Hi. Just got a weeks fishing permit and saw your MAGA merchandise for sale!
Please tell me how on earth anyone could think this was good advertising for the Assynt Crofters Trust? I hope it's meant as a joke as I'm sure you don't want to be aligned with the racist leader it signifies!
I contacted the ACT to find out what it was about and this is a reply from Jeanette: "Ten years ago we thought it would be funny to have T shirts saying "make ASSYNT great again." It was meant as a joke, but we agree it's no longer funny at all, and all the merchandise has now been disposed of."
I hope that helps reassure you! And that you had a good week fishing - please leave a comment about it.
Kind regards, Adam
(FYI: I do not sell any merchandise myself and run this site independently, although I do work with the angling groups in the area, including the ACT.)
Fished here on 22nd May 2026. Conditions were good to begin with then became challenging as wind picked up and showers came through. We were on the south bank fishing as many inlets as we could access, although this was made difficult by a deer fence that we hopped over half a dozen times. Some steep sides meant care is needed when following the south bank. I had nothing although my Dad had a nice fish in a narrow channel towards the eastern end of the loch. If we are to come back to this area then we would try the lochs to the east and south.
Hi all, bring my son up for the first time to experience the magic of the area. I can see on the crafters waters U16's can fish for free. Is this the case on AAG waters as well as can't see any info on the website. Regards Steve
I've heard so much misinformation about buying permits if you are a resident or crofter. is it fact or fiction? Are there any discounts or easements if you are a resident in Assynt or own a croft?
For the Assynt Angling Group wanters you can join the Assynt Angling Club if you are a local resident for £10. You can do this at th Chandlers - Mackays, in Lochinver.
I am not 100% sure about if you are a crofter whether you need a permit for the ACT waters, will ask...
Caught a healthy amount of trout. Probably 15-20. Most were small but a couple were up near the 12" mark, healthy fish. The action was concentrated wherever there was moving, channeled water. Out at the east end in the narrows and in the outlet. Black wet flies were the trick. The made body of the lake was slow. Mostly cloudy and relatively windy
- If you want a bit of walk, relatively short distances (Beannach on AAG; Loch Lexy near Clachtoll or down the Stoer Peat track on ACT lochs) - or head right into the hills (up from Inchnadamph has some great fishing but maybe better later?).
On the ACT lochs head down the Clachtoll or Stoer peat tracks and there's a multitude of smaller lochs and lochans.
The Shieling loch has fished OK early season in the past
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