Booking and Prices |
The lochs are open 7 days a week with a choice of 2 sessions.All bookings are taken on first come,first served and prebooked,not for the same day, through the mobile phone number,07960143498, between 9am and 5pm only .Keys are issued at Millbuies office at car park and returned after fishing at Millbuies in letterbox provided on the office door.
There are NO toilets at Millbuies fishery so please be prepared for this.
Please note :-we do not allow fishing with indicators on the lochs at all.It is natural fishing with fly only.
Personal electric engines only may be used by anglers.
SESSIONS and Brief Rules
Day sessions
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM - £25.00 per person 2 fish
Evening sessions
4:30 PM to 9.30 PM -
1 person in boat is £23 2 fish
2 people in boat is £45 2 fish per person
These are set prices and no adjustments will be made to them.If you prefer only CandR then that is your choice,the price remains the same.
Please note that gates are locked at 10.30pm each night.
Only nets supplied by the fishery are allowed to be used.You will not require your own net.
NO Children under the age of 12 years old allowed on the water for safety.
Your 2 fish limit is fish of your choice and catch and release is allowed.
Fishing is strictly by Fly only. No bait, spinning or any other methods are allowed to be fished on the lochs at all.
No Indicators or static methods or trolling are allowed on the lochs.
We are unable to rent any rods out should it be required on this loch.You must provide your own.
All Brown trout and Blues must be returned unharmed.
All bookings require a contact name and telephone number and will be given a boat number which will be your allocated boat for that session.
No other boat number must be taken. At the end of each session,all fish catches MUST be recorded in the book provided and weighed. All boats must be left clean for next anglers.
Consideration for other anglers must be applied at all times while fishing here.No anchoring in the same place,boats are asked to move frequently to allow access for everyone to enjoy their experience of the loch and its fishing.You will be asked to move by staff if anchored in same position for too long.
Please note All keys will be issued and returned to The office at Millbuies
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Flies and Lines for the Year
These tips will give you a bit of an idea of what to bring with you, but we have a large selection of flies and lures available at the lodge, along with friendly advice, so you will never be stuck.
Month
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Line Type
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Flies & Lures
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January
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Fast Sinking
Line
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Consett Budgie, Ace of Spades,
Black & Green Tadpole, Cats Whiskers
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February
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Fast Sinking
Line
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Black
Yuppy, Consett Budgie, Ace of Spades, and White and Orange Fritz. |
March |
Slow Sinking
Line
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Black
IPN, Consett Budgie, and Ace of Spades, along with Nymphs like
Montana, GRHE, and Pheasant Tails.
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April |
Intermediate
Line
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Consett
Budgie, Viva, Christmas Tree, Black IPN, and Orange IPN. Goldhead
Hare's Ear |
May |
Floating or
Intermediate Line
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Greenwells
and Invicta, are worth a go, but don't forget lures like Cat's
Whiskers, Viva, Black IPN, Orange IPN and Consett Budgie. |
June |
Floating Line
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Black
Hopper family, and very small top nymphs like buzzers, PTN,
hare's ear and Montana. |
July |
Floating or
Intermediate Line
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Small
wet flies like Blae and Black, Black Spider, Bibio, and Black
Pennell. Dries such as Daddy Long Legs, Hoppers, Dry Greenwells
and small Buzzers |
August |
Floating or
Intermediate Line
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PTN,'s
various Buzzers, GRHE's, Damsels, Daddies, Hoppers, Coul de
Canard, Black Pennell and Bibio. Also try Cats Whiskers |
September |
Floating or
Intermediate Line
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Hoppers
and dries in various colours will work, but don't ignore lures
such as Ace of Spades and Consett Budgie, or Damsel nymphs.
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October |
Intermediate
Line
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Consett
Budgie, Olive IPN, Yellow IPN, and Goldhead Damsel.
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November |
Slow Sinking
Line
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Consett
Budgie, Ace of Spades, Black and Green Tadpole, Christmas tree,
and Orange or White Fritzes |
December |
Fast Sinking
Line
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Orange
Fritz, Black Zonker, Consett Budgie, Black Yuppy, White Yuppy,
Ace of Spades, as well as the Montana nymphs |
FLY GALLERY

All year round Lure
Accounts for a lot of big Fish
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All year round Lure
Good in Winter |

Summer Lure
When Daphnia are there |

Early and Summer Fly
Will work all year |

Red and Black Mosses Bumble
All year round Wet Fly |

Lime and Black Mosses Bumble
All year round Wet Fly |

Dry Daddy
Autumn Fly and when Fish are at the surface |

Parachute Black
Summer Fly |

Okey-Dokey Red & Orange
Works all Year
Thicker version in Winter
Slimmer version in Summer |

Okey-Dokey White & Orange
Works all Year
Thicker version in Winter
Slimmer version in Summer |

Okey-Dokey White & Lime
Works all Year
Thicker version in Winter
Slimmer version in Summer |

Red Buzzer
Works all Year
Good in Summer |
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Black Buzzer
Good in Summer |

CDC
Good in Summer |
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