Stillwater · Mixed · Southern Scotland, GB-SCT

Allandale Tarn Fisheries

Allandale Tarn Fisheries venue image

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

Fair · Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
49% confidence
limited data

Allandale Tarn Fisheries is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 33 km/hFresh breeze
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze
W 33 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp10.6°C
Air temp11°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1003 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
Stocked all season; best on overcast, breezy days with cool water
Where
Start with Hare's Ear Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Hare's Ear Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
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

A balanced Scottish river profile. Early season nymphs and spiders, then more dry-fly and emerger fishing as hatches strengthen on steadier glides and richer water.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

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

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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.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
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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
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