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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
4 days ago
Bill Robertson said
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...
2 weeks ago
Anonymous said
Fishing was fun, but all I caught were small fish. Spent the day casting along the far bank from the road, hoping for a bigger...
2 weeks ago
Fin McDowell said
Hi All, Coming up for a week in mid-end of July, havent been up before. Are there any staples you would have in the fly box...
3 weeks 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...
3 weeks 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...