Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. 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.
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.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
The exposed, featureless water demands mobile fishing: find the fish, cover them, move on. Bank fishing around the perimeter; boat fishing on Farmoor II. The concrete bowl means fish cruise predictable circuits. Well stocked with rainbows. Buzzer fishing excellent from April; evening sedge hatches in summer can produce spectacular sport. Managed by Thames Water.
Two concrete-bowl reservoirs near Oxford — Farmoor I and Farmoor II — managed as a fly fishery.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. 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.
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.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
The exposed, featureless water demands mobile fishing: find the fish, cover them, move on. Bank fishing around the perimeter; boat fishing on Farmoor II. The concrete bowl means fish cruise predictable circuits. Well stocked with rainbows. Buzzer fishing excellent from April; evening sedge hatches in summer can produce spectacular sport. Managed by Thames Water.
Farmoor Reservoir is a reservoir in South / Oxfordshire, England. It sits at about 110 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: April–June. Core methods listed: Bank fishing with buzzers; lure; drifting from boat. Nearby waters in our listings include River Windrush at 20 km, River Leach at 23 km and Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries at 24 km.
