Self-Catering Cottages in Kinross-shire for Fishing Holidays

Find a place to stay for a fishing holiday in Kinross-shire. Kinross-shire, Scotland is a beautiful county bordered by Perthshire, Fife and Clackmannanshire. Set amidst gently rolling hills it is the ideal location for hillwalking, golf, cycling, fishing, bird watching or just relaxing and enjoying the beauty of Scotland. The county town, Kinross, is situated at junction 6 on the M90 providing easy access from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Perth. Known as the gateway to the Highlands, Kinross-shire nestles around Loch Leven where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1567 on Castle Island.

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Loch Leven, in the county of Kinross, is renowned wordwide for the quality of its trout fishing. The loch is 3,500 acres of predominantly shallow water with an average depth of about 12 feet, making it an ideal water for fishing for its famous pink fleshed trout. Once a noted brown trout fishery, it was stocked in recent years with rainbow trout and every effort is now being made to restore the loch to its former glory as the pre-eminent brown trout water in Scotland.

The owners of your self-catering accommodation will be able to advise you about suitable places to fish and permits. Please use the Feature Pages menu to find other locations and accommodation for your fishing holiday in Scotland.