Trout Fishing Lochs near Aberfoyle in Scotland
Aberfoyle is a historic village on the banks of the River Forth, 27 miles north of Glasgow wih a population of around 1000. The village is the main tourist centre at the southern end of the Trossachs, making it a perfect centre from which the visiting trout fisherman can explore the excellent trout fly fishing of the area, on Loch Arklet and Loch Katrine to the north, best fish from a drifting boat, or on one of the few lakes in Scotland, the Lake of Menteith, stocked with hard fighting rainbow trout. Other lochs of note include Loch Ard, Loch Achray, loch Chon and Loch Venacher, famed for its pike fishing as well as wild brown trout. Enquiries for fishing permits might be made at local post offices and hotels.
Aberfoyle Trout Fishing Map
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The maps on this website, extracts from the “Half Inch” Bartholomew map series of the mid twentieth century, have been reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew. Viewers should note that these maps date back several decades, to the mid twentieth century in fact. While much of the man-made details such as roads and buildings will have changed over the years, the character of the hills, lochs and rivers, and the trout inhabiting them, will have remained very much the same as they have always been, in the more remote regions at any rate! This website shows detailed maps of the major fishing locations. In addition, however, I would recommend that anglers planning a Scottish fishing or walking trip should be sure to equip themselves with a compass, the appropriate local Ordnance Survey map and a working knowledge of how to use them. The most useful of the O.S. maps for the fisherman is the Landranger series, scale 1:50,000. For Aberfoyle, see O.S. map number 57.
For information on the salmon fishing rivers in the area see Salmon Fishing in Scotland