Stillwater · Limestone · Orkney, GB-SCT

Loch Harray

Mirror-calm water of Loch of Harray on a still morning, reflecting the sky and distant Orkney shoreline.
Fair · Trout
Bibio · 10-12
Fairlive now
Buzzer expected on Loch Harray
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
58% confidence
What moved it
  • WindW 24 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Bibio
Bibio10-12
Fish it in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 24 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp14°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
May to September
Where
Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
The plan
Plan A

Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Boat — at anchor

Windy conditions suit anchoring in productive areas rather than open-water drifting.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
65%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 1
St John's Loch
46 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Mirror-calm water of Loch of Harray on a still morning, reflecting the sky and distant Orkney shoreline.
    Loch of Harray on a calm morning
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

SEPA WFD 2022 — Loch Harray: Moderate status. Corrected 2026-06-18 (was recorded Good). Source: SEPA WFD 2022 classification (spatialdata.gov.scot / SEPA Aquatic Classification Hub).

SEPA (Scotland) · UKSC100008

Why this score
  • 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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