Lanark Loch

Brief description of fishery:

Lanark Loch is a public park lake of about twenty acres next to the racecourse on the edge of Lanark. It was the first water in Scotland to receive significant stocks of “modern” mirror carp. Several hundred were introduced in the early seventies and prospered in the succeeding years. Many Scottish carp anglers grew up with Lanark as their first serious experience of the sport, and multiple catches were the order of the day. Sadly there was a massive fish kill in the mid-eighties when park staff accidentally drained most of the water, and all but about thirty fish from the original population were lost. The SCG has invested heavily in new stock for Lanark Loch over the years. Lanark also has tench – including some specimens in excess of 6lb – and a large head of roach to specimen sizes, perch, and few pike.

ALL FISH TO BE RETURNED TO WATER ALIVE, CATCH & RELEASE ONLY

Only SCG members & Lanark only season ticket holders are allowed to night fish.

Lanark Loch Day Tickets, (TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BEFORE FISHING)
Adults £6 – 3 rods max, Junior (under 16) & OAP’s £2 – 3 rods max
Day Only 7 am – 9 pm, NO NIGHT FISHING

Available from the following-

Online

D & A Weir (The Paper Shop) , 75 Wellgate, Lanark, ML11 9DS, Open 5 am Mon-Sun, Tel: 01555 661956

West Lothian Angling, Unit 10, Nasmyth Court, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5EG, Tel: 01506 202066

South Lanarkshire Lifestyles, Thomas Taylor Avenue, Lanark, ML11 7DG, Tel: 01555 666800

Tickets are no longer available from the South Lanarkshire Council Q&A Office, Lanark, South Vennel.