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Sea Fishing

Although probably best known for its game fishing, Assynt is also a hotspot for sea anglers.

Map - find some of the most popular places to fish on the Sea Angling Map below. Please leave your tips and comments on what you caught!

Shore fishing - You can fish from beaches, rocks, pier and from boats. Mackerel (in season), coley, pollack and flat fish can all be caught from the shore. There are even reports of sea bass being caught.

Boat fishing - Sea angling boat trips can be booked with North Coast Sea Tours who operate out of Lochinver.

Web: https://northcoastseatours.co.uk/sea-angling-and-fishing-charter-lochinver-scotland/

Contact: Tony Macrae / Email: enquiries@northcoastseatours.co.uk / Tel: 07939 386330

The boat takes groups of up to 10. Trips cost, for the boat:

  • £550 for a full day (7 hour) / £350 for half a day (4 hour)
  • Rods can be hired for £10, rigs cost £3.
  • Catches include cod, ling, haddock and mackerel.

Tackle

Tackle can be bought from two shops in Lochinver:

  • Mackay's Hardware, Culag Gardens, Lochinver IV27 4JR, 01571 844 442, david@lochinverchandlery.co.uk
  • Inverbank Newsagents, Inverbank, Lochinver, IV27 4JY (01571 844331).

Safety - Care must be taken when sea fishing. Please read this guidance:

Latest comments
1 day ago
Admin said
Hi 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...
1 day ago
Anonymous said
Thanks for your kind words, Richard. Apologies for the delay - there was some glitch with the comment tool, but it is much...
3 weeks ago
Bill said
I used to get permits for Urigil from a guy called Andy at his cottage, is he still around? 
3 weeks ago
Bill said
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...
3 weeks ago
Anonymous said
Hello all 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...