The brown trout fishing season on Loch Leven lasts from the end of March through to early October. Pike fishing takes place throughout the year including winter months.
Brown Trout Fishing
All fishing for wild brown trout on the loch is “fly only” and must be done from a boat as there is no bank fishing permitted. The fishing is under the management of Loch Leven Fisheries which has a well-maintained fleet of modern, Coulam boats made from glass-reinforced plastic. All boats are equipped with outboard motors and life jackets.
All brown trout under 11 inches in size must be returned to the loch. There is no limit to the number of brown trout that can be landed by anglers but we would ask that anglers respect the fact that Loch Leven is a wild brown trout fishery and that they keep what they would like ‘for the pot’ but otherwise practice catch & release. The pink fleshed wild Loch Leven brown trout is delicious to eat and so anglers should have no concerns about taking some home with them to enjoy
Pike Fishing
Our pike fishing season ends on 14th March and starts again on 1st May. This is to protect the welfare of our pike population during their spawning season and to let them get back into condition; improving the quality of pike at Loch Leven for years to come.
In conjunction with the improving water quality, recent years have seen a significant recovery in the pike population to the extent that pike anglers are now fishing the Loch again and catching specimens up to 26 lbs in weight.
The best months for pike fishing on Loch Leven are April, May & June. From mid-June, growth in the prolific weed beds around the Loch reach a point where the pike withdraw into them as they form an ideal hunting ground. Concealed by these weed beds, the pike are hard to locate.
All pike fishing on Loch Leven is done from the same boats that trout anglers use and the scale of charges is identical whether you are fishing for trout or pike.
Please follow link to read our Pike Fishing Guidelines
Facilities
Toilets and changing facilities are available.