Toft Newton trout
fishery is set in the heart of rural Lincolnshire and now in
it's 36th season is well established as the no.1 venue fortrout fishing in Lincolnshire. The 40 acre
concrete bowl reservoir provides excellent fly fishing sport
for all trout anglers from beginner to expert. Banks are easliy
accessible for all and a number of boats are available including
a wheelyboat for use by disabled anglers. The fishery lodge
boasts a fishing tackle & refreshments shop including a
comprehensive range of the popular SNOWBEE, SCIERRA,
OKUMA, SASTA, Bob Church and Bradley smoker
brands.
Just £30 to learn...
includes tackle hire, fly casting tuition,
fishing & the chance to take home 1 fish.
***STOP*** Don't buy any tackle until you've had your
lesson, we'll advise on what you need.
KIDS GO FREE Under 17's fish free when visiting with
a paying adult, sharing a 4 or 6 fish permit
Learning to fly fish for trout is
an exciting prospect for all ages and at Toft we welcome
you! The banks of the reservoir lend themselves perfectly
to beginners, due to there being minimal obstruction for
the back cast and with lots of room, a 'quiet corner'
can always be found. Over the years we have encouraged
and taught many new anglers to fish and the learning never
stops - for any of us !!
Ring us to make a date and from
there we'll handle everything. We'll advise you of what
you need to bring with you and will lend you all the tackle,
flies,net etc that you'll need for your day. We'll start
by giving you an intense 1 to 1 fly casting session on
grass, then move on to the water with advice on fly selection,
knots, playing, landing & despatching your trout and
answer any questions. Coaching will continue over the
day and you'll be looked after on following visits. With
25 years experience we are here to help.
*TOFT RECORD SMASHED* New fishery record Rainbow Trout of 17Ib's caught & released by Sheffield angler Danny Peet. Previous record Rainbow was 15Ib 8oz caught in May 1981 !! See the photo further down the page.
Tagged fish A quantity of fish NOW tagged and
each is worth a cash sum. £10, £20 and bonus
brownies @ £50 & £100!! Pay an extra £1
with ticket to qualify.
Tagged fish DOUBLED Values have now been doubled as new white TAGS have been introduced. BLUE - £40, YELLOW - £20 and the YELLOW TAGGED brownie - £100. The new WHITE TAGS - £10. Pay a pound at office to enter.
Fishing for Heroes... fundraising competition at Toft on October 17th, details and links below
2010 Season Tickets 40 fish and full catch & release options now for sale.
Weekly results week ending - 27th August
107 rods caught 371 fish
rod av. 3.46
Sport definitely well on the road to recovery now with cooler unsettled conditions continuing. Blustery winds have made life difficult on the whole this week but on the calmer days, plenty of fish on top with good periods of feeding activity. Dries have been best with small stuff working well again, emergers, sedges, Shipman's and hoppers all good. The south bank has been good, with the weed growth now having died back to about the 4 feet depth level, fish cruise along the top of this food rich environment and prove to be 'catchable'!
West bank to north west corner still productive and this last day or two has seen quite a few fish back on the buzzers, with the indicator worth a go, try olive or black. From the boats, drifting loch style best with traditional wets but if that fails, turn yourself around, throw the line over the back and put a damsel on the intermediate (hold on to your rod though).
FBM finishes tomorrow but don't worry, I'll think of something else to giveaway soon. Decent opportunity this week to get those digital images printed out for a good price, the Truprint 1p offer is available until the 6th September and I'm going to take advantage of it and get a few more mugshots for the mess room wall.
Just one other thing, had a request from a customer looking for a fishing partner to visit Scotland with asap. He has a luxury camper and wants to share the cost and perhaps some local knowledge on a short trip. If you're interested then give him a ring, Ken Leech 01652 651558.
Some good news for me & Toft.... I'm extremely proud to have been presented with the national Alan Faulkner Memorial Award from the Wheelyboat Trust at the CLA Gamefair. The Alan Faulkner Memorial Award has been created by the Trust in memory of its Founder President who died in November 2002. It is an annual award and goes to the game fishery that, in the judges' opinion, provides disabled anglers with the most outstanding service, facilities, opportunities and access.
The Trust is delighted to have Suzuki Marine sponsor the award. Their input undoubtedly helps raise the award's profile and encourages more fisheries to provide suitable access and facilities. I was presented with a very nice Suzuki 4 stroke outboard which will join the fleet at Toft.
Sponsored bank competition planned for October 17th for the 'Fishing for Heroes' charity, visit the official website HERE
Stocking weekly with a sprinkling of big ones too, don't forget FBM and cheap tickets after 6pm.
