Draycote Fly-Fishers Association

Welcome to the DFFA website

Welcome to the Draycote Fly-Fishers Association website. We use this site to provide information about what events we run and how to get the best out of your fishing visits to Draycote Water.

Note that we don't actually run the fishery - most of us fish there on a regular basis.

We have built this website to show what we do and share our knowledge about how to make the most of a trout-fishing visit to Draycote Water. We encourage you to explore our website by using the tabs at the top of the page. Below we have contact details if you have any enquiries or wish to join us.

Draycote Trout Fishing

The fishery is now operated by Anglian Water Parks. Boat and bank tickets can be purchased on the Anglian Water Parks website. Click on the link below to access this. We strongly recommend that you buy online as tickets are sometimes unavailable to purchase for walk-in customers.

The 2026/27 season opened on the 7th March for both boat and bank angling. Bank clearance took place over the winter and Tower Bank, Lincroft, Biggin and the Cornfield are all now fishable. Toft Bay is accessible near the Willow, but the Swan's Nest is fenced off while work to strengthen Farborough & Toft Banks takes place. Drivers currently can only drive clockwise around the reservoir, past the sailing club. Your car registration needs to be put into the tablet at the lodge before you fish otherwise you will get a parking fine.

Fishing tickets

The new Draycote Fishery telephone number is

07814 293810

Note this number is not to be used for bookings. Anyone wishing to make a telephone booking should contact one of the other Anglian Water lodges:

Pitsford 01604 781350

Rutland 01780 686441

Grafham 01480 810531

There is a well-stocked shop that is open from 8am to 2pm each day.

Our Next Events

Social Club informal meetings

Our Winter programme of meetings has come to an end. These will resume on the 10th November with our Annual General Meeting.

During the fishing season there is an informal invite to the Dunchurch Social Club on the second Tuesday of each month just for a drink and a chat. Everyone welcome. Start time: 7.30pm.

Next Match

Due to the hot weather matches have been suspended for the time being, while water temperatures remain high. We will resume our matches as soon as it cools down again.

50th Birthday celebrations

DFFA celebrates its 50th year of supporting fishing at Draycote in 2026. What started as an informal gathering in a Dunchurch pub in the early 1970's became DFFA officially in 1976, meeting at the Green Man Pub.

To celebrate this we are having a members + guests birthday party on the afternoon of the 2nd August 2026 at the Folly Inn in Napton. Entrance is free for members and their guests. Members are encouraged to bring partners and children to the event. Food will be provided at 3pm with games and activities. There is also a private bar. Please let the committee know in plenty of time that you are attending and how many guests you are bringing.

Boat Safety for Anglers.

Anglian Water have recently produced a new video about boat safety. We recommend all anglers to look at this before their next boat visit to Draycote.

Contact

info.dffa@gmail.com

07855 164761

Our Facebook page has up-to-date reports about what we are doing.

For any enquiries you can either use the email address above or fill in the enquiry form.

Donate for a new Draycote Wheelyboat

DFFA is supporting a fundraising campaign to purchase a new wheelyboat that will provide safe, improved access to Draycote Water for disabled anglers. You can reach the page by clicking the button or QR code. Thank-you for your support.

Click the button below to make a donation

DONATE

Air Ambulance Donations

At the March 2025 Tackle auction we managed to raise enough money to be able to make a £500 donation to the Warwickshire Air Ambulance. A big thank-you to those who participated and contributed to the funds.