Whilst on vacation in Scotland, you can take time to relax and catch char, salmon, pike and trout, both brown and rainbow. Portsonachan Hotel in the West of Scotland, gives you the perfect opportunity to embrace the breathtaking Scottish highlands.

Loch Awe held the record for the largest brown trout caught in Britain in the year 2000 with a weight just shy of 32lbs.

There is no need to pay for an expensive fishing permit whilst you stay with us, we allow our guests to fish for free on our land. Portsonachan has fishing rights for all species over the whole of Loch Awe.

The game season for salmon and trout is from mid March to mid October. The perfect time for a group holiday or group vacation, fishing in Scotland. However coarse fishing for perch, roach and pike can be enjoyed all year round.



Loch Awe is the largest freshwater loch in Britain and the British record wild brown trout (31lbs 12ozs) caught on the opening day of the 2002 season by Brian Rutland of Keswick.