'Catching the impossible' being screened on channel 4. It's nice to see a decent fishing program showing on 'proper' telly - but at 7am it's hardly a prime time slot, musn't grumble though eh? Some of you may remember that an underwater Perch sequence for the program was filmed at Toft back in late 2005, so look out for it. More details on the program website
** Evening ticket. £10 for 2 fish (OAP £9) and catch & release for just £6 available from 6pm**. We fish until dusk and follow the times from this website , take a look and it should give you an idea of how long you've got.
** FBM **
Toft match winner disqualified - Updated winners.
Following events that have come to light since the Toft match that replaced the Winnerweb heat last week - the 'winner' Lloyd Chantrell has been disqualified and the rightful winners -
1st David Lang - 2nd G.Edmunds - 3rd Mick Angell will be recompensed accordingly.
Best fish to Grimsby angler Roy Short at 7Ib 2oz taken on a booby.
Tagged fish - Merv, blue for £40, Dave Holroyd blue for £40 and W.Irons white for £10
Below is a reiteration of changes for 2010 for those of you that may have missed it.
- Small price increases due unfortunately to further fish feed price increases that generally dictate pricing down the line.
- The introduction of a catch & release only season ticket.
- The stipulation of barbless hooks for anglers intending to catch & release.(If you intend to fish, just catch and kill a limit bag and NOT catch & release, then you CAN use a barbed hook). Crushed barbs are acceptable. This is something that I have in the past left to the discretion of the angler but feel this can no longer be the case.
- Toft 'kill' tickets will now allow any fish to be taken and not just the first 2, 4 or 6 as was the case in previous years. Catch & release will be allowed but when the final fish of the bag limit is killed, fishing stops!
View a speeded up 2 minute video of an interesting cloud
that moved over Toft at the beginning of September, sounds
a bit dull and probably is but if you've got nowt else to
do it might be worth a look!? It's HERE
Older video stuff..... a sneeky look into Pablo's fly box,Birdmad
Dean catching his first 'proper' trout and Steve Burns from
Hull with a lovely conditioned tagged rainbow - see it HERE
A couple of vids you might like to look at - Andy Hutson from
FLYTASTIC
successfully 'stalking' a fry feeding brownie HERE
An interesting sequence from a DVD HERE
just released, with a fry feeding sequence filmed at Toft
in late 2005, a reminder that we've got some good sport to
come, not just with perch hopefully !!
Compiled a bit of a video clip showing action from Toft, I've
had to put music over the top of it to cover the colourful
language used by one or two of its stars! You can watch it
HERE
Pictures from the WinnerWeb heats & final on a fly forum
post HERE
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Tell us your stories.....
£22 six fish ticket*
£18.50 four fish ticket*
£14.50 two fish ticket *
£12 catch & release
£7.50 Junior 1 fish*
(<17yrs supervised - FREE when sharing a 4 or 6
fish ticket with an adult)
*Inclusive of catch & release until bag limit
is reached, then fishing stops.
OAP's/disabled 10% discount on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Season tickets
£325 40 fish limit, unlimited catch & release
- 2 visits per week
£275 no fish kept, unlimited catch & release
- 2 visits per week
Boats £10 full day
£6 half day
WheelyBoat & engine £10
Petrol Engine hire £6
Boats should be booked prior to arrival
Float tube launch FREE
FREE self-service
Tea & Coffee
With a mile of uninterrupted, unobstructed
bank, a dozen boats and a wheely boat for disabled anglers
use, Toft covers all tastes. Bank fishing is consistent
throughout the season with fish responding well to all
manner of fly fishing methods. Early & late season,
fry patterns & lures such as the infamous concrete
bowl, viva, appetiser and booby work well on slow sink
lines. Spring and summer, floating lines are the order
of the day with buzzer patterns, traditional nymphs &
wet flies all producing fish.
Boat sport can be fantastic at
Toft with a variety of techniques returning fish. 'Loch
style' methods are great & exciting fun - fishing
a short cast floating line in front of a drifting boat
with three flies such as a Soldier Palmer, Invicta and
Pheasant Tail nymph. When the fish are down, a variety
of deep fished nymphs and lures will produce and are best
fished from drifting boats to give a good chance of covering
fish. Our boat ramp provides good accessibility for disabled
anglers and staff are on hand to assist with use of the
wheelyboat.
Competition fishing
at Toft . The Toft Newton cup is held annually at the
fishery in the late season and is fished from the bank.
Hywel Morgan visited the fishery to host the first
heat of the SCIERRA pairs boat fishing match. As you can see,
he found time to catch a well mended Toft Rainbow! Several other
events are held at the fishery including float tubing and club
level fishing competitons. We offer discounts for block bookings
available to clubs or individuals who wish to organise their
own matches. Toft is a Trout Fisherman magazine Troutmasters
water and fish-offs are held to decide seasonal winners
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