Stillwater · Mixed · Angus, GB-SCT

Forbes of Kingennie

A commercial complex on the Kingennie estate just outside Dundee, with several small lochs and ponds stocked with rainbow trout and a few browns for variety.

Fair · Rainbow
Minkie · 6–10
Fairlive now
Reasonable winter fishing likely at Forbes of Kingennie
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Forbes of Kingennie is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 24 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 31 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6–10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 31 km/h
SW 24 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp7.5°C
Air temp5°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftSW wind
South-western end

A southwesterly has held for 6 hours, running colder than the water (4°C air against 8°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered south-western end instead — off the back of the wind, where the undertow returns food along the bottom. That chill sits in the top of the water, though, and the bed is slower to feel it — on a bottom bait it is the undertow, not the temperature, that puts you at this end. 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
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Forbes of Kingennie.
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)

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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
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
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About this water

Bait and fly across different waters — the fly lochs are clearly marked and run to different rules from the general-purpose ones. It's a proper estate operation: accommodation, restaurant, a wedding barn, and fishing as one leg of a broader country-leisure offering. That can be a turn-off for the purist and a genuine virtue for a family weekend, and both readings are right in their way. For a Dundee angler after a reliable couple of hours and a solid tea, Forbes of Kingennie is about as convenient as it gets.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for winter fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Forbes of Kingennie is a stillwater fishery in Angus, Scotland. It sits at about 105 m above sea level. Our data lists rainbow trout and brown trout here. 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 Monikie Reservoir at 4.0 km, Monikie Reservoir at 4.0 km and Crombie Reservoir at 8.0 km.