Croo Water, Scotland: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Croo Water falls in Shetland Islands, part of Scotland. The surroundings are mixed woodland. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Lerwick, 31 miles away, for anything you forgot. Scalloway is 34 miles away, with Sandwick at 43 miles. Also within reach: Muckle Harolds Water Loch at 0.4 miles, Loch of Cliff 15 miles and Loch of Clickimin at 32 miles. The area boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Croo Water

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Shetland Islands include brown trout, European eel, Atlantic salmon, coalfish and pollack. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Croo Water light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 12°C; by February the average is down near 4°C. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Time your trip to Croo Water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Muckle Harolds Water Loch is 0.4 miles distant. Check the position at Croo Water before loading the car.