Stillwater · Mixed · Fife, GB-SCT

Loch Glow

Loch Glow reservoir surrounded by the Cleish Hills, Fife, Scotland

Loch Glow sits up in the Cleish Hills above Kinross, an upland water that has always felt more like a Highland loch than a Lowland one despite being fifteen minutes from the M90.

Closed season · Trout
Minkie · 6–10
Closed season
Season reopens 2026-03-15. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.

Loch Glow is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 16 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 30 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6–10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 30 km/h
SW 16 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp7.1°C
Air temp2°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1014 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 (3°C air against 7°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 Trout
When
May to August
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Minkie on the bob and Booby on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Minkie on the bob and Booby 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

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Boat — drift

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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
Black buzzer, orange thorax
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
Trout 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.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Loch Glow reservoir surrounded by the Cleish Hills, Fife, Scotland
    Loch Glow in the Cleish Hills, Fife
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

It's managed by a local angling club, stocked with brown trout that grow on in the acidic peaty water, and fished mostly from the bank. The fishing is traditional — a team of three wets worked along the downwind shore, or a dry fly to individual risers on a calm evening. The fish are not big but they come willingly in the right conditions, and the walk up from the road has the feel of going somewhere remote even when you're not. A useful water for a Fife or Edinburgh angler who wants the Highland experience without the drive north.

  • Loch
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • winter conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2026-03-15 → 2026-10-06
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At a glance

Loch Glow is a loch in Fife, Scotland. It sits at about 156 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 15 March to 6 October. Best window recorded for anglers: May to August. Core methods listed: wet fly team; dry fly; loch style. Nearby waters in our listings include Loch Glow at < 1 km, Loch Fitty at 2.0 km and Kinross Trout Fishery at 10 km.