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Trout Fishing in Shetland, Scotland

The Shetlands offer the visiting trout fisherman a tremendous number and variety of trout lochs, many of them managed by local angling associations, the main one being the Shetland Angling Association, and all available to the visitor at most reasonable rates.

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

 

Scottish Trout Flies

flies by Grays of Kilsyth

Book - Sea Trout Nights

 

HMH Tube Fly Tool

 

 

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Shetland - Fishing Maps

Unst

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Yell

 

Unst and Yell - Trout Fishing Lochs

The table below lists a few of the main trout lochs on Unst and Yell with location maps

 

TROUT LOCHS

OS MAP No.

 MAP

Loch of Cliff

1 view map
Loch of Watlee 1 view map
Loch of Snarravoe 1 view map
Loch of Lumbister 1 view map
Loch of Colyister 1 view map
Loch Basta 1 view map
Trona Water 1 view map
Gossa Water 1 view map
Kussa Waters 1 view map
Brough Loch 1 view map
Sand Water 1 view map
Loch of Kettlester 1 view map

 

Shetland - North Mainland

 

Shetland North Mainland - Trout Lochs

The table below lists a few of the main trout lochs on the Shetland North Mainland with location maps

TROUT LOCHS

OS MAP No.

 MAP

Setter Loch

3 view map
Innis Loch 3 view map
Mill Loch 3 view map
Moosa Water 3 view map
Mickle Langa Water 3 view map
Tonga Water 3 view map
Roer Water 3 view map
Birka Water 3 view map
Sandy Water 3 view map
Inniscord Loch 3 view map
Gluss Water 3 view map
Fela Water 3 view map
Punds Water 3 view map
Wester Water 3 view map
Loch of Burraland 3 view map
Cure Water 3 view map
Brandi Water 3 view map
Lunnister Loch 3 view map
Nibon Water 3 view map
Sand Water 3 view map
Trondavoe Loch 3 view map
Gonfirth Water 3 view map
Laxo Water 3 view map
Mill Loch 3 view map

 

Shetland - West Mainland

 

West Mainland - Trout Lochs

The table below lists a few of the main trout lochs in Shetland West Mainland with location maps

TROUT LOCHS

OS MAP No.

 MAP

Collaster loch

3 view map
Djuba Water 3 view map
Burga Water 3 view map
Galla Water 3 view map
Sulma Water 3 view map
Clinas Water 3 view map
Lunga Water 3 view map
Loch of Vaarta 3 view map
Loch Aithness 3 view map
Smerla Water 3 view map
Gossa Water 3 view map
Maa Water 3 view map
Lamba Water 3 view map
Sand Water 3 view map
Loch of Skellister 3 view map
Petta Water 3 view map
Gossa Water 3 view map
Sand Water 3 view map
Housa Water 3 view map
Sand Water 3 view map
Gossa Water 3 view map
Arg Loch 3 view map
Sotersta Loch 3 view map

 

Shetland - East Mainland

 

Shetland - East Mainland Trout Lochs

The table below lists a few of the main trout lochs in Shetland East Mainland with location maps

TROUT LOCHS

OS MAP No.

 MAP

Longa Water

3 view map

Fugla Water

3 view map

Burga Water

3 view map

Isbister Lochr  

3 view map

Loch of Houll

3 view map

Loch of Huxter

3 view map

Ollas Water

3 view map

Loch of Benston

3 view map

Loch of Skellister

3 view map

Bellister Loch

3 view map

 

Shetland - South Mainland

 

South Mainland - Trout Fishing Lochs

The table below lists a few of the main trout lochs in Shetland South Mainland with location maps

TROUT LOCHS

OS MAP No.

 MAP

Sandy Loch

4 view map
Brindister Loch 4 view map
Vatsetter Loch 4 view map
Clumlie Loch 4 view map
Brow Loch 4 view map
Loch of Spiggie 4 view map
Hillwell Loch 4 view map

 

Angling Clubs and Associations

The lochs of Shetland are available to visiting anglers through local angling associations.

Shetland Anglers Association

Unst Angling Association

Whalsay Angling Association

For more information about Scottish Fishing Club waters, see: Scottish Fishing Clubs

 

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