Fishing Report – 25/08

Published on the 25 August 2025 by Greig Thomson

Wormit Trout Fishery Weekly Report w/c 25th August 2025 — cool water, consistent sport, decent browns and a bumper stocking from last week stirring things up. The loch is brim-full with fresh spring water from the boreholes; water is holding around 16 °C by day and dropping to 14 °C most nights under the East Coast haar. Result: active fish throughout the day, with mornings and evenings producing the best returns.

Surface activity across the sheltered bays has been near constant. We’ve seen plenty of 10+ returns and fish to 7–8 lb. A genuine mixed-methods week — dries, washing-line rigs and the odd faster pull on a full floater all drawing follows and bow waves.

📌 Summary (Read First)

Water: ~16 °C by day / ~12 °C evenings; brim-full; fresh borehole inflow; evening haar keeping things cool.
Best windows: dawn–1 pm and 5 pm–dark.
Top tactics: dries (black foam daddies #12, yellow owls #18, sedgehogs #12), washing-line (buzzers/Diawls at 2–3 ft), or fast pulls on a floater; with fresh stock, a hot-head damsel is a smart Plan B.
Highlights: multiple 10+ returns; fish to 7–8 lb; Lee 10 fish; Simon’s 11 with a 4–5 lb brown; Fluff Flingers filmed on the loch (video soon).
Availability: Thursday–Sunday (Thursday filling fast). Evening rods may open on the day — message early.
Banks: bridge, lagoon & bottom bay gravel-reinforced; far bank (mid-section flooding) next.
Booking: online only keeps rod numbers controlled and quality high. If you can’t book online or you’re a shift worker, call and I’ll process manually.
Stats: The rod average for the last week is 6.2 fish and average size is just short of 3lb

🎣 Member & Club Highlights

Lee Chisholm (early start, 04:45 last Friday):

“Pitch black to start — coffee with the bats until first light 🦇. Cracker of a day: 10 fish across a range of methods (including two to the Fulling Mill Croton’s drop-back bung). Indicator ducking and diving constantly; so much action you don’t feel. Top 3 day so far — loads of surprises and fish all round.”

Raemoir Angling Club (Saturday):

“Another very enjoyable day, Greig — and the food was excellent, noted and appreciated. The guys really enjoyed themselves. We’ll be keen to return next year.”

🏆 Simon took the whisky again with 11 fish, including a stunning 4–5 lb brown trout.

Wormit Trout Fishery Brown Trout — Simons 4- 5 lb Brown Trout from Saturday

📺 Special Guests — Fluff Flingers

Great to host Blair & Ewan from Fluff Flingers. They loved the fishery and the BBQ — their video should land in ~3 weeks:
youtube.com/@FluffFlingersFlyFishing.

💧 Water, Banks & Stocking

Water: full level; boreholes feeding cool spring water (~16 °C day / ~12 °C evenings).
Maintenance: bridge, lagoon and bottom bay reinforced with gravel; ongoing strimming. Far bank (mid-section flooding) is next.
Stocking: bumper load last week — average just over 2 lb (slower summer growth at the supplier), but excellent numbers and lively fish to complement the existing huge head of fish.

On fish size

In July/August, growth slows in the heat. Rather than under-stock or over-stress bigger fish, I put in almost double the usual numbers at a slightly smaller average (just over 2 lb) — exactly what our supplier could responsibly provide in the conditions. There are still plenty of better fish in the loch (we’ve had fish to 7–8 lb this month), but the strategy keeps the sport moving and the fish healthy.

On weed

What you’re seeing is some natural pondweed in the margins — a fraction of what it used to be and actively managed. It oxygenates, holds invertebrates, and the trout thrive around it. We’ve reinforced key banks with gravel, strimmed pegs, to keep all areas open. At this time of year some weed is inevitable in any natural water; stripping it bare would harm the fishing.

📌 Availability & What’s On

Availability: Thursday–Sunday (Thursday filling fast).
Members’ Wednesday: buy a season pass via the link below.
Shift workers: please call if you need to fish outwith opening hours.

🎟 Book Day & Evening Tickets Online
💳 Season Pass: £500 for 25 visits (£20 per session) — includes Members’ Wednesday
🎁 Fishing Gift Vouchers available — ideal for anglers’ gifts and anyone wanting to try fly fishing.

🌤️ Weather & Times (Wed–Sun)

Wed 27 Aug: Cloud & sun, 18 °C / 10 °C — Sunrise 06:02 • Sunset 20:24
Thu 28 Aug: Bright intervals, 19 °C / 11 °C — Sunrise 06:04 • Sunset 20:22
Fri 29 Aug: Light cloud, 18 °C / 12 °C — Sunrise 06:06 • Sunset 20:19
Sat 30 Aug: Clear, breezy, 20 °C / 13 °C — Sunrise 06:08 • Sunset 20:17
Sun 31 Aug: Fine, settled, 19 °C / 12 °C — Sunrise 06:10 • Sunset 20:14

💡 Owner’s Advice (Read This, Then Book)

Best windows: dawn–1 pm and 5 pm–dark. Fish are active in the surface film most of the day — watch wind slicks and lee shores, the fish gorge them selves in these areas.
Tactics: Dries (black foam daddies #12, yellow owls #18, sedgehogs #12), washing-line (buzzers/Diawls at 2–3 ft), or fast pulls on a floater to trigger reaction takes. With fresh stock, a hot-head damsel is a very sensible Plan B.
Keep moving: cover water; don’t sit it out — the mobile rod is the rod that catches most. James Able proved it with 20+ fish in six hours.
Fish care: barbless/de-barbed only; keep fish wet; quick unhooking; photos in the net.
At the hut: complimentary cold drinks, tea & coffee. Wormit Fly Box (74 flies) £65.
Safety/etiquette: no fishing while standing above the borehole pipe — fish from the pegs either side. Note there are three boreholes (two underwater) and a burn; in winter the burn is a spawning stream.

⚠️ Booking Model — Why We Don’t Do Walk-ins

This week we were fully booked online on Friday and Saturday and had to turn rods away. Turning up and asking for a 4-hour ticket isn’t how we operate. It’s one ticket, dawn till dusk, plus a summer evening ticket from 4:30 pm. The online-first system keeps rod numbers controlled, protects fishing quality, and lets me invest time and money into stock and improvements — not manning a till or juggling ad-hoc permits.

If you genuinely can’t book online (no smartphone/computer), call or text me and I’ll process it manually. Otherwise, please book via the online link — it keeps Wormit running the way it should. Shift workers who struggle with our open days: please also call — I’ll be as flexible as I can.

Note: Even although we run the odd joke about it, Wormit isn’t a “stockie-bashing” hole in the ground — it’s a more natural, low-rod venue where adapting wins days. Personally, that’s the point — but I do understand not everyone wants to work as hard for them. Appreciate Wormit for what it is, there is plenty choice out there and much less challenging fisheries.