Stillwater · Mixed · Scottish Borders / Tweed Valley, GB-SCT

Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery

Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
50% confidence

Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 18 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 18 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

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-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

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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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 Kailzie Trout and Salmon Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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