Loch Ederline Fishing in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

• Overview

  Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is where Loch Ederline sits. Elevation runs to 121 feet. It measures about 70 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Size puts it in the front rank of our Argyll and Bute list. Start from Lochgilphead, 8.9 miles down the road. It is 50 miles to Glasgow, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Loch Ederline

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brown trout, European eel, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Loch Ederline in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 4°C to 14°C. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Anyone fishing Loch Ederline regularly works to that calendar. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lochan Ceann a' Choin, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Loch Ederline for certain.