Stillwater · Mixed · Scottish Borders / Tweed Valley, GB-SCT

Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery

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

Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
W 10 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp11°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
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-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

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
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
TodayFishing closed on Sundays. Sunday fishing banned on some rivers (Tweed system, some estates). Not universal — many Scottish waters allow Sunday fishing. Check locally. This rule is applied conservatively as a regional default; river-level overrides should open Sunday where confirmed legal.Closed
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Permits & access