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Magiscroft Fisheries - Scotlands Premier Coarse Fishery

magiscroft has 100 pegs on three waters well stocked with a wide variety of coarse fish species - custom built by coarse anglers for coarse anglers. With a top quality cafe, bait & tackle shop and secure parking in a peaceful and beautiful setting, there's everything you need to relax and enjoy. http://www.magiscroft.com

Main Loch

Main Loch The Main Loch is the biggest of the waters and has 50 pegs. In order of quantity of fish the species are – Roach to 2lb+, Bream to 4lb+, Ide to 12oz+, Perch to 2lb+, Rudd and Rudd/Roach Hybrids to 3lb+, Carp to 3lb+, Tench to 6lb+, Eels to 2lb+, Gudgeon, Dace, Chub and double figure Pike. The Main Loch has been built around the pre-existing quarry and has a mature stock of fish that has been added to. Depths vary around the loch, normally shallow in the edge, sloping out to between 8 and 18 ft on a long pole line and down to between 18 and 24 ft in the middle.

Island Pond

Island Pond The biggest of the two newly created ponds, this has 30 pegs. The new ponds are heavily stocked with a variety of small carp up to 4lb+, but mainly in the 8oz to 2lb range. The other fish species are – Ide, Roach, Perch, Rudd and Rudd/Roach Hybrids, Chub, Tench, Barbel, Bream, Gudgeon & Dace. Depths are relatively uniform from peg to peg gradually shallowing from up to 5ft at the car park end to 3ft at the far end.

Top Pond

Top Pond The smaller of the two new ponds, this has no fixed platforms but a comfortable path all around and can accommodate 20 anglers. Like the Island Pond this is well stocked with Carp but they are smaller than in the Island pond, 3oz to 12oz though there are some well over 1lb up to 3lb. Blue Orfe are also plentiful and other species include Ide, Roach, Perch, Rudd, Rudd/Roach Hybrids, Chub, Gudgeon, Dace, Tench & Barbel. Depths are relatively uniform from peg to peg gradually shallowing from up to 5ft at the tree on the island end to 3ft at the other end.