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Salmon Fishing in Scotland Harris
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Harris O.S. Map 13, 14
Harris has some
superb salmon and sea trout fishing, the best of it let on a weekly
basis with lodge accommodation on the
Amhuinnsuidhe, Obbe and Borve Lodge estates. Fishing
may occasionally be available to the casual visitor on these estates
or at Laxadale or Finsbay.
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Harris - Fishing Map
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The maps
on this website have been reproduced with the permission of
Collins Bartholomew.
Please
note that these maps may date back several decades. Much of the
human detail will have changed but the character of the rivers
and lochs, and the trout and salmon in them, will be much the
same as they have always been.
In
addition to the information provided here, I would recommend
that anyone planning a fishing or walking trip in Scotland
should equip themselves with a compass and the appropriate
Ordnance Survey map. The most useful of the O.S. maps for the
fisherman is the Landranger series, scale 1:50,000. For each of
the lochs and rivers listed here, I have given the relevant O.S.
Map number. |
Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on Harris
Laxadale
Located at the village of Urgha, to the east of Tarbert, the two
Laxadale Lochs offer fishing for a maximum of eight rods. There are
three boats and two fishing huts, with disabled access. The five year
average catch is around twenty salmon. Fish enter the lochs after rain.
Salmon up to fifteen pounds and sea trout to four pounds can be expected
along with numerous brown trout. The season runs from April 1st
to October 15th, with daily and weekly fishing lets available
through the head gillie
Contact:
Sammy or Angie Macleod
Tel: 01859 502009
Mobile: 07765 178203
Finsbay, Flodabay and Stockinish
Located in south east Harris, the Finsbay fishing permit allows fishing
in all lochs on the system, including Flodabay and Stockinish. The
fishings comprise about 50 lochs on Finsbay, 35 on Flodabay and 17 on
Stockinish with two separate tributaries to the sea. Some of the lochs
are near the road, most can be reached within thirty minutes, and the
most distant are within an hour's walk. There is a system of daily
rotation. Brown trout fishing is available in March and April at a cost
of £30 per week, with salmon and sea trout from May onwards.
The combined 5 year average catch for the “100 Lochs” comprising Finsbay,
Flodabay and Stockinish is 5 salmon, 52 sea trout and 167 brown trout.
Accommodation is available for a total of 18.
Contact:
Mr A McKinnon
4 Ardslave Manish
Isle of Harris
Western Isles
Tel: 01859 530318
For more information on the
fishing in
the Western Isles see
FishHebrides
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