Stillwater · Peat · Stirlingshire, GB-SCT

Loch Coulter Reservoir

View across Loch Coulter Reservoir toward Skea Craig hill near Stirling, Scotland
Good · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Good summer conditions for Loch Coulter Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. Drift fishing weather — three flies on a long leader.
68% confidence

Loch Coulter Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 12 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 12 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp12°C
CloudClear
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
May to July
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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. 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

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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
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 2
  1. View across Loch Coulter Reservoir toward Skea Craig hill near Stirling, Scotland
    Loch Coulter Reservoir with Skea Craig beyond, near Stirling
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Lake Olive is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 6 October
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