Stillwater · Peat · Stirlingshire

Carron Valley Reservoir

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Fair · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Carron Valley Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
61% confidence

Carron Valley Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 19 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 19 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp18°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
Wild browns only — no rainbow stockies. Buzzers April through June at first light; sedges and daddy long-legs through summer; small black flies into October.
Where
Drift lines on the open water; weed margins on the bays; the deeper edges of points. Carron Valley fishes more wild than the southern reservoirs.
Method
Drifted team of three on a floating line. Buzzers in spring, sedges and dabblers in summer. Slow the drift with the drogue and fish each lane properly.
Kit
10 ft #7 boat rod, floating and slow-intermediate lines, 6 to 7 lb fluoro. Drogue and a long-handled net.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

If the daddy is being refused, drop to a hopper or a single foam beetle and cover rising fish individually.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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Lake OliveHatch
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2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
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What's coming
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Condition match
86%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Carron Valley Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • 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
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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