Central Scotland has a wealth of excellent fishing lochs and fisheries offering a variety of fishing to suit most styles, with fly fishing for wild brown trout on waters such as Loch Achray, Loch Arklet and Loch Katrine, rainbow trout fishing on Gartmore Dam, Lake of Menteith or Swanswater Fisheries, salmon or trout fishing on The River Dochart and pike or coarse fishing on numerous lochs throughout the region.

Great salmon and trout fishing areas in this region also include the Rivers Teith, Devon Allan and Forth, whilst a popular coarse fishing location is the Union Canal near Falkirk. There are fine trout fisheries on the outskirts of Stirling.