Loch Lomond is the largest expanse of fresh water in the UK.

Fishing on Loch Lomond is a rewarding experience as anglers have been lured for centuries for its salmon, sea trout and pike fishing.Blessed not only with a wide choice of fish from high qualtiy fly fishing to coarse fishing, the loch also provides vast areas of water, with islands and inlets some of which is only for fishing.

Permits are required for salmon and sea trout and for coarse fish, brown and rainbow trout. 

There are slight seasonal variations for different locations but for Loch Lomond the season for salmon and sea trout is 11 Feb – 31 Oct.

Boats can be hired from different companies around the loch such as Balmaha Boat Yard for fishing on east Loch Lomond and from Loch Lomond Boat Hire at Balloch for fishing on the south of the Loch.

PERMITS

Game Fishing – Full Members

(One off membership joining fee of £25)

Annual Subscription £185

Junior Membership £20

Pensioners who are 65 years of age or older who have 10 years continous membership at the date of claiming this preference £78

Game Fishing – Non Members 

Day Permit – River Leven / Loch Lomond £20

Weekly Permit – River Leven / Loch Lomond £40

Season Permit – River Leven, Clyde Estuary and Gareloch £116

Season Permit – River Leven (Local Permit) £106

River Leven Season Permit to over 65 years of age and NOT on Renewal List Non-local £106 / Local £94 

River Leven Season Permit to over 65 years of age and on Renewal list (minimum 10 years unbroken renewals) £60

River Leven Child Season (From 10 to 18th birthday) £15

Allowance for Children (up to 18th birthday) to fish all Association waters as long as they are accompanied at all times by their parent or guardian who is a member and will be wholly responsible for their conduct. FREE

A members wife may fish in all Association waters as long as she is accompanied at all times by her husband. 

This also applies to the husband of a wife who is a member.FREE

Coarse Fishing

Coarse Fishing Day Permit for Loch Lomond £5

Coarse Fishing Season/Yearly Permit for Loch Lomond £35

These are Available From the following Tackle shops:

• Cafaro Bros. 140 Renfield Street, Glasgow
• Glasgow Angling Centre. Possilpark
• Glasgow Field sports. Claythorn St Glasgow
• Cafaro’s 140 Renfield Street Glasgow
• Anglers rendezvous, 18 Saltmarket Glasgow
• Hooked in Scotland Shettleston Road Glasgow
• Country Sports. 73 Causeyside st Paisley.
• Tackle and Guns 920 Pollockshaws Road
• O’Brien’s Newsagents Bank Street Bonhill (at Bonhill Bridge)
• Lomond Shores at Loch Lomond Balloch
• Luss Village Shop.

BOATING

The Loch Lomond byelaws were introduced to reduce disturbance to wildlife, local people and visitors and to promote safety. It is a legal requirement that all owners of all motorised crafts on Loch Lomond register their craft with Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority and display the registration number on their craft.

(Registration is for one year: 1st January to 31st December)

To find out more visit the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park website at:

www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/contact-us/make-a-payment/registering-boat-use-loch-lomond

SLIPWAYS

There are now only three official Public slipways, one is located at Mallarochy Bay, near Balmaha on the East coast of the Loch. The others are located in at Balloch at the Southern end of the Loch. All slipways are free at the present time but this is likely to change in the near future.

There are also numerous other accesses to the Loch some private and some illegal, most however are now limited in some way. Caravans sites, boat yards & marina tend to have there own slips and most can be used either for a small fee or as part of your accommodation.

Balloch – Drumkinnon Bay

The slipway is run by the Park Authority and the ranger service. The slipway closes at 10pm but offer secure parking and chain down points for your trailer. The are jetties for getting passengers on and off and the slipway offers deep water for Bigger boats. Access to the slipway is made from Balloch Road on the west side of the River and is located next to the “Maid of the Loch” Paddle Steamer”. This is the most secure for overnight parking of cars and trailers.

The building next to the slip is the new headquarters of the water borne rangers and you can also register your boat here.

Balloch -River Leven 

The Balloch slipway can be very busy, unfortunately the design is extremely poor , and if you have a large boat I would not recommend it. The road down to the slipway is found from the Moss O Balloch, the road is narrow and twisty. Quite often you will get to the bottom to find the access blocked by boat trailers. The slipway is not manned by the Park Authority, and it is not un-common for tempers to get frayed due to others being un-considerate. Although Jet-Bikes can slip here I would not recommend this as there is a 6MPH speed limit in the river to 150 meters from the mouth of the river.. there is a good chance if the engine is cold that the plugs will foul before getting onto the Loch.

Mallarochy Bay

Mallarochy can also be busy especially at the weekends, this is the most popular slipway for Jet-Bikes, the Eastern end of the Loch is somewhat windier and is also frequented by Wind Surfers and the Loch Lomond Sailing Club. The Slipway as you can see runs onto the shore and can be quite shallow, I would recommend a tow bar extension. This slipway is manned by the Park Authority, they will check your registration and also limit cars accessing the shore. There is a speed limit of 6MPH to 150 meters off shore but it is open water. The road to Balmaha can be quite busy on holidays and weekends with day trippers.