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Drummond Loch

Drummond, Braidhaugh and Upper Strowan


5 miles of fishing administered by Crieff Angling Club offering day tickets for salmon, sea trout and brown trout. 3 beats, Strowan, Braidhaugh and Drummond Castle mostly double bank. Salmon, sea trout, brown trout and grayling.

Permits from Crieff Visitor Centre call 01764 652722 for Strowan and Drummond Castle, Braidhaugh Holiday Centre for Braidhaugh call 01764 652951.

They also have fishing for brown trout on Drummond Loch stocked annually with brownie of 12 inches, fish to 4 lb caught. There are 3 boats for hire on this shallow loch, no bank fishing. Booking at the Crieff Visitor Centre.

The club also has a members only loch, Loch Turret. Membership enquiries call 07783 201403

Google Map Reference 56.376855, -3.842093

Checked 13/07/18

Loch A Mouthuilin

In Glenquaich, wild brown trout fishing on a secluded hill loch with one boat. For permits call 01738 451600.

Google Map Reference 57.267468, -4.716071

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Loch Ba

Offers free fishing for wild brown trout in spectacular surroundings. Located on the A82 just a few miles south of Glencoe, Ba is part of a group of lochs that straddle the road with Ba to the west of the road and Lochan na Stainge and Lochan na Ashlaise to the west. The trout are not big on average but they are plentiful, take well and fight hard. You can fly fish, spin or use bait, traditional fly patterns do well including black pennel, Greenwells, March brown, iron blue dun and olives or anything that looks like a sedge, heather moth or daddy when in season.

Google Map Reference 56.471534, -5.951671

Checked 09/09/18

Loch Bhac

Salmon and Sea Trout, Pilochry Dam beat, Portnacraig, from 100 yards below the dam at Faskally to Aldour Road Bridge, south bank only 3 rods daily. Ruan Ruarie on the Garry available daily, 4 rods for visitors. Advance booking is recommended go online to the club web site to make booking http://www.pitlochryanglingclub.com/pac/visitors_scot.html. Prices vary with the time of year.

Brown trout and grayling permits are available on the lower Tummel and for brownies only on the Upper Tummel. Permits from the Tourist Information Office, in Pitlochry, call 01796 472215 or 472751 and the office in Dunkeld. Ballinluig Service Station also issues tickets.

The Club also has loch fishing on Loch Bhac (rainbows and browns) and Loch Kinardochy (browns)

Google Map Reference 56.696801, -3.722569

Checked 03/08/18

Google Map Reference 56.737530, -3.925618

Loch Eigheach

A small hydro electric loch near Rannoch Station (Rannoch Moor) Perch and some nice little trout (although I have had some to about a pound on occasion) and occasional salmon, for permits call 07570080579.

Google Map Reference 56.679169, -4.531129

Checked 06/07/18

Pierre Cattoen with his 4.1kg rainbow trout from Loch Earn

Loch Earn

There are brown trout and ferox. Fish of an excellent standard and a few escapee rainbows that have reconditioned and grown on to 30lb plus in this beautiful and productive loch. The loch os now stocked regularly. At 6.5 miles long, up to a mile wide and 287 feet at its deepest it is formidable but as with most big lochs the fish are in close to the shore. If you are more than 30 yards out in a boat you are wasting your time.

The fish feed in the shallows and along the drop off into deeper water, match your drift to the terrain, low flat shores mean more extensive shallows, steep banks mean the drop off could be just a few yard off shore. Cast close to the shore especially in the evening when you will see fish moving in inches of water.

Traditional flies are all you need, plus Kate Mclaren, gosling, Invicta and mini Muddlers are also recommended fished on a floating or intermediate line after April. Drummond Estate has been stocking the loch since the early 1990s with terrific results. Last year they put in 10,000 fish of 12ozs to 4lbs and fish in the 3 to 5lb category are fairly common, the average is about a pound.

Permits from:

Drummond Estates – 01567 830400 (boat hite)
St Fillans Village Shop – 01764 685309 
Drummond Arms Hotel, St Fillans – 01764 685212 
Lochearnhead Village Stores – 01567 830214 
Lochearnhead Post Office – 01567 830201 

Bank permits are very reasonably priced considering the chance of catching trout of a size to dream about.

