Stillwater · Mixed · Aberdeenshire, GB-SCT

Raemoir Trout Fishery

Raemoir Trout Fishery fishing venue photo

A well-regarded commercial rainbow fishery a mile or two north of Banchory in upper Deeside, tucked into woodland on the old Raemoir estate.

Fair · Rainbow
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Raemoir Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Raemoir Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 23 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze
SE 23 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp14.5°C
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1009 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
April to October
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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

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

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

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
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. Venue photo
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A well-regarded commercial rainbow fishery a mile or two north of Banchory in upper Deeside, tucked into woodland on the old Raemoir estate. Multiple small lochs and ponds stocked with rainbow trout running from takeable stockies up to a few specimen fish that keep the regulars photographing. Fly only, day tickets, tuition, year-round. Raemoir is probably the best commercial stillwater for an angler based in central Aberdeenshire and serves as a sensible warm-up or rainy-day alternative when the Dee and its tributaries are unfishable. The fishery has been consistently well-run through changing ownership and has a solid local following among competition anglers as well as weekend rods.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Rainbow trout 1 January → 31 December

    No statutory close season for rainbow trout in Scotland; individual commercial fisheries may set their own opening days.

  • Trout year-round → year-round
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