Torduff Reservoir Fishing Guide, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

• Overview

  The City of Edinburgh end of Scotland holds Torduff Reservoir. The ground around here is rolling hill. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our City of Edinburgh list. Supplies mean a trip to Colinton, 1.2 miles off. For a city, Edinburgh is 5 miles off. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Torduff Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for City of Edinburgh include brown trout, perch and roach. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Torduff Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near 2°C in January. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Torduff Reservoir the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Clubbiedean Reservoir, 0.4 miles away. For Torduff Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.