Wild Brown Trout - Lochs - Argyll



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Loch Asgog

Near Tighnabruaich, (not to be confused with Loch Ascog on Bute) offers fly fishing for brown from 15th march to 5th October, contact Kames Hotel on 01700 811489 or the Post office in Kames for permits. I have also been informed that Asgog holds a very good stock of roach and bream.

Google Map Reference 55.884566, -5.281045 Post Code PA21 2DR

Checked 06/09/18

Loch Fad

A beautiful fishery of 175 acres set in an area classified as an SSSI with a plantation of Douglas Firs dating date to the 1840’s. The loch is long and narrow with a maximum depth of 36 feet. There are 30 boats with 4 hp outboard motors. Fishing is fly only (except at the North End where bait and spinning is allowed from the bank). The best fishing is the south end of the loch. Stocked with rainbows from one and a quarter pounds to a whopping 18lbs.

Day tickets available from Loch Fad Fisheries Ltd, Loch Fad, Isle of Bute, PA20 9PA, Call 01700 504871.

Google Map Reference 55.816652, -5.063823 Post Code Pa 20 9PA

Checked 06/09/18

Loch Avich

Adjacent to Loch Awe and covered by the Loch Awe permit, Avich has good stocks of brown trout which are free rising. Best fish so far was a 7lb 5oz specimen.

Google Map Reference 56.279504, -5.326366 Post Code PA35 1HS

Checked 06/09/18

Brain Rutland with his British Record brown trout from Loch Awe

Loch Awe

This is a very large loch (26 miles long, up to a mile wide and 300 feet deep). A must visit venue which has produced 4 British Record rod caught brown trout in the last 10 years. Most recent was a 31lb 2ozs trout taken (and returned) by Brian Rutland while trawling in the the north end of the loch. The fish was 39" long had a girth of 25 1/4 inches and its tail was 11 inches. The previous record stood at 30lbs 8ozs taken by Ken Oliver (please note these are not fed up stockies, they are wild and natural fish the product of long lives and natural feed). A productive spot for big fish is around the Island at the Pass of Brander end of the loch.

The loch has brown trout, escapee rainbows (a specimen of 24lbs 4ozs was taken by Steven Pounder) which thrive and grow very large and char to 6lbs which come to the fly when the water gets warmer. Aside from the very big fish taken trawling dead bait such as small rainbow trout Loch Awe has a terrific stock of wild 'real world' trout in the range 8ozs to 3lbs offering great sport for the fly fisher using traditional wet flies. Salmon up to 10 or even 15lbs are taken and the fishing can only improve as the river Awe gradually regains its former glory.

The Loch Awe Improvement Association and the Argyll Fisheries Trust are working very hard to improve feeder burns by removing blockages, improving redds and protecting redds from flood damage as well as restocking from their own hatchery.

The loch and its associated waters including Loch Avich is covered by a protection order and permits must be bought before commencing fishing. Permit prices are very reasonable, day, 3 days and week permits are on sale, there is also a season ticket available, juveniles and concessions are half price.

Permits from the Ardbrecknish boat yard, call 07899 459705

You can launch your own boat for a fee that includes the permit price.

The fishing season is 15th March to 6th of October.

Google Map Reference 56.368207, -5.083145 Post Code PA35 1HS Loch Awe Station

Checked 06/09/18



Loch Etive

Is a sea loch but it has good sea trout fishing, worth checking out.

Google Map Reference 56.494022, -5.141965

Kimelford Loch

Half way between Oban and Lochgilphead, 6 hill lochs offering a variety of wild fishing opportunities for brown trout, rainbows and Arctic Char.

Loch a Phearsain

Brown trout and char. Google Map Reference 56.266520, -5.464942

Loch na Mhinn

Brown trout, rainbow trout and char. Google Map Reference 56.259548, -5.447003

Lochan Losgainn Beag

Google Map Reference 56.252505, -5.446686

Loch na Curragh

Big Feinn

Google Map Reference 56.275122, -5.440453

Wee Feinn

Loch na Sailm

Google Map Referene 56.275904, -5.428872

Loch A' Chaorainn

Permits from the Culfail Hotel and the local post office in Kimelford. For boats call 01631 563305.

Google Map Reference 56.267476, -5.420716

Checked 01/08/18

Kintyre

Kintrye Fish Protection Association


Kintyre FPA offer fishing for salmon and brown trout on a number of rivers and lochs on the Argyll Peninsula including; Auchlochy Loch, Crosshill Loch, Lussa Loch, Tangy Loch, Loch Raun and the rivers Lussa, Carradale, Glenbarr and Conieglen. Auchlochy is just outside Campbelltown offering bank and boat (2 boats) fishing for wild brown trout up to 3lbs. Traditional wet flies do well in a breeze; Loch Lussa is the biggest loch in Kintyre and hold wild brown trout supplemented by stocks of rainbow and brook trout of 1.5lb to 5lbs, there are three boats plus bank fishing; Loch Ruan is a small hill loch with lots of small wild browns up to about .75lbs; Crosshill is now a pike fishery; Congenie River is a spate river with salmon (best on a falling river) with the best pools from Keprigan downstream, brown trout up to 2lbs. There are some salmon on the Lussa, Glenbarr and Carradale rivers too.

Permits from A.P. MacGrory in Campbelltown.

Loch Loskin

Dunoon and District Angling Association offer fishing on the Ruel a small Argyllshire spate river, fly only salmon, sea trout and brown trout. They also have fishing on the Massan, Finnart and Cur.

For brown trout they have Lochs Tarsan and Loskin for good wild brown trout and Dunoon Dam stocked with rainbows.

Permits from Campbells Paint & Hardware Shop in Argyll St,  Dunoon.

Google Map Reference 55.966191, -4.933822 Post Code PA23 7RS

Checked 03/07/19

Loch Tarsan

Dunoon and District Angling Association offer fishing on the Ruel a small Argyllshire spate river, fly only salmon, sea trout and brown trout. They also have fishing on the Massan, Finnart and Cur.

For brown trout they have Lochs Tarsan and Loskin for good wild brown trout and Dunoon Dam stocked with rainbows.

Permits from Campbells Paint & Hardware Shop in Argyll St,  Dunoon.

Google Map Reference 56.011504, -5.083943 Post Code PA23 8RG

Checked 03/07/19

Loch Quien

Adjacent to Loch Fad on the Isle of Bute is Loch Quein a 90 acre shallow, fertile loch. It holds wild and stocked brown trout only. Fishing is fly only, there are 4 boats (rowers only) but there is good wading for bank fishers. Fishing is catch and release only.

Best fished early morning or in the evening and traditional flies work very well.

Permits from Loch Fad Fisheries Ltd, Loch Fad, Isle of Bute, PA20 9PA, Call 01700 504871.

Google Map Ref 55.788202, -5.088884 Post Code PA20 9PE

Checked 06/09/18


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