Loch Lomond fishing

[Shewie]

What's the crack with fishing on Loch Lomond, is a permit required ?

If so where do I get one ?

Can I eat any trout that I catch ?

 

[gregorach]

Dunno, but you can probably find out here.

 

[Gailainne]

Google is your friend

http://www.loch-lomond.net/boating/fishing.aspx

However it seems a few years back, some smarty anglers used live bait not native to the loch and some escaped, a Ruffe which eats all the other fishes eggs apparently, its now the most common fish in the Loch

Josh is bringing his rod I may bring mine as well.

 

[dazcon]

There is a permit on Lomond. It was £15 for a day ticket but may be more now. There is a coarse permit now as well. The trfout are fine to eat and are usually easiest to find at the rivermouths.

Dazcon.

 

[_scorpio_]

i went there last year and caught nothing, but it was a lovely place to stay and full of toads

 

[Grooveski]

There are trout up the Endrick. Those I've seen, they do exist.

There are pike. They have to be eating something.
And there are big pike even. The chance of that roller coaster in the canoe's there. Like hooking a seal.
Gotta be worth a go.

I've caught nowt in a few years of occasionaly towing a line. They are in there though, they're always in there.

 

[Barn Owl]

Tasted my first Pike last year,very nice too.

 

[stooboy]

And there are big pike even. The chance of that roller coaster in the canoe's there. Like hooking a seal.

you and peterlee_paddler should compare pike fishing stories, the loch awe monster is a belter

 

[gsfgaz]

I 've never caught a pike , nor tasted one , but it's early yet ...

 

[scrogger]

you and peterlee_paddler should compare pike fishing stories, the loch awe monster is a belter

it was a tiddler compared to mine Stoo ........the one that got away!!!

Andy

 

[StJon]

There's also Ferox trout, a LARGE cannibalistic monster that lives in the depths, you don't want to hook one of them on your aldi rod ;-)
jon

 

[Keefgeordie]

Go easy on the pike guys, they are having a hard time over much of Britain now. They all but disappeared from Lomond 7 or 8 years back.

Quite slow growing so the larger ones have low population density, and being apex predators they are important to ecosystems.
If you must eat them stick to smaller ones and put the larger spawning stock back.

Perch make great eating and have fewer bones

 

[redneck]

Go easy on the pike guys, they are having a hard time over much of Britain now. They all but disappeared from Lomond 7 or 8 years back.

Quite slow growing so the larger ones have low population density, and being apex predators they are important to ecosystems.
If you must eat them stick to smaller ones and put the larger spawning stock back.

Perch make great eating and have fewer bones

I agree completely - leave the pike alone!, if you have to eat freshwater fish then eat trout, thats why they were invented.

 

[Grooveski]

Fear not. No pike were harmed. Don't think anyone even cracked a rod out so it was a fish friendly weekend.
Thanks for the information though.

The big pike comments were more of a warning that they were there. I've been towed about by strings of mackaral a couple of times and really the thought of catching a 15lb pike when you're sat in a 30lb canoe isn't one to be relished.