Amazing scenery, with the backdrop of Suilven. Free rising fish taken all across the loch, three of us had around 70 for the days fishing. Overcast with interludes of bright sunshine and a reasonable wind from the west. Pennel, Blue Zulu, Deer hair sedge all taking fish on the floating line. One char also caught, majority of the fish were fairly small with not much over 1/2lb. Kept a few for the smoker. Really a enjoyable trip.
A couple of great afternoon sessions on Loch Drumbeg from the bank. A few fish rising to a small hatch of fly on a chilly day with a light breeze. Great midge free early season conditions. Had five fish including one real beauty at just over two pounds. Others around 6 to 8 ounces but all in fine condition.
Fishing a small green nymph with a gold bead head and also a wet March Brown fly. Tried spinning a small Mepps to get more distance from the bank and has a good take but didn't land the fish.
Also fished the lochs on the Peat Road walk from Drumbeg. Drizzly conditions but nice lochs to fish and not far to hike. Drumbeg Loch is right by the road so very accessible to those who can't hike. Tickets available from the Drumbeg store.
The fishing on offer from the Assynt Crofters' Trust is really exceptional value on either a daily, weekly or seasonal ticket. You could spend months here and not fish the same water twice.
Thanks for maintaining such a useful website for visitors to Assynt. A wee question please - is the burn above Glen Loch/Druim Suardalain availbale to fish for visiting anglers? I've always wanted to fish it but the info. on the AAG website seems to suggest it may be restricted to club members only.
Any info. or clarification would be greatly appreciated thanks :-)
Hi, It is indeed the case that fishing in the burn above the Glen Loch is reserved for local angling club members and the AAG permits do not cover this water. Sorry if that's a disappointment.
Sorry for the delay in replying but we're in the process of transferring the site over.
June is a great time to come for trout fishing. It's a difficult question to answer because times of day can vary enormously depending on weather conditions and so on - you can catch throughout the day. Warm and cloudy tends to be better than bright sun (very hot or cold) but do not let that put you off (last year I caught great fish in very cold, bright weather in early May). The good thing is in June you have a hell of a lot of daylight to play with and can fish right into the evening!
The website has details of a lot of lochs you can fish here which you can view by list
Just be aware (as you said you were taking a spinning rod), almost all of it is fly fishing only. You can fish a small stretch of Assynt with a spinner and use spinners trolling on Lochs Assynt, Cam and Veyatie from a boat.
Hope that helps. Please leave comments on the website. Thanks
Would it be better to do early mornings or evenings as it will more than likely be hot. I am staying at clachtoll campsite. Any lochs near by worth dropping a line. Any advice would be appreicated.
I am new to the fly fishing scene. Usually more of a lure and sea fisihing angler. I have been coming up to clachtoll campsite with the mrs for the last 3 odd years. My mother is from south glasgow so not much going on at my grandparents house!!!
I am heading up this June for 10 days and would like a little point in the right direction and some flies that would be in season. I have read that matching the hatch is a must?
15 mins across boggy moor to first lochan, looked deep, big boulders around shallows. Expected a few wee trout but nothing showing or biting.
Dropped down to lower lochan, looked less 'good' but saw a few nice rises, and had a couple of solid pulls from the rises off dries. Worth a couple of hours an other breezy day (midge central in sheltered sections late Sep), easy to get to and grand surroundings.
we are going to be staying at the Stoer Bay Chalets soon and want to take my 4year old boy fishing at the side of the loch beside the chalets and wondering is there anywhere to hire or buy cheap rods and best place for bait?
Overcrowded ! You can't say that very often about an Assynt loch but it was this June. Joking really as this must have been my 20th visit in 47 years and first time I've met anyone let alone 4 other fisherman. But a 3hr walk up the Kirkaig path was completed and a fish caught before they arrived. The weather turned nasty and I moved on to the Na Barrack lochs for the rough weather. But returned at 5.30 as the conditions changed to near perfect. Big fish were moving and dorsal fins could be seen cruising across the loch. One 3lb fish jumped clear of the water chasing an emerging ?? Yes no idea what they were feeding on. My Sedgehog was nosed by something big but by 7.30 it went totally calm and the midges got the better of me. Plenty of nice 3/4lb fish in Na Barrack chain but only fooled a small one at this loch!
This might have been my last visit here as the 14 mile hike with 80% on path killed my legs. Didn't appreciate that walking off paths in peat bog is actually better for calf, knees and achilies. Photos on social media and blog.
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