Stillwater · Peat · Perthshire, GB-SCT

Frandy Fishery

Frandy Fishery venue image

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

Marginal · Rainbow
Minkie · 6–10
A patient day, if you fancy it
Good wave on — drift country. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
44% confidence
limited data

Frandy Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 17 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6–10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
SW 17 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp6.3°C
Air temp2°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1012 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 most of a day, running colder than the water (4°C air against 6°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
Current conditions suit Frandy Fishery well for winter tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
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.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

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
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Frandy Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Orchill Fishery
10 km
Rainbow trout
Orchill Fishery
10 km
Rainbow trout
Kinross Trout Fishery
16 km
Rainbow trout
Allan Water
16 km
Brown trout
Loch Leven
19 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for winter fishing.
  • Reservoirs of this kind fish hard at this time of year.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Rainbow trout 1 January → 31 December

    No statutory close season for rainbow trout in Scotland; individual commercial fisheries may set their own opening days.

  • Trout 1 April → 31 October
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At a glance

Frandy Fishery is a reservoir in Perthshire, Scotland. The catchment geology is recorded as peat, and the water sits at about 373 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: rainbow trout and brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 April to 31 October. The rainbow trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: May to September. Core methods listed: traditional wet fly; loch-style drift; buzzer. Nearby waters in our listings include Orchill Fishery at 10 km, Orchill Fishery at 10 km and Kinross Trout Fishery at 16 km.