THE LAKE OF MENTEITH FISHERIES WEBSITE
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SEASON 2012 INDEX PAGE AND NOTICE BOARD
| We now sell flies at the Lake! | Best wishes for SEASON 2012 |
The trout seasons opens on the 24th March with a meal thereafter, compliments of the fishery, and we are in the middle of the difficult process of working out the opening day list - based on number of visits last year and work done in the fishing community. I.e. its a bit of a lottery - for what is often the best catch day of the year. You will see that we have a new pricing structure which is now endeavouring to relate permit price to fish removal. Anglers have been requesting it, and with catch and release becoming increasingly prevalent, we feel it is the right way to go. However, as we have no way of knowing what the demand will be for each permit and the average actual bag number taken, we have started with a relatively small permit price differential in relation to catch limit until we get a better idea of uptake and catch removals. Our aim is to achieve as fair a price structure for the anglers as possible and for permit charges to reflect the value of the fish!
Over the winter we have been growing next year's fish and they have been growing well in our mild winter (todate), the 2012 fish had probably reached last year's stocking size in March 2011 by Christmas 2011! So 10lb nylon it is. We also plan to update with news on FACEBOOK for the coming season.
I will be writing a pre-season report in the next few weeks summarising last year's record catches and looking ahead. In the mean time here is a photo of James Litster who was Pike angling in November when he captured and returned this fine bow on a lure.
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Set in the Trossachs, amidst magnificent scenery where Highland meets Lowland, the 700-acre Lake of Menteith is a well regarded rainbow and brown trout fishery in Scotland and is reputed to be the best location for fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout in Central Scotland.
Its central location (Glasgow 45 mins, Edinburgh 60 mins, Perth 50 mins)
makes it ideal for meeting with friends for a day's or evening's fishing.
The Lake is stocked weekly with 1000 to 1500 quality trout, and yields an average
landed fish weight of over 2lbs. In 2010 the average 2 man boat (8hr) catch was 5.4 fish for 11lbs oz.
The 30-strong fleet of Lomond (Sweeney) Boats has recently been upgraded, and all are equipped with Yamaha or Suzuki outboards. The fishery cabin with wood burning stove and tea/coffee are available to the anglers. Additionally a catering van is present
The Lake has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its exceptional fauna and flora. Historically the lake has much to offer, with the impressive and tranquil ruins of the 13th century Inchmahome Priory situated on the largest of the Lake's three islands.
These attributes make the Lake an outstanding venue for some of the most prestigious fishing competitions and a great day out for all anglers.
December Hurricane in 2011
December on the Lake in 2010
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