Stillwater · Mixed · North Yorkshire

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.

Marginal · Rainbow
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-16
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindS 16 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 16 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudClear
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Dromonby Farm Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover. 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

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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.

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
54%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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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

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. 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
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
  • Patterns drawn from the Yorkshire, Durham & Northumberland Small Fisheries regional profile.
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