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River Fiddich

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The Fiddich runs through Dufftown and joins the Spey at Craigellachie, and like its neighbours on the south side of the lower Spey it is primarily a wild brown trout river with occasional summer sea trout.

Prime · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.33 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp13.7°C
  • ClaritySlightly colouredClearing
Today’s fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.33 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp13.7°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather14°C
WindW 4 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent5.6 mm
Rain · ahead5.3 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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SB
Small Black Beetle
14-18 · Pattern
Proven pattern for this period
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
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About this water

The Fiddich runs through Dufftown and joins the Spey at Craigellachie, and like its neighbours on the south side of the lower Spey it is primarily a wild brown trout river with occasional summer sea trout. The upper reaches above Dufftown are small-stream character at its best — wadeable, intimate, holding a reasonable head of wild fish on good insect life. The lower mile down to the Craigellachie confluence is more regulated by the Spey system and sees some run-in fish from the main river in the autumn. Day ticket fishing through local Dufftown clubs. The Fiddich is not a destination river but it's one of the more honest little Speyside tributaries, and the Craigellachie Hotel has been a natural base for fishers touching it since Victorian times.

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The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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