Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Probably the best pike fly fishing window of the year. Cooling water activates pike metabolism and baitfish shoal up before winter, concentrating the predators. Fish are aggressive feeders moving to windward banks, dropoffs, and points where baitfish are pushed. Large profile baitfish streamers on intermediate lines retrieved at medium pace, with pauses at structure edges. Count-down retrieves to find the active depth. Fish move — cover ground rather than working one spot.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
The 41-hectare Northamptonshire reservoir has transitioned to a carp syndicate and winter predator fishery under Anglian Water management. It no longer operates as a day-ticket fly fishery. Stocked rainbow trout angling has ended; pike and perch in winter are the current offering for visiting anglers. Check current access arrangements before visiting.
Ravensthorpe Reservoir closed as a trout fishery in April 2025, citing summer environmental conditions and declining ticket sales.
Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Probably the best pike fly fishing window of the year. Cooling water activates pike metabolism and baitfish shoal up before winter, concentrating the predators. Fish are aggressive feeders moving to windward banks, dropoffs, and points where baitfish are pushed. Large profile baitfish streamers on intermediate lines retrieved at medium pace, with pauses at structure edges. Count-down retrieves to find the active depth. Fish move — cover ground rather than working one spot.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
The 41-hectare Northamptonshire reservoir has transitioned to a carp syndicate and winter predator fishery under Anglian Water management. It no longer operates as a day-ticket fly fishery. Stocked rainbow trout angling has ended; pike and perch in winter are the current offering for visiting anglers. Check current access arrangements before visiting.
Ravensthorpe Reservoir is a reservoir in East Midlands / Northamptonshire, England. It sits at about 93 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: pike, perch and carp. Best window recorded for anglers: Winter. Core methods listed: Lure and deadbait for pike; Float or small lure for perch. Nearby waters in our listings include Hollowell Reservoir at 2.0 km, Pitsford Water at 10 km and Draycote Water at 23 km.
