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a stunning loch
Assynt, Scotland

Loch a Choin (The Dog Loch)

water managed by Assynt Angling Group

Directions
Moderate alkalinity Shallow Moderate shoreline complexity Low elevation Very small
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This serene and picturesque fly fishing spot is just south of Lochinver on the 'mad wee road' and is easily accessible for anglers. The water is crystal clear, and it is home to a good number of trout, some reaching a weight of up to 2.5 lbs! There are undoubtedly much larger trout lurking in the depths, just waiting to be reeled in!

  • Assynt, Scotland
  • Lake
  • Brown trout

Permission & Tickets

Assynt Angling Group sells permits in 3 ‘zones’ - East, West and South.

More information about permits and boar hire can be found on their website.

Waters nearby

Waters within 5 miles of Loch a Choin (The Dog Loch)

Loch an Arbhair
Assynt, Scotland
1

Close to the road and full of small fish. Poor access all the way round due to a dee fence without a gate. So tricky for the bank fisherman. The bo ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Bad na Murichinn
Assynt, Scotland
2

Head south out of Lochinver on the unmarked road toward Inverkirkaig. Once past Badnaban, park where the road turns a sharp right on a flat plateau an ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Culag The School Loch
Assynt, Scotland
3

Next to the road just south of Lochinver and home to the local school, Culag has both plenty of hard fighting trout and also migrating salmon and sea ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout, Salmon, and Sea trout
Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
4

This 3.5km long loch is nestled in the breathtaking scenery of Suilven and the River Kirkaig, and is home to an abundance of brown trout with succulen ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Druim Suardalain (The Glen Loch)
Assynt, Scotland
5

Easily accessed from Lochinver and a very attractive water with Canisp and Suilven in the background, the Geln Loch has lots of average trout but also ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout, Salmon, and Sea trout
The Manse Loch
Assynt, Scotland
6

The Manse loch, along with Upper Loch Roe and Loch an Tuirc, get some runs of sea trout and the occasional salmon. Although reports have been a bit pa ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout
Loch an Alltain Duibh
Assynt, Scotland
7

This small loch, located downstream from Suileag Bothy, is a fly fisherman's paradise. Its crystal clear waters are teeming with small brown trout tha ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Lochan Sgeireach
Assynt, Scotland
8

Easily accessed from the viewpoint on the B869, this deep, clear, thin loch produces hard to catch but often large trout. Some exceptional fish have b ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch na Barrack
Assynt, Scotland
9

A 7km/2 hour rough trek from Glencanisp will bring you to Loch Barrack and its immediate neighbour, Loch a Choire Dhuibh at the northwestern end of Su ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Uidh Fhearna River between Loch Veyatie and Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
10

Between Grid References NC154155 & NC144162 A broad river flowing from Loch Veyatie into Fionn Loch, measuring just over 1 km in length by about 40 m ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch an Tuirc
Assynt, Scotland
11

This loch has some good trout fishing but also gets runs of sea trout. It is in a wonderful setting. Park at the side of the B869 by the turning for ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout
Loch Bad an Sluic
Assynt, Scotland
12

Small loch reachable by following the track from Loch Druim Suardalain up the hill behind Suileag bothy; or from the north by walking up from Little ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch an Ordain
Assynt, Scotland
13

An easily accessible roadside loch, it has lots of small trout. Casting can be tricky as the bank is steep in places and it can get very reedy in late ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Crocach
Assynt, Scotland
14

A wonderful setting half an hour up the path from Rhicarn on th B869. Crocