fly fishing in the west lothian/northlanarkshire area

[#1fisher]

hi am looking for places to fly fish in the west lothian/northlanarkshire area
any advice welcome

[william]

best value and good catch and release fishery must be Pottishaw in Whitburn,It can be hard going but it is friendly and a great place to cast a fly.
William

[paul p]

Hi william welcome to the forum.

[william]

Hi Stud
I am sure I will enjoy the chat on the forum maybe learn a thing or two.

[broontroot]

welcome m8,,,do u fish for pike or that,,,,

[ConnorW]

Hi welcome to the forum. A will tell you know there's some great guys on this , personally i like 'Allendale Tarn' or 'Crosswood Fishery ' both great friendly places

[lexyboy]

Having relocated in the last 2 years from West Lothian to Angus, I have to say I miss the variety of reservoirs/lochs. Whilst there are still a few challenging venues up here in Angus, they will never match the quality & quantity of West Lothian. Not having any personal favourites, I find each one has its own merits/challenges. Why not have a go at each one then make up your own mind! Morton & Selm Muir (Livingston) Parkley, Bowden Springs & Linlithgow Loch (Linlithgow) Beecraigs (Bathgate Hills) Bangour (Dechmont) Crosswood (A70/Lang Whang road) Allandale Tarn (Polbeth) Pottishaw (Whitburn) Ballencrieff (Bathgate) There seems to be a newish venue up near Harburn Golf Course, havent personally tried that one in particular. If you wish to extend the boundaries, you could try Newmills (Lanark) Hillend, Lily Loch & Roughrigg (Past Harthill/Blackridge) Swanswater & North Third (Bannockburn/Stirling) Hopetoun (Queensferry) You are spoiled for choice in what I consider to be one of the premier areas for trout fishing, and you still have to consider the naturally stocked waters/rivers. Harperrigg, River Almond