Stillwater · Peat · Scottish Borders

West Water Reservoir

Wide view of West Water Reservoir with the dam wall, grassy hills and Mendick Hill in the background, thistles in the foreground.
Fair · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at West Water Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
54% confidence

West Water Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 21 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 21 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp18°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
May to July and September
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Midday in warm weather — try deeper water or switch to a sinking line.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Midday in warm weather — try deeper water or switch to a sinking line.

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.

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
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for West Water Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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13 km
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Threipmuir Reservoir
13 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Allandale Tarn Fisheries
15 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Wide view of West Water Reservoir with the dam wall, grassy hills and Mendick Hill in the background, thistles in the foreground.
    West Water Reservoir and its dam, with Mendick Hill rising behind in the Pentland Hills.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    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
  • Trout 15 March → 6 October
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