Stillwater · Mixed · Southern Scotland

Allandale Tarn Fisheries

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Allandale Tarn is small-water fishing in southern Scotland, and small water has a way of concentrating the mind.

Good · Trout
Black Buzzer #12 · 10–14
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Evening session looks promising at Allandale Tarn Fisheries
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNE 16 km/hGentle breeze
Today’s fly
BB
Black Buzzer #1210–14
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NE 16 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for trout
When
Stocked all season; best on overcast, breezy days with cool water
Where
Start with Greenwell's Glory (14-18) on a As per local method. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Greenwell's Glory (14-18) on a As per local method. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity.

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 fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Through the year
0–3 scale · June 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
Trout fly box
BB
Black Buzzer #12Top
10–14 · Buzzer
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
B1
Bloodworm #12
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
DB
Diawl Bach #14
10–14 · Nymph
On a team, slow retrieve through the top few feet.
C1
Cruncher #12
10–14 · Buzzer
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
CE
CDC Emerger #14
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
BT
Black Tadpole (small) #10
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Allandale Tarn is small-water fishing in southern Scotland, and small water has a way of concentrating the mind. You can see most of it from the bank, which sounds like an advantage until you realise the trout can see most of you too. Mixed geology, stocked fish, and the kind of dour weather that the regulars actually pray for — a bit of cloud, a bit of breeze, the surface broken just enough to give a fish confidence. It fishes best when it's least pleasant to stand there, which is a joke the place plays on everyone equally. Keep low, keep the cast tidy, and let the fly do the work.

  • Tarn
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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