Flies and Tactics

Rosslynlee is well known as a 'top of the water' fishery, which means a floating line can be used here most of the year, although on blustery days some anglers change to an intermediate line. The water itself is around 10-12 feet deep around the shallowest area and deepens gradually to around 22 feet at the dam.

Our anglers get good bags of fish by using flies such as Buzzers, Bloodworms, Nymphs, Damsels, Dancers, Cats Whiskers, and Black Fritz lures. From spring to autumn the dry-fly fishing is great fun with CDC's, Black Spiders, Dry Olive, Suspender Buzzers, Shipman Buzzers, Hoppers, Sedges, Muddlers, Daddies, and foam Beetles.

Fishing Report 10th Dec 2011

The change of weather now with very cold temperatures has quickly cooled the water and the trout have slowed down. Most anglers are now using midge or sink-tip lines or intermediate lines and lures are retrieved slowly. Bloodworm variations, lime and white Fritz, Hothead Damsels, Yellow Dancers, and Cat's Whiskers - either standard or lime with a black tail have worked well recently.

Anglers who prefer smaller flies have caught with Diawl Bachs and Okey Dokeys. Buzzers have not worked every day although Johnston Hillen hit it right with an orange-cheeked black Buzzer to gain 9 fish to release in 6 hours. Jimmy Dunn had 5 fish in 3 hours.