Fishing along the Union Canal

From Edinburgh to Falkirk, you will find pike, perch, roach, carp and tench. There is no close season. Stretches of the canal are leased to angling clubs, including the Linlithgow Coarse Angling Club.

You need a permit to fish on the Lowland Canals through the
Lowland Canal Angling Partnership – Scotland (LCAPS)
Details can be obtained from:

The Lowland Canals Office, New Port Downie, Lime Road, Tamfourhill, Falkirk FK1 4RS. Telephone: 01324 671217; fax: 01324 671225. Visit www.fishbritain.co.uk/CoarseFisheries/unioncanal/

LCAPS
Chairman: John Ellis, 01923 208717
Policy Development Officer: Ron Woods, 0141 571 1361

Adult Annual Membership - £15
OAP/Disabled annual membership - £10
Adult Day membership (all categories) - £3
Junior day/annual membership - £2

All cheques for permits should be made payable to LCAPS.