Stillwater · Mixed · Perthshire

Orchill Fishery

Orchill Fishery terrain map
Terrain map

A commercial put-and-take on the Orchill estate near Auchterarder, between Perth and Stirling, offering a couple of stocked rainbow waters on lowland farmland.

Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Orchill Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
58% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSE 7 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 7 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp13°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
April to October
Where
Start with Kate McLaren (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. 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 Kate McLaren (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. 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

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
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D
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
100%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Orchill Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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About this water

A commercial put-and-take on the Orchill estate near Auchterarder, between Perth and Stirling, offering a couple of stocked rainbow waters on lowland farmland. Day tickets, tuition, year-round fishing. It sits at the opposite end of the Perthshire fishery spectrum from Frandy — lowland rather than upland, sheltered rather than exposed, and reliably stocked for anglers who want to bend a rod without a drive into the hills. The fishery has held a following through two decades of changing ownership and commercial fashion, mostly because it does the basic things properly: stocked fish in reasonable numbers, clean bank access, and staff who know what they're talking about. Not a place of wild romance, but a good place to spend a morning.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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Seasons & zones
  • Troutyear-round → year-round
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