Fishing near Edinburgh
Explore 8 source-backed fishing locations within 25 straight-line miles of Edinburgh, spanning City of Edinburgh, West Lothian, Perth and Kinross, Scottish Borders, Fife.
What is available nearby?
The list contains FishMap venues whose stronger records pass the indexing threshold. Distances are straight-line measurements from the Edinburgh search centre, so driving distances will normally be longer.
8 records indicate public or visitor access. Always confirm current tickets, membership requirements, opening times and fishery rules before travelling.
Commonly recorded species
Closest fishing venues to Edinburgh
Family-friendly Pentland Hills trout fishery offering bank bait fishing and boat fly fishing for stocked and wild trout.
Pentland Hills trout fishery managed with the north-bank rights at Threipmuir.
Brown-trout reservoir record describing the specific public bank rights.
Traditional platform fly fishery stocked with rainbow and blue-colour rainbow trout.
Historic wild-brown-trout loch at Kinross with managed boat-only fishing, plus pike fishing on designated dates; parking, toilets and changing facilities at the pier.
Established A977 stillwater fly fishery with tuition and equipment hire.
Extensive Upper Tweed trout and grayling fishery covering around 23 miles of the Tweed and five miles of the Lyne Water around Peebles, Innerleithen and Walkerburn.
Three-water Fife fly fishery with bank and boat trout options.
Radius distances are approximate straight-line measurements. Confirm the correct entrance, route, access rights and current fishing conditions before setting out.