Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Eyebrook Reservoir near Uppingham — a 160-hectare reservoir that closed as a stocked trout fishery in April 2025, when Tata Steel ownership ended and Anglian Water took over. The reservoir has re-opened for coarse and predator angling; wild brown trout may still be present but are no longer stocked. The classic trout-fishing character that gave Eyebrook its loyal following has not survived the transition. Worth confirming current access and species before visiting.
Eyebrook Reservoir near Uppingham — a 160-hectare reservoir that closed as a stocked trout fishery in April 2025, when Tata Steel ownership ended and Anglian Water took over.
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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.
If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Eyebrook Reservoir near Uppingham — a 160-hectare reservoir that closed as a stocked trout fishery in April 2025, when Tata Steel ownership ended and Anglian Water took over. The reservoir has re-opened for coarse and predator angling; wild brown trout may still be present but are no longer stocked. The classic trout-fishing character that gave Eyebrook its loyal following has not survived the transition. Worth confirming current access and species before visiting.
