Thanks D4D.. Last time I was up at Thornton fishing would have been over 10 years ago, and you are right, the fishing even then was hard going.. I was pretty surprised to actually get anything out the back of the caravan park, even though the time was good (about 4 pm).
I am hoping the swan will give us good fishing luck as we travel north..
This forum has been a fantastic wealth of information for me (note the light in the photo, an idea from this forum that works like a treat)... Thanks ..