Stillwater · Mixed · Ross-shire

Achilty Loch Trout Fishery

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Achilty is the Strathpeffer-area commercial, a small stillwater stocked with rainbows and fished from the bank on day tickets.

Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Buzzer on Achilty Loch Trout Fishery
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • WindE 7 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
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Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
E 7 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for rainbow
When
April to September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

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 Murrough towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July 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 this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

Achilty is the Strathpeffer-area commercial, a small stillwater stocked with rainbows and fished from the bank on day tickets. It's the kind of water that serves Inverness anglers who want a short drive and a reliable rod bend — forty minutes from the Kessock Bridge, half an hour from Dingwall, closer than most of the wild-loch options north of the Black Isle. The fishing is straightforward put-and-take with the usual Highland setting advantages: clean water, hill views, and the sense that you're properly out of the central belt even on a quick evening trip.

  • Loch
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout2026-03-15 → 2026-10-31
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