Stillwater · Mixed · Midlothian

Glencorse Reservoir

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Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Glencorse Reservoir
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
60% confidence

Glencorse Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 16 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
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Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
SW 16 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp23°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Glencorse Reservoir. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover.
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.

Either bank or boat

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

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Lake OliveHatch
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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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
49%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Glencorse Reservoir's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Buzzers are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April31 October
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