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Maps and Information on Sea Trout Lochs and
Rivers in Northern Scotland
The north west highlands of
Scotland once offered the best sea trout fishing in the world. Fishermen
would come from all corners of the globe to drift in an open boat on
wild lochs like Maree, Stack, More, Shiel, Hope and Eilt, or to fish
through the short summer nights on the rivers connecting the lochs to
the sea, just for the chance of a shining sea trout fresh from the
Atlantic. Alas, the sea trout stocks have been decimated in recent
decades, though some fishermen still come, unable to resist the enduring
appeal of the north west highlands, with its once pristine sea lochs,
until very recently unsullied by the hand of industry. It is to be hoped
that the powers that be will realise what has been lost.... before it is
too late.
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The map below shows the main sea trout rivers
and lochs on the northern Scottish mainland, in the
north highland counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Argyll
and Inverness. Clicking on a green dot will take you to a
page showing detailed maps of each river and information on
the sea trout fishing available on the rivers and lochs in the north of
Scotland. |
Sea Trout Fishing in Northern Scotland
For more information on the sea trout
fishing available on the rivers and lochs of the
North of Scotland,
including detailed maps, please select a sea trout
river or loch by clicking on a green dot on the map or on a
river name in the list to the right of the map. |
Sea Trout Fishing
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The maps on this website have been
reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew.
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.
For a comprehensive guide to fishing on the lochs and rivers
of Scotland, I would recommend that you invest in a copy of
Bruce Sandison's excellent book:
Rivers & Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide 2013/14
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