Stillwater · Mixed · Angus, GB-SCT

Monikie Reservoir

Monikie Reservoir with calm open water, part of Monikie Country Park near Dundee.

Dundee's local water.

Fair · Rainbow
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Monikie Reservoir
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
64% confidence

Monikie Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 32 km/hFresh breeze
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze
SE 32 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp14.8°C
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Head to
Wind driftSE wind
North-western end

A southeasterly has held for 7 hours at much the same temperature as the 15°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the north-western end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. 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
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Monikie Reservoir.
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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

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

Bank, sheltered shores

In wind, bank fish the lee shore — boats can anchor in productive areas if conditions allow.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September 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.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Monikie Reservoir with calm open water, part of Monikie Country Park near Dundee.
    Monikie Reservoir, part of the country park near Dundee popular for bank fishing.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Dundee's local water. A Scottish Water reservoir set inside Monikie Country Park ten miles north-east of the city, leased for fishing and managed as a put-and-take rainbow and brown trout fishery. Boat and bank, fly-only, accessible and well-run. The country park setting means you share the reservoir with walkers, picnickers, the occasional kayaker and a great many dog-walking locals who will happily watch you cast for an hour without comment, and then ask if you've caught anything. It is not a wild experience. What it is, for a great many Dundee and Angus anglers, is the water they learned on and still come back to — a reliable evening session and a few fish, and a car park twenty minutes from the front door.

  • Reservoir
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
  • Reservoirs of this kind fish well at this time of year.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 31 October
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