02/12/2025
To All Syndicate Members of Dinton Fisheries
Well, the 2025-26 season seemed, at first glance, pretty good across all of our waters this year.
The early summer spawning seems to have given our fish the opportunity to feed longer, and we have noticed some great growth with lots of new 30 and 40lbers being seen. Low water levels have probably helped from a temperature perspective but obviously bring their own problems with oxygen levels and w**d growth as well as a few conflicts with other user groups. However, none of this seemed to bother the fish, which is the main thing, and they have all looked in great nick after feeding well.
White Swan Lake:
White Swan always feels hard, and this year certainly hasn’t been any different. The number of better fish seems to be down, with reports of over 75 x 30lb+ fish out so far but I’m sure you all know of a few that went under the radar, or I just didn’t get to hear about them.
Darrens Linear has managed to avoid capture again this year, but we have seen a few appearances of the A-team members inc the Sandford and Jons commons both at 48lb plus, and we also had a new 40lb common out as well as 7 new 30lbers which is great to see.
Black Swan Lake:
Black Swan has not lived up to its reputation as ‘the Big Easy’ as the fish continue to get more savvy and as usual seem to be one step ahead of us most of the time (or is that just me!).
I’m not aware of lots of captures, and although numbers are down on the previous year at 113 over 30lb including 43 x 40s and 11 x 50s, we have also had a season’s best of 65lb 4oz, as well as 7 new 30lbers and 3 new 40lbers.
Longmoor Lake
It’s been a great year for fishing on Longmoor with lots of new 30s and 20s coming out. The stockies over the last few years are still stacking on the weight, which is really positive - shallow water and lots of w**d is giving them a great opportunity to grow.
The fish seem to be really hungry and are responding well to beds of bait.
Those anglers that have stuck with it have had some fantastic results landing over 40 fish so far this season.
PLEASE NOTE LONGMOOR LAKE AND TWYFORD RESERVE WAITING LISTS ARE OPEN WHILE WHITE SWAN, BLACK SWAN AND GOLD TICKET WAITING LISTS ARE STILL CLOSED .
THANK YOU
Twyford Reserve:
The Reserve is quietly plodding along with the lake’s residents growing steadily every year. More fish are making it into the 30lb bracket and this year we have had another confirmed new 40lber being banked, making that over 10 for the complex. We’ve also had good catches from the weir pool of Chub to over 6lbs, and Barbel to 13lb+ making this a great ticket.
8 fish were stocked before Spring, and we have stocked a further 19 since then.
River Loddon (Dinton):
A quiet season on the river but it has still produced some good Barbel to 13lb and Chub to over 6lb. Perseverance, as ever, is the key to fishing the river but it is well worth the effort.
Renewals 2026-27
The Specimen Group Membership Proposed fees for 2026-27 are:
Specimen Group £
Gold 1995.00
Black Swan 1207.50
White Swan 1050.00
River Loddon 157.00
Longmoor Lake 315.00
Twyford Reserve 498.80
Day Season Adult Full price per rod 115.50
Day Season Concessionary per rod 78.80
