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Frandy Fishery

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A high moorland reservoir up in Glendevon in the Ochil Hills, run as a stocked trout fishery by the Devon Angling Association.

Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Good summer conditions for Frandy Fishery
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
64% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 3 km/hCalm
Today’s fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
Retrieve, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
NW 3 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp12°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1021 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 Frandy Fishery. Flat calm means fish may be spookier — longer leaders and subtler flies will help.
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

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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3
3
3
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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
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

A high moorland reservoir up in Glendevon in the Ochil Hills, run as a stocked trout fishery by the Devon Angling Association. Genuinely upland — at well over 250 metres, surrounded by heather and grazing sheep and weather that does what it wants. Stocked mainly with rainbows on a wild brown base, fly only, boat and bank. Frandy has a long-standing reputation for producing better-than-average fish, partly because the altitude keeps the water cool through the summer and partly because the stocking policy has always favoured a few bigger specimens over a lot of stockies. Drive up from Dunning or through from Yetts o' Muckhart; either way the last mile is worth doing slowly to take in the view.

  • Reservoir
  • Peat
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Rainbow troutNo statutory close season for rainbow trout in Scotland; individual commercial fisheries may set their own opening days.
  • Trout1 April → 31 October
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