Cam Loch

This is a large and easily accessible loch on the left of the A835 road from Ullapool, just before the Ledmore Junction. Lots of trout in here, mostly average in size with some larger specimens; also has char and ferox.

New for 2026! After a period without, the Assynt Angling Group now have two boats with outboard motors for rent on Cam Loch seven days a week. These cost £40 per day and that incldues a four-stroke outboard, fuel and automatic lifejackets. You will also need your day/week/season fishing permit, from just £10 per person per day. Tickets and everythuing else from Mackays Hardware, Lochinver. See here for more information on AAG permits.

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OS Grid: NC210135

Decimal: 58.074270, -5.036805

Degrees: 58° 4' 27.372'' N, 5° 2' 12.498'' W

Fishing details: Assynt Angling Group, Eastern Zone

Permit details: £10/day, £50/week from from these outlets

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Is there any news yet on boat hire on loch Urigil?

I used to get permits for Urigil from a guy called Andy at his cottage, is he still around?

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Urigil used to be part of AAG but hasn't been for a while. It is part of the Oykel Bridge Hotel fishing (but I think that is only for residents) and Ledmore estate also have a boat I believe. I understand that Ledmore has recently changed hands and it is not yet known how they will organise their fishing, but we'll update here if we hear anything!

Adam

I used to fish veiatie cam and urigil about 12/15 years ago, and I'm coming back up soon with my sons and will be looking to fish cam. Can you tell me if permits are bought online, and most importantly is there still a wee cafe with just four tables on left side of harbour road, where you could get a cooked breakfast at 7.30 on a Saturday morning?.

thanks

Fished for 90 minutes along SE and S shore from 8.30PM. Brisk wind from SW. Nothing doing at all. Then a 15" (1.25lb) fine fish on debarbed, size 10, Zulu wet. Put straight back. Only interest of the evening and very content with it!

Spent the morning and most of the afternoon drifting between the islands on the 'first half' of the loch. Decent breeze with on and off rain all day until fishing became virtually impossible and too risky for me by late afternoon.

Plenty of fish up to around 3/4 lb mark. Wets doing the job were Kate Mclaren muddlers, claret dabblers, normal Kates. Not much fly life around that day but Sedgehogs (bibio colours) and DHE (fiery brown, natural) were bringing them up when drifting in to a lee.

got myself 3 big 5lb from here realy good on float and worms

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You're not allowed to fish with worms on Cam (or anywhere). It is fly, or trolling from a boat, only.

Hello,
I am planning a trip to fish these lochs.I first learnt to fly fish some 20 years ago with friends on Loch Veyatie.can i get tickets and book a boat for myself only on theses lochs and where best to get permits.I will be camping in campsites.Will be heading up there this weds/thurs from Skye.

Any info much appreciated

Simon

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Hi Simon

All the info about which permits are here:

http://www.assyntanglinginfo.org.uk/outlets

and here

http://www.assyntanglinginfo.org.uk/?q=maps/boundary

You will need am Eastern Zone Assynt Angling Group permit for Cam.

Urigill is with the Oykell Bridge Hotel I think (outside the Assynt area):

https://oykelbridgehotel.com/loch-fishing/guide-to-lochs/

Hope that helps
Adam

Had planned walking over the hills to Fada but the weather miserable, hills shrouded in mist and constant rain so played safe and stuck to Cam. Fished it from the boats at the Cemetery around to the river inlet, difficult conditions and only had 3 small fish - all at the river inlet which was sheltered. Find this a very dour loch.
Is Inchnadamph hotel closed? Drove up there to gate a ticket, no cars or signs of life and doors locked. Got a permit at the Altnacealgach Hotel from the helpful woman there.

Fished the north-west shore (starting from where the path heads up towards Fada) in very windy conditions with some heavy rain making fishing impossible at times. Gave up after 3hrs.
Just 3 small but pretty fish, taken on a silver march brown.

Hands-up, I didn't have a ticket! I drove to Inchnadamph hotel as I normally do to get a day ticket, but it was closed-up (out of season?). I then drove into Lochinver and went to the fancy hotel up on the hill to be told "We haven't been given any ticket books yet". I didn't know where else to try and had already wasted enough of my day!

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Hi

It's a shame you had problems getting permits but details on where you can buy permits are on this site are available here:

http://www.assyntanglinginfo.org.uk/outlets

Been fishing this area for about 20yrs the Cam Loch and the Veyatie fish best in May, June and September - if you want excellent brown trout fishing April, May and June there are four lochs near Achiltibuie and they are all at the roadside before l mention them people think they have to hike 4/5 miles into the hills to pick up decent trout when they are available at the roadside - they are Loch Vattican, Loch Raa and the two lochs that sit together Old Dornie harbour and if you want trout about a pound and half - look up on the hill above Loch Vattican next to the mast there are two one of them is Loch Na-Beastie the other is Loch Dubh - if you take a short drive from Loch Vattican to the cairn above Port Bheag chalets you will see a loch about thirty mins walk called Loch Taig (youu will get a permit from Badentarbert Lodge or thhe craft shop in Polbain. Just back from a weeks fishing in June went to Badentarbert lodge for permit when he took the book out my name was the last entry from the previous year! - no poachers - six of us caught around 200 brown trout between us all returned - except a few for breakfast! Looking forward to returning in September to fish the Cam and Veyatie.

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