Stillwater · Mixed · Ayrshire

Burns Trout Fishery

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Burns sits in Ayrshire on mixed ground, stocked with rainbows and browns, and it's an honest fly water that rewards reading the day rather than forcing it.

Fair · Rainbow
Greenwell's Glory · 14-18
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Good summer conditions for Burns Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
52% confidence
What moved it
  • WindS 43 km/hStrong breeze
Today’s fly
Greenwell's Glory
Greenwell's Glory14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Strong breeze
S 43 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave80 cm wave
Water temp—
Air temp20°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1009 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Burns Trout Fishery. Advice is based on the typical character of central scotland & lowland small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
Where
Start with Greenwell's Glory (14-18) on a As per local method. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Greenwell's Glory (14-18) on a As per local method. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

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, sheltered shores

Strong wind — fish sheltered bank spots near lee shores or tree cover.

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
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
60%
Cloud100%
Wind30%
Temp60%

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

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

Burns sits in Ayrshire on mixed ground, stocked with rainbows and browns, and it's an honest fly water that rewards reading the day rather than forcing it. Rainbows here behave the way rainbows do — willing to chase, willing to make a fool of you, cruising in loose pods and intercepting whatever the wind delivers. The browns are quieter and want a more careful hand. There's nothing about the place that demands genius, but it does ask you to notice things: which way the ripple's running, where the food's collecting, whether the fish are up in the film or sulking deep. Cool, broken water with cloud overhead is the order you want to put in.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (strong) are not ideal for this water.
  • Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
  • Terrestrials are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
  • Patterns drawn from the Central Scotland & Lowland Small Fisheries regional profile.
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