An easterly has held for most of a day, running warmer than the water (15°C air against 12°C water). Expect fish at the western end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — 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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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Conditions are ideal for Toft Newton Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
A 40-acre concrete-bowl reservoir near Toft-next-Newton, Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Regularly stocked with rainbow and brown trout. Day ticket venue with bank and boat fishing and season tickets. A wheelyboat designed for wheelchair users is available free to all disabled anglers. On-site tackle shop sells essentials. Fly casting tuition and beginners' courses available. Historically managed by the Anglian Water Authority; now under private management at tofttrout.com.
A 40-acre concrete-bowl reservoir near Toft-next-Newton, Market Rasen in Lincolnshire.
An easterly has held for most of a day, running warmer than the water (15°C air against 12°C water). Expect fish at the western end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — 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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Toft Newton Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
A 40-acre concrete-bowl reservoir near Toft-next-Newton, Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Regularly stocked with rainbow and brown trout. Day ticket venue with bank and boat fishing and season tickets. A wheelyboat designed for wheelchair users is available free to all disabled anglers. On-site tackle shop sells essentials. Fly casting tuition and beginners' courses available. Historically managed by the Anglian Water Authority; now under private management at tofttrout.com.
