Stillwater · Mixed · Stirlingshire

Carbeth Fishery

Carbeth Fishery terrain map

Carbeth sits in the quiet country north of Milngavie, where the suburbs end and the first swell of the Campsies begins.

Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Carbeth Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
58% confidence

Carbeth Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 6 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SW 6 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp22°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
April to October
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

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

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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M
A
M
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J
A
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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
88%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp60%

Conditions are ideal for Carbeth Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

Other water nearby · 5
About this water

Carbeth sits in the quiet country north of Milngavie, where the suburbs end and the first swell of the Campsies begins. It's a commercial stillwater stocked with rainbows and fished fly-only from the bank and from a small number of boats. The setting is better than the 'commercial fishery' label suggests — low hills, farmland, a pleasant walk down to the water — and the fishing is the reliable put-and-take kind that suits an evening after work or a short session with a friend. Handy for north Glasgow and the whole Clyde valley; the drive from the city is short enough to feel like a proper day out rather than a grinding expedition.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-roundyear-round
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