Google Map Reference 56.386012, -4.221960

Checked 11/07/18

Fingask Loch

Blairgowrie and Rattray Districy AA

Blairgowrie and Rattray Dist AA have 5.5 miles of fishing ot the river Ericht for Salmon, Sea Trout, Brownies and Grayling. Offering day, week and season tickets. They also have Fingask Loch, a small loch on the Lunan Burn a mile from Blairgowrie with access for disabled persons, a wheely boat is available. You need to be a guest of a member to fish the loch though.

Permits for the river from local tackle shops, Kate Flemings 01250 873990 or James Crockart and Sons 01250 872056.

Google Map Reference 56.571154, -3.361865

Ckecked 20/06/18

Loch Ericht in June with snow still on the mountains

Loch Ericht

Badenoch Angling Club have fishing for trout fishing on the upper Spey, Loch Laggan and trout and char on loch Ericht plus some first class trout fishing at Spey Dam where they have 2 boats for hire. Permits from The Paper Shop Kingussie; The Glen Hotel, Balavi Hotel, Invernahon Caravan Park in Newtonemore, The Filling Station in Dalwhinnie, Laggan Country Hotel in Laggan. Contact the warden on 07511 458250. Google Map Reference 57.072392, -4.047423

Google Map Reference 56.907166, -4.291967

Checked 20/06/18

Loch Faskally boat jetty

Loch Faskally

Formed when the river Tummel was dammed for a Hydro Electric scheme Faskally has a good head of trout as well as pike and perch. 5,500 salmon pass through the fish pass each year and most salmon taken on the loch are caught trawling.

Pitlochry Boating Station, Clunie Bridge Road has 17 boats for hire on the loch, call 01796 472919. There are stockie brown trout in the loch to 3 to 4lbs with some specimens up to 8lb.

Google Map Reference 56.706720, -3.756546

Checked 09/09/18

Loch Freuchie

Wild brown trout fishing on this shallow loch.

Can't find a source for permits can anyone help?

Google Map Reference 56.517589, -3.847070

Loch Farleyer

Glen Lyon Estate have a boat on the loch, they also offer fishing for big brownies on their stocked estate curling pond. Call the Fortingal Hpotel on 01887 830367 for permits.

Google Map Reference 56.645498, -3.940408

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Kinardochy

Near Tummel Bridge. An other Pitlochry AC water holding brown trout fishing is fly only. Bank fishing Pitlochry Angling Club members only, there are two boats available for visitors permits. 10 fish limit per boat, minimum size limit 10".

You can book inline on https://www.beatbooker.com/bbpaconline/

Google Map Reference 56.672329, -4.000953

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Laidon

Brown trout and ferox on this large wild loch out on Rannoch Moor, permits from the Rannoch Station Hotel, have a look at the mounted fish in the bar. Laidon is renowned for the quality of the trout fishing in the wild. The B846 road ends at Rannoch Station, from there you walk across the railway line and down a track to the loch, there are 5 miles of loch ahead to explore, fishing the west bank you will be lucky (or unlucky) to meet anyone at all.

The next stop at the other end of Loch Laidon is Loch Ba and Glencoe.

For permits and information contact the Rannoch Station Tea Room, try 0845 601 5929‎ for further information.

Google Map Reference 56.646356, -4.653970

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Lubnaig

Salmon, brown trout, char, perch. Boat and bank fishing, bring your own boat, 4hp engine restriction, there is a charge for launching your boat.

Permits from James Bayne Fishing Tackle, 76, Main St, Callander, call 01877 330218. Google Map Reference 56.268779, -4.286755

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Lyon

Auch and Invermeran Estate have fishing rights on Loch Lyon but I note it has recently changed hand, hope they kept the same phone number. Call 01838 400506.

Google Map Reference 56.539740, -4.582635

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Rannoch

Wild brown trout, ferox, char with the occasional salmon on this large deep loch. Bank fishing can be very rewarding, but keep moving this is a big loch and you have to look for fish they won't come to you. Study the shore line it will tell you how the the underwater terrain will be, I prefer the shallow bays where there is an in flow stream of which there are many. Look for ridges, submerged rocks and the 'drop off' into deep water which is often quite a distinct point going from a couple of feet deep to very deep in the space of a step or two - so watch out when wading.

Boat fishing can be fantastic, my favourite area being towards the top end of the loch in the area that was flooded when the Hydro scheme was developed. Drifting around the little island over sandy shallows can be very good, I hooked and lost a terrific fish here and it still hurts when I think about it now. I was also smashed by a fish, my rod tip being hammered into the water, in the bay just round from the point where the burn runs into the loch just west of Finnart ( I think the burn was called Allt Madaig).

One great drift is about 200 yards out from the row of cottages at Killchonan. I have had some great bags of fish from here. Bank and boat fishing. 

 Rannoch Estate have a big boat, bring your own outboard, call 07584062329.

Finnart lodge have 2 boats, again bring your own outboard. Call 0779524574.

You can do BYOB (bring your own boat and launch non motorised boats from the beach at Killicho or the slipway at Kinloch Rannoch. Motorised boats you pay a charge for.

Permits to fish from the Countrystore in Kinloch Rannoch.

. Google Map Reference 56.685443, -4.323810

Checked 07/07/18

Loch Tay

Brown trout fishing, and nowadays escapee rainbows of enormous proportions. Loch Tay offers both bank and boat fishing, float tubing is done with great caution as this is a large loch, 14 miles long, where the weather can change so quickly. Google Map Reference 56.542057, -4.116117

Ardeonaig Hotel

3 boats with outboards, call 01567 820400. Google Map Reference 56.502469, -4.159015

East Loch Angling Association


Control a sizeable part of the bank fishing for trout, salmon fishing is in the hands of riparian owners. Boat hire from the Loch Tay Boating Centre includes a permit to fish for trout.

Kenmore


Brown trout bank permits for the loch from Kenmore Post Office, call 01887 830765. Google Map Reference 56.585815, -4.001826

Killin


Brown trout bank permits for the loch from News First, call 01567 820363 Google Map Reference 56.469522, -4.319269

Loch Tay Lodge


Boat and bank permits. Call on 01887 830209.

Loch Tay Highland Lodges


Offers boat hire including fishing permit. Call 01567 820323.

Also James Bayne in Callander 01877 330218

Checked 08/07/18

Ardeonaig Hotel

3 boats with outboards, call 01567 820400. Google Map Reference 56.502469, -4.159015

East Loch Angling Association


Control a sizeable part of the bank fishing for trout, salmon fishing is in the hands of riparian owners. Boat hire from the Loch Tay Boating Centre includes a permit to fish for trout.

Kenmore


Brown trout bank permits for the loch from Kenmore Post Office, call 01887 830765. Google Map Reference 56.585815, -4.001826

Killin


Brown trout bank permits for the loch from News First, call 01567 820363 Google Map Reference 56.469522, -4.319269

Loch Tay Lodge


Boat and bank permits. Call on 01887 830209.

Loch Tay Highland Lodges


Offers boat hire including fishing permit. Call 01567 820323.

Also James Bayne in Callander 01877 330218

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Tummel

Bank fishing on this loch more famous for it's stunning views than for it's fishing. Known for it's pike and perch population, Tummel does have some good trout. Fish close in near the drop off into deeper water or around inflow streams, always a handy spot when fishing a wild loch.

Permits from the Pitlochry Tourist office.

Google Map Reference 56.710954, -3.928721

Checked 08/07/18

Loch Venacher

Venacher has a good population of wild brown trout which is supplemented with a policy of stocking every year with pre-yearlings and some fish up to 2.5lbs. The average is about 1.25lbs with the best fish recently coming in at 4lbs 2ozs. Venacher supports a good mayfly hatch in June and a generally good fly life which makes for very good fly fishing. Bank tickets available with concessions from James Bayne in Callander 01877 330218.

Google Map Reference 56.221113, -4.302389

Checked

08/07/18

Loch Voil

Salmon, brown trout, char, contact James Bayne Fishing Tackle, 76, Main St, Callander, FK17 8BD, call 01877 330218. Google Map Reference 56.347028, -4.423462

Checked 08/07/18


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