Lochan Dubh, Scotland: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Scotland holds Lochan Dubh, in Argyll and Bute. Height above sea level is 505 feet. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Argyll and Bute list. Oban lies 12 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Glasgow, 50 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lochan Dubh

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Argyll and Bute cover brown trout, European eel and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lochan Dubh the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 14°C, the coldest about 4°C. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Lochan Dubh runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lochan Mhic Earoich is 0.8 miles distant. Treat access at Lochan Dubh as something to verify.