Duddingston Loch in City of Edinburgh: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Duddingston Loch is one of the City of Edinburgh listings for Scotland. The surface lies 131 feet up. Surface area is around 28 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Edinburgh is the closest place, 1.9 miles off. It is 1.9 miles to Edinburgh, the nearest city. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Duddingston Loch

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across City of Edinburgh: brown trout, perch, roach, rainbow trout and common carp. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Duddingston Loch gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°C in January up to 15°C in July. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Duddingston Loch runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. A picnic site 0.9 miles off makes this workable with family in tow. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Local rules can differ across the area boundary, so check where you stand. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Torduff Reservoir is 5.7 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Duddingston Loch for certain.