Stillwater · Mixed · Angus

Rescobie Loch

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Rescobie sits a few miles east of Forfar, a broad low-ground loch that has been a stalwart of Angus fly fishing for as long as anyone can remember.

Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
47% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindS 14 km/hGentle breeze
Today’s fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
Retrieve, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 14 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
The buzzer is on. Damsel Nymph may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph 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

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

Boat — drift

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
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
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

Rescobie sits a few miles east of Forfar, a broad low-ground loch that has been a stalwart of Angus fly fishing for as long as anyone can remember. Stocked with rainbows and the occasional brown, boat-fished the loch-style way along the drifts, it has quietly hosted more club competitions than most venues twice its size. The setting is unremarkable — flat Angus farmland, a line of trees along the southern shore — but the fishing is consistent and the fish are honest. The kind of venue that doesn't make the glossy magazines but has been working quietly for decades. Worth the drive from Dundee for a traditional Scottish stillwater experience without the trip west into Perthshire.

  • Loch
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout2026-04-01 → 2026-10-06
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