Stillwater · Mixed · Ross-shire

Achilty Loch Trout Fishery

Achilty Loch Trout Fishery venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Good drifting conditions on Achilty Loch Trout Fishery
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
50% confidence

Achilty Loch Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 15 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
April to September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Black Pennell on the bob, Ke-He on the middle dropper, and Marabou Damsel on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Black Pennell on the bob, Ke-He on the middle dropper, and Marabou Damsel on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Daddy Longlegs may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Achilty Loch Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Daddy Longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
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