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Lindores Loch (Golden Loch Fishery)

Lindores Loch (Golden Loch Fishery) terrain map
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A secluded valley loch a couple of miles from Newburgh in north Fife, run as the Golden Loch Fishery.

Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Buzzer on Lindores Loch (Golden Loch Fishery)
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • WindS 11 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
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Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
S 11 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
The buzzer is on. Murrough may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Watch for Murrough towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
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
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
About this water

A secluded valley loch a couple of miles from Newburgh in north Fife, run as the Golden Loch Fishery. Eight hundred years of recorded fishing history and, at its best, one of Scotland's most atmospheric trout waters — a shallow fertile loch ringed by farmland and woodland, reached down a lane most visitors miss on the first attempt. Mixed stocked rainbow, brown and blue trout. Bank, boat and float tube. The fishery has had recurring Argulus (fish louse) issues over the years and operating status has shifted around as a result; it's worth phoning ahead before you drive. When it's on, Lindores fishes like nothing else in Fife — quiet water, serious fish, and a sense of being somewhere older than the road you came in on.

  • Loch
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 31 October
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