Lochmaben community website

Fishing

Coarse fishing is available on the Castle, Kirk and Mill lochs which are stocked with perch, roach, bream, pike and eel.
Fishing is free on Kirk Loch and Mill Loch.

Lochmaben residents can fish on the Castle Loch for no charge if they have obtained a ticket/permit from McJerrow & Stevenson, Solicitors, High Street, Lockerbie.
Visitors can buy a fishing ticket/permit at Lochmaben Post Office on the High Street next to the bank. The ticket costs £6 per person per day and allows 2 rods to be used. The Post Office is open daily and from 6.15 am to 12.15 pm on a Sunday.
Overnight fishing is permitted but no camping is allowed round the Loch. There are strict Pike Fishing Rules which are issued with the ticket.
Fishermen must have a ticket/permit before they start fishing, obtained from the Post Office or online: Castle Loch Fisheries site also contains comprehensive information on fishing at the Castle Loch.
There is wheelchair access at various points around the Castle Loch (marked on the Display Boards at the loch).
With lochs being S.S.S.Is, fishing should be limited to the permitted locations which are clearly marked on the notice boards.
Pettigrew’s of Lochmaben sell bait and fishing equipment and can provide advice and further information on fishing in Lochmaben and the surrounding district.

22lb pike in the Kirk Loch can be caught at any time!

The lower pictures were taken at the Kirk Loch in 2006 and at last we have a photo of a local angler—well done, Angus!

 The fish below were caught in the Castle Loch by fishermen using local bait supplied by Pettigrew’s of Lochmaben
The bream were caught by Simon and his mate and the 27 lb 9 oz pike by Martin, the Castle Loch bailiff.

The 3 photographs at the bottom of the page were taken at the Castle Loch in October 2006
Daniel holds a 9lb 12oz bream caught using Pettigrew’s bread crumbs
Shaun cradles a 10lb 11oz Bream while Alan displays a 6lb 2oz Tench both caught using the local bait provided by Pettigrew’s