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 winter 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
  • WindNW 24 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 35 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6–10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 35 km/h
NW 24 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp7.5°C
Air temp2°C
CloudClear
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
April to October
Where
Start with Minkie (6–10) — 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 Minkie (6–10) — 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

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November 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.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Bloodworm
Not in this water's box
#10
How to fish it
Slow-sink line · slow figure-of-eight, pausing to let the flies hang

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
50%
Cloud25%
Wind30%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Raemoir Trout Fishery
< 1 km
Rainbow trout
Midmar Still Waters Fishery
6.0 km
Rainbow trout
Lochter Trout Fishery
31 km
Rainbow trout
Loch Muick
43 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Rescobie Loch
49 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Venue photo
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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 winter 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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At a glance

Raemoir Trout Fishery is a stillwater fishery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits at about 90 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from year-round to year-round. The rainbow trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: April to October. Core methods listed: buzzer; nymph; lure. Nearby waters in our listings include Raemoir Trout Fishery at < 1 km, Midmar Still Waters Fishery at 6.0 km and Lochter Trout Fishery at 31 km.