Stillwater · Acidic · Dumfries and Galloway

Glenquicken

Wide view of the Glenquicken Fishery trout loch under a cloudy sky, with a small island and moorland hills beyond
Marginal · Rainbow
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
A patient day, if you fancy it
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
43% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindW 21 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 21 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp
Air temp14°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Glenquicken well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Elk Hair Caddis (12-16) on a on a floating line. 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 Elk Hair Caddis (12-16) on a on a floating line. 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.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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M
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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
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

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

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Gallery · 2
  1. Wide view of the Glenquicken Fishery trout loch under a cloudy sky, with a small island and moorland hills beyond
    The trout fishing loch at Glenquicken Farm
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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