Stillwater · Mixed · Ayrshire, GB-SCT

Craufurdland Fishery

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

Fair · Rainbow
Minkie · 6–10
Fairlive now
Reasonable winter 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
  • WindS 20 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 29 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6–10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 29 km/h
S 20 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp7.0°C
Air temp2°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1013 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 Rainbow
When
April to October
Where
Start with Minkie (6–10) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Minkie (6–10) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

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 · November 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.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Bloodworm
Not in this water's box
#10
How to fish it
Slow-sink line · slow figure-of-eight, pausing to let the flies hang

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Cowans Law
4.0 km
Rainbow trout
Burns Trout Fishery
17 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Castle Semple Loch
19 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Avon Water (Lanarkshire)
23 km
Brown trout
River Kelvin
27 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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
  • winter conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
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At a glance

Craufurdland Fishery is a stillwater fishery in Ayrshire, Scotland. It sits at about 168 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from year-round to year-round. Best window recorded for anglers: April to October. Core methods listed: nymph; buzzer; lure. Nearby waters in our listings include Cowans Law at 4.0 km, Burns Trout Fishery at 17 km and Castle Semple Loch at 19 km.