Trippy
Guest
Do you need a licence to paddle and fish the likes of Loch Maree or are they treated like the sea?
Uinneag
Guest
I widnae bother my erse and just put it in the water
Fishing permit may be needed in certain areas
Loch Fishing
Loch Maree is the largest inland loch in the area but its fish stocks are moderate. Large areas of the loch are protected habitats, in particular the numerous small islands, which must not be landed on as the nesting birds can be easily disturbed.
The whole area offers abundant small upland lochs, some easily reached, others requiring a degree of effort. However, the locations of these lochs are often spectacular and for scenic reward alone they are worth exploring. The brown trout in these lochs can prove elusive but stocks are still there. Boats can be hired on some lochs, others can only be fished from the shore.
Children can enjoy trawling the shallows with a simple net. Brown trout fry and a myriad of other creatures can be found.
Gairloch Chandlery in Charleston has details of all local fishing and provides permits where required. Sea fishing trips can also be booked here.
If you are lucky enough to catch something big enough to eat (please ensure that you return anything too small) then the Ullapool Fish Week booklet may give you some ideas, and if you are not lucky, and only watched the one that got away, there are several excellent local restaurants that can serve you the fish you wish you had caught!
Fishing information can be obtained at the Tourist Office in Gairloch, together with more general information on the local area.
Books also available from our online shop or at the Tourist Office, which might be of interest are:
Fishing in Wester Ross: from Applecross to Gruinard Bay
Fishing the North West Highlands: From Little Loch Broom to Cape Wrath
Lochcarron Fishing: Hill Lochs and Rivers
Fishing permit may be needed in certain areas
Loch Fishing
Loch Maree is the largest inland loch in the area but its fish stocks are moderate. Large areas of the loch are protected habitats, in particular the numerous small islands, which must not be landed on as the nesting birds can be easily disturbed.
The whole area offers abundant small upland lochs, some easily reached, others requiring a degree of effort. However, the locations of these lochs are often spectacular and for scenic reward alone they are worth exploring. The brown trout in these lochs can prove elusive but stocks are still there. Boats can be hired on some lochs, others can only be fished from the shore.
Children can enjoy trawling the shallows with a simple net. Brown trout fry and a myriad of other creatures can be found.
Gairloch Chandlery in Charleston has details of all local fishing and provides permits where required. Sea fishing trips can also be booked here.
If you are lucky enough to catch something big enough to eat (please ensure that you return anything too small) then the Ullapool Fish Week booklet may give you some ideas, and if you are not lucky, and only watched the one that got away, there are several excellent local restaurants that can serve you the fish you wish you had caught!
Fishing information can be obtained at the Tourist Office in Gairloch, together with more general information on the local area.
Books also available from our online shop or at the Tourist Office, which might be of interest are:
Fishing in Wester Ross: from Applecross to Gruinard Bay
Fishing the North West Highlands: From Little Loch Broom to Cape Wrath
Lochcarron Fishing: Hill Lochs and Rivers
read that wrong
OOOPS....
OOOPS....
Trippy
Guest
Fishing permit may be needed in certain areas
Sorry I didn't word it well, I wouldn't think I'd need a licence to paddle but wondered about fishing though.
Thanks for the info.
'Kayak fishing in Scotland'
sooooooooooooooo, what bait is normally used to catch Kayaks
sooooooooooooooo, what bait is normally used to catch Kayaks
Klanky
Registered user
If the Loch is open to the sea - then the answer is no, you don't need a permit.
Landlocked lochs are always owned by someone, but as Oonyacks' post points out, permits are usually available (and quite cheap compared to Englandshire).
Enjoy yerself, mate. It's cracking fishing up here.
Landlocked lochs are always owned by someone, but as Oonyacks' post points out, permits are usually available (and quite cheap compared to Englandshire).
Enjoy yerself, mate. It's cracking fishing up here.
'Landlocked lochs are always owned by someone,'
legally or otherwise. Generally these lochs are supposed to be stocked regularly and that's where the law can get you,if you fish these waters it is assumed you are catching stocked fish - fish which were bought and paid for by someone.
legally or otherwise. Generally these lochs are supposed to be stocked regularly and that's where the law can get you,if you fish these waters it is assumed you are catching stocked fish - fish which were bought and paid for by someone.
Steve
Registered user
Trippy
Guest
This is Trippy we're talking about. It'll never happen....
Hey, I'll catch one some day!
Loch Awe looks very nice too, a bit further south and it has islands you can wild camp on
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