Angling on Loch Lomond and its Rivers by Richard Dickson

Angling on Loch Lomond and its Rivers by Richard Dickson is a must read for anglers! This is a narrative of game fishing in Scotland’s world famous loch and associated rivers Leven, Endrick and Fruin.

Richard Dickson has fished these waters for forty years and considers this to have been of his life’s great privileges.

This book gives an fantastic insight into the loch’s remarkable angling history for the last century, and chronicles stories of its most famous anglers with amounts of catches made during the halcyon days on the vast water which is Lomond.

The author reminisces along the way about his experiences on the loch and its rivers, with great stories of worthies encountered and mention of characters who have fished the waters such as Billy Connelly who was a member of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association and fished its waters for a number of years.

The island, which set Lomond apart from the other great lochs in Scotland, are individually described in detail with photographs or fine sketches of them. In addition to that, there is information of where and how to fish the waters around these iconic
Lomond islands, but with realism that the loch in particular remains, one of angling’s greatest challenges.

The three main fishing rivers Leven, Endrick and Fruin are dealt with in separate chapters and the author demonstrates intimate knowledge of these rivers with first hand detailed accounts of fishing them.

This book has 20 chapters in totals and is a brilliant read for anglers!