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
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
46% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindS 14 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream, in the film
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 14 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp10.2°C
Air temp11°C
CloudClear
Pressure—
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
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Dromonby Farm Fishery. 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. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

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)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September 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.

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
65%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
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
  • autumn conditions with clear skies and breezy wind.
  • Patterns drawn from the Yorkshire, Durham & Northumberland Small Fisheries regional profile.
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