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- 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
Hi there, we have never fished before - but this looks like a fabulous detour from our N500 journey that is coming up over May half-term. Do you need to know how to fish to fish here or is this a good place for adults (and children - 9 years old) to learn/try out? Thanks
Some of the fishing can be challenging, even for experienced anglers and most of the freshwater fishing is fly fishing only, which is a more technical form of fishing. However, the following may help:
Children are usually allowed to fish with a worm and bubble float, using a basic spinning rod, which is much more straightforward.
There are people who can take you out and give tuition - Stewart Yates who runs Assynt Flyshing is qualified coach and does take families out. See the 'Assynt Fly Fishing' link at the bottom of the home page and ask him.
Fishing in the sea - spinning or bait fishing - can be a good entry point for fishing. You can do that from the shore, or there are sea fishing trips (see the Sea Angling page for some contacts).
If you need tackle - starter kits etc - then chek out Mackays Hardware in Lochinver as I think they sell them.
Hope that helps, but others may want to make suggestions...
Sorry I've not heard anything more about that. You could try the Assynt Angling Group direct and see if they know. I will also email them but I am away at the moment.
Or maybe try the Oykel bridge hotel who have fishing on it.
The new owners of Ledmore Estate have not put boats back onto Urigill, Cam or Veyetie. The Assynt Angling Group has 3 boats on Cam and one boat on Veyetie. The latter is a a 15 foot "highlander" boat with a 4 stroke 4 hp Yamaha outboard. For September 2025, this is available to visitors / club members Monday through Thursday and Club members (only) Friday-Sunday.
My two sons and I fished Cam on June 5th. It's been over ten years since I last fished there so I was looking forward to it. We were not disappointed and only got soaked twice but had 15 fish between us up to a pound and a half. We would have had more if not distracted by the mountains and the atmosphere of the place. Just being there in a boat is good for the soul.
had a go on the boat at east end of the loch. Fished up to the castle and over to the south side. Not a lot of bites, but boated a hard fighting dark trout of around 1.5lb , and finished with a 6oz fish. Cracking day. Both fish safely returned.
Just a quick note to express my gratitude to the creators, maintainers, and contributors of this site. For those of us who travel great distances to experience this incredible part of the world, having limited fishing time can be a challenge. The advance information on where to fish and the reports provided before our arrival are immensely appreciated.
Fished a fair number of the Lochs this year inculding Donnaig, Drumbeg, Cul Fraoich, Locahn Fada, and a few others in the back of the hills last week but the weather was very windy even for here and temperatures below the norm so much so I didn't see the normal evening rises and the fish caught were less plump in the belly than last year- not sure if its been a tough winter / spring but they seemed behind in putting on the growth for the season. Despite this a thouroughly enjoyable trip as always with majestic scenery and all fish returned safely for another year - sorry bar 1 for my last meal! Ps The deer seem even more out of control and ticks are in fully swing check yourself after a day in the hills.
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.
It is important that anglers feed back what their experience of fishing in Assynt has been like in different places and how it has been fishing. This will help the local angling organisations as well as fellow anglers. So please take part! You can leave comments in three ways:
Click on the digital map and click on a marker for a place you have fished. Click through to the page with information about that place to fish and at the bottom there will be a comment submission box. We want to know: where you fished, when you fished, what it was like, what you caught and any general comments about your experience.
Go to the Places to Fish page, click on a place you have fished and at the bottom leave a comment.
Alternatively you can go to the Comments Page and post a comment there.