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Trout Fishing in Scotland Skye
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Skye is a large island offering trout fishing
opportunities throughout its fifty mile length, some of them managed
by the Portree Angling Association. The best of the trout fishing is
on the Storr Lochs, Leathan and Fada. Loch permits are available to visitors at a
cost of 8 pounds per day. River fishing for sea trout and salmon is
available on association rivers at a cost of £10 per day.
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Skye - Fishing Maps
Skye North - 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. See Ordnance
Survey Maps. |
North Skye - Trout Fishing Lochs
Skye Central - Fishing Map
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Central Skye - Trout Fishing Lochs
Skye East- Fishing Map
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East Skye - Fishing Map
Skye West - Fishing Map
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West Skye - Trout Fishing Lochs
Skye South - Fishing Map
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South Skye - Trout Fishing Lochs
Angling Clubs and Associations
Portree Angling Association
The Portree Angling
Association controls all the loch fishing on the East side of the
Trotternish Peninsula and also the loch beside the Coastguard Cottages
at Duntulm and Loch Sneosdal above Balgowan north of Uig. The lochs all
contain wild brown trout except Loch Mealt, which contains Arctic
Char. The best of the fishing is in Storr Lochs, Leathan and Fada, which
are beside the road from Portree to Staffin, about 5 Miles north of
Portree. Another loch worth fishing is Loch Cuithir,
accessed by a track running beside the River Lealt. Lochs Langaig and
Hasco have a lot of small trout in them with some better fish.
The Association
also controls almost all the river fishing in the area, with the exception of the
River Snizort and the south bank of the River Lealt. The River Lealt in recent years has been
the most productive of the association rivers. Other rivers under the
control of the association include the Kilmartin River, the Brogaig
River and the Kilmaluag River, all with runs of sea trout and occasional
salmon. Permits for the last 3 rivers are available from Jansport at a
cost of £10 for the day for all three rivers. The River Snizort is now
managed by Three Esses Ltd., based in Portree.
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Bank Fishing for all
association lochs cost £8.00 per day and boat fishing is from 9 a.m. to
4.30 p.m. at £15.00 and from 5 p.m. to dusk which costs £10.00. All the
lochs are fly only. There is a current bag limit on the Srorr Lochs of
six fish, which must all be of a minimum of 10” in length. Boat permits
cover two rods. Keys for the boats are issued by and returnable to
Jansport. A weekly (6 Days) Bank Permit can be purchased for £35.00.
Information and permits from Jansport, Wentworth
Street, Portree
(tel. 01478 612559).
Further information
from the secretary, Willie MacKintosh on (01478) 612684
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