A three-lake commercial rainbow fishery on the edge of East Linton in East Lothian, twenty minutes east of Edinburgh. Put-and-take: stocked rainbow trout at takeable size, with browns and blue trout added for variety, and a good head of bigger specimens for anglers prepared to work for them. Open year-round. Day tickets, half-day tickets, the full commercial menu. The lakes are small enough to read in a morning and varied enough to keep you coming back — one deeper, one weedy, one nursery-ish with smaller fish for beginners and families. Not a wild experience, but a useful one: somewhere you can be on the water inside the hour with a reasonable expectation of bending the rod.
Good late spring conditions for Markle Fisheries
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
Current conditions suit Markle Fisheries well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
65% confidence in this read
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Conditions on the water
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Wind
S 7 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
9°C
Cloud
Overcast
Pressure
—
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
How to fish · for brown trout
The brief
When · where · method · kit
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Current conditions suit Markle Fisheries well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
Method
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Kit
Kit not yet authored.
Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
The plan
Plan A
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
Plan B
If fish refuse on top, drop to a buzzer under an indicator at different depths.
Watch for
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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March BrownHatch
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2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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About this water
A three-lake commercial rainbow fishery on the edge of East Linton in East Lothian, twenty minutes east of Edinburgh. Put-and-take: stocked rainbow trout at takeable size, with browns and blue trout added for variety, and a good head of bigger specimens for anglers prepared to work for them. Open year-round. Day tickets, half-day tickets, the full commercial menu. The lakes are small enough to read in a morning and varied enough to keep you coming back — one deeper, one weedy, one nursery-ish with smaller fish for beginners and families. Not a wild experience, but a useful one: somewhere you can be on the water inside the hour with a reasonable expectation of bending the rod.
- Fishery
- Mixed
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Seasons & zones
- Troutyear-round → year-round
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A three-lake commercial rainbow fishery on the edge of East Linton in East Lothian, twenty minutes east of Edinburgh.
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Good late spring conditions for Markle Fisheries
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
Current conditions suit Markle Fisheries well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
65% confidence in this read
Conditions
Wind
S 7 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
9°C
Cloud
Overcast
Pressure
—
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Current conditions suit Markle Fisheries well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
Method
Method not yet authored.
Kit
Kit not yet authored.
The plan
Plan A
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
Plan B
If fish refuse on top, drop to a buzzer under an indicator at different depths.
Watch for
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
1
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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About this water
A three-lake commercial rainbow fishery on the edge of East Linton in East Lothian, twenty minutes east of Edinburgh. Put-and-take: stocked rainbow trout at takeable size, with browns and blue trout added for variety, and a good head of bigger specimens for anglers prepared to work for them. Open year-round. Day tickets, half-day tickets, the full commercial menu. The lakes are small enough to read in a morning and varied enough to keep you coming back — one deeper, one weedy, one nursery-ish with smaller fish for beginners and families. Not a wild experience, but a useful one: somewhere you can be on the water inside the hour with a reasonable expectation of bending the rod.
- Fishery
- Mixed
Seasons & zones
- Troutyear-round → year-round
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
A three-lake commercial rainbow fishery on the edge of East Linton in East Lothian, twenty minutes east of Edinburgh. Put-and-take: stocked rainbow trout at takeable size, with browns and blue trout added for variety, and a good head of bigger specimens for anglers prepared to work for them. Open year-round. Day tickets, half-day tickets, the full commercial menu. The lakes are small enough to read in a morning and varied enough to keep you coming back — one deeper, one weedy, one nursery-ish with smaller fish for beginners and families. Not a wild experience, but a useful one: somewhere you can be on the water inside the hour with a reasonable expectation of bending the rod.
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