Trout Lakes at 21 km, River Rye at 23 km and Bellflask Fishery at 35 km.