Fishing at Three Lochs

Coarse Fishing

Loch Heron and Loch Ronald are best known for their population of pike, bream, rudd, roach, carp and perch.

Pike specimens as large as 30lb with 10lb-15lb as its main stock.

Facilities include Loch side track and picnic areas.

Tackle outlet stocked with everything for the keen angler.

Permits are required for both Lochs (available from Three Lochs reception). Day £5 and week £25 permits available. Night fishing shelters are permitted.

Please note: no boating or canoeing allowed on Loch Heron. No live bait. All coarse fish have to be returned. Boat fishing is permitted with own boats to a max of 5hp outboard motor on Loch Ronald only.

Trout Fishing

Black Loch is a quality rainbow and blue trout fishery stocked with mainly 2lb - 8lb specimens. Fly-fishing only with four boats (2 persons per boat) available. Please Note: all hooks must be barbless. Pre-booking is recommended. All prices include hire of boat and life jacket:

Three fish all day £20.00
Evening + 1 fish £15.00
Catch and release 8 hours £15.00
Catch and releaes 4 hours or evening £10.00

Season: Lochs Heron, Black and Ronald open all year round.

River Fishing

The river Tarf (Airyligg Beat) fly fishing only. A spate river, best fished after heavy rain, comprising three miles of salmon and brown trout. The boundary at the top of the beat is the stone wall that crosses the river approx 200 yards below the Tarf bridge. Both banks can be fished from this point down until you reach the foot bridge at Airyligg Farm. From this point only the east bank (road side) can be fished until the conifer plantation (approx 1 mile downstream) is reached. £12 per day.
Please note: The Water Bailiff to be notified of any salmon caught.

Angling Rules (salmon and trout river):

Season:

Salmon: 11 February to 31 October

Trout: 15 March to 6 October

It is illegal to sell rod caught salmon.
No Sunday fishing.
Return all parr, fry, smolts, unclean fish. All hen fish caught in October must be returned. Do not return pike, perch or other coarse fish.
No more than one salmon per rod per week to be killed before 1 June. Fishermen are encouraged to return all fish up to 1 June.
No fishing by net, hook or other illegal instruments, including snatching.
No prawning, shrimping, no live bait. No worming.
Fishing by fly only.
You may only fish with one rod at any time which must be hand held.
No permit holder shall in the event of a pool being already occupied, fish that pool in front of the angler already in possession but must go in behind them and the angler in front shall move on one step with every cast. Members and permit holders are expected to fish in a courteous manner at all times.
Wading is generally unnecessary and is strongly discouraged.
You must show your permit when asked by watchers or other authorised persons and allow inspections of your tackle and fish.
You must do everything you can to help prevent poaching and illegal fishing.
Dogs are not allowed except by express permission of the fishing proprietor.
People are requested to leave NO LITTER. No lengths of nylon or equivalent are to be discarded as this is a danger to wildlife.

Permits are available from:

Three Lochs - 01671 830 304 Mob: 07748 618791