Trout Fishing Lochs around Callander
Callander is a popular tourist centre on the banks of the River Teith. It is situated on the southern edge of the Highland Boundary Fault line, where the central Scottish lowlands meet the highlands. Indeed, it is often referred to as the Gateway to the Highlands. A good base from which to explore the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and the country of Rob Roy MacGregor, who lies at rest in the churchyard at Balquidder.
From here, many good trout fishing lochs are easily accessible to the visiting angler – Loch Lubnaig, Loch Earn, Loch Vennachar and Lochs Voil and Doine, as well as some excellent trout and salmon fishing in the Rivers Teith and Leny. Permits are available to visiting anglers from the tackle shop in Callander Main Street.
Callander 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 Callander, see O.S. map number 57.
For information on the salmon fishing rivers in the area see Salmon Fishing in Scotland