Stillwater · Mixed · Ayrshire, GB-SCT

Craufurdland Fishery

Craufurdland Fishery terrain map

Craufurdland is the estate fishery near Fenwick, run as part of a larger activity centre on the edge of Kilmarnock.

Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Craufurdland Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Craufurdland Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindE 36 km/hFresh breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze
E 36 km/h
N
E
from the east
Wave80 cm wave
Water temp16.6°C
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1007 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftSE wind
North-western end

A southeasterly has held for 8 hours, running warmer than the water (18°C air against 17°C water). Expect fish at the north-western end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
April to October
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
45%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp60%

Conditions are away from Craufurdland Fishery's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

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About this water

Craufurdland is the estate fishery near Fenwick, run as part of a larger activity centre on the edge of Kilmarnock. Stocked rainbow trout, fly-only on the dedicated trout loch, catch-and-release and keep tickets both available. The estate setting is the draw — Craufurdland has been in the same family for centuries and the walk from the car park to the water passes through the kind of mature parkland that makes you slow down. The fishing is commercial put-and-take with all that implies, but it's well managed, the fish are in good condition, and the proximity to Glasgow and Ayrshire makes it a natural after-work venue.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (strong) are not ideal for this water.
  • Terrestrials are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
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