Trout Fishing in Scotland Scourie, Sutherland

Scourie, lying just to the south of the famous sea bird sanctuary of Handa Island on the west Sutherland coast, is well known to Scottish anglers as a superb centre for exploring the endless fly fishing opportunities offered by the surrounding area. Hundreds a of trout lochs, some easily accessible, others requiring a fair bit of effort to reach on foot, all holding hard fishing wild Scottish brown trout. Much of the fishing is managed by the Scourie Hotel or by the local Angling Club.

Scourie, Sutherland - Fishing Map

To view a larger scale map of a particular area, click on a selected area of the map below.

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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. See Ordnance Survey Maps.

Scourie - Trout Fishing Lochs

TROUT LOCHS	OS MAP No.	MAP
Loch nam Breac	9	view map
Loch an Laig Aird	9	view map
Loch na Claise Fearna	9	view map
Loch a Bhaid Daraich	9	view map
Loch na h-Adh	9	view map
Loch Eileanach	9	view map
Loch an t Seanna Phuill	9	view map
Loch a Mhuirt	9	view map
Gorm Loch	9	view map
Loch na Seilge	9	view map
Loch na Mhatha	9	view map
Loch Bad an t Seabhaig	9	view map
Loch Stack	9	view map
Loch Crocach	15	view map
Loch Duartmore	15	view map
Loch Allt nan Airbh	15	view map
Loch nan Uidh	15	view map
Loch an Leathaid Bhuain	15	view map
Loch More	15	view map

The lochs and rivers of Scourie formed the setting for the recent television programme "Nick Hancock's Fishing School", which follows the progress of six fishing novices as they learn the art of trout fly fishing in this beautiful part of the Scottish Highlands.

Angling Clubs and Associations

Scourie Angling Club has a number of lochs available to visiting anglers.

Contact Mr Hugh McKay, 12 park Terrace, Scourie, Sutherland.

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