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Loch Coulter Reservoir

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A small moorland reservoir tucked above the Carron Valley and a few miles south of Stirling — the sort of water that doesn't show up on most anglers' maps even when it's twenty minutes from their front door.

Fair · Trout
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Tougher conditions for Loch Coulter Reservoir today — adapt your approach
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
51% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSE 10 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
Retrieve, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SE 10 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
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 trout
When
May to July
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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. 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

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

Either bank or boat

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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F
M
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M
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J
A
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
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
Trout 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.

Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A small moorland reservoir tucked above the Carron Valley and a few miles south of Stirling — the sort of water that doesn't show up on most anglers' maps even when it's twenty minutes from their front door. Managed by the Stirling, Clackmannan & District Angling Protective Association. Brown trout only, stocked modestly on a wild base. Coulter has the intimate feel of a hill loch without the drive; the fish are not enormous but they are mostly willing, and on a decent evening in June the surface can come alive in a way that makes the whole thing feel further from Stirling than it actually is.

  • Reservoir
  • Peat
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
  • Trout15 March → 6 October
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Booking & contacts