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12-acre lake near Perth and Kinross. The lake tops out around 32 ft. The chart is a model: real shoreline, published maximum depth, interpolated in between. A planning tool, never a navigation product. Here's the year, species by species, as the scoring engine sees it.
Traced from the shoreline, White Loch runs 12 acres with 0.8 miles of edge. The shoreline is moderately structured (index 1.6) — enough points and pockets to pattern. 44% of the surface is littoral (under ~15 ft), per the model — cover, weeds and forage water. The basin spans about 0.3 mi end to end and 0.2 mi across at its widest. You'll find it in Perth and Kinross. The nearest mapped water is Black Loch, 0 mi to the east.
When the water first warms, brown trout slide up into 3 to 25 ft. By summer they slide out to 10 to 32 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 32 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 14 ft that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in after dark and early morning. Keep a spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) rigged through the warm months.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Summer | 10 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | night & dawn | Break off the point (14 ft) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Fall | 5 to 30 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Winter | 5 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 5 to 35 ft | dawn | Break off the point (14 ft) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
Start shallow in spring: european perch sit in 3 to 12 ft that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 8 to 28 ft, and winter fish settle into 10 to 32 ft. The spot to know is Deep basin, a deep basin in about 27 ft of water that rates prime for european perch in fall. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. Throw a drop-shot micro plastics or a small crankbait (perch pattern) until the fish tell you otherwise.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (14 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Inline spinner #1-2 |
| Summer | 8 to 28 ft | dawn | Deep basin (27 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small crankbait (perch pattern) |
| Fall | 10 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 33 ft | midday | Deep basin (27 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Drop-shot on deep flats |
| Winter | 10 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 12 to 33 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (27 ft) | Tungsten jig + maggots, Small balance jig |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: northern pike in 2 to 8 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 8 to 20 ft before dropping to 5 to 15 ft for winter. The spot to know is Break off the point, a drop-off in about 14 ft of water that rates prime for northern pike in fall. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | open water | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (14 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Fall | 6 to 18 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (14 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
Spring arctic char on White Loch hold shallow, usually 4 to 15 ft. They move out to 10 to 32 ft in summer and finish the year down in 8 to 32 ft. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 27 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a jigging spoon vertical or a tube jig (smelt).
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (14 ft) | Small casting spoon (silver/orange), Jerkbait (small) |
| Summer | 10 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 20 to 60 ft | dawn | Deep basin (27 ft) | Jigging spoon vertical, Tube jig (smelt) |
| Fall | 8 to 30 ft | midday & dusk | Break off the point (14 ft) | Casting spoon (orange/gold), Beadhead streamer |
| Winter | 8 to 32 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 40 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (27 ft) | Jigging spoon (glow/silver), Tungsten jig + plastic |
Structure-wise the chart holds 4 features, led in depth by Deep basin at roughly 27 ft.
White Loch is about 32 ft (10 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target brown trout, european perch, northern pike, arctic char on White Loch. This isn't a survey of the water — none is published for it — but an informed estimate from the species common to the region, narrowed by this water's depth, size and each species' range.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 27 ft of water that rates prime for european perch in fall. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For brown trout, the summer bite is best in after dark and early morning. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Black Loch 0 mi · Rae Loch 1 mi · Loch of Drumellie or Marlee Loch 2 mi · Monk Myre 2 mi · Loch of Clunie 4 mi · Loch of Butterstone 7 mi · Loch of Lowes or Loch of the Lowes 8 mi · Loch Benachally 8 mi · Long Loch 8 mi · Loch of Craiglush 8 mi · Loch Ordie 10 mi · Loch of Lintrathen 10 mi
See how White Loch stacks up: best northern pike lakes in United Kingdom · best european perch lakes in United Kingdom · best brown trout lakes in United Kingdom · best arctic char lakes in United Kingdom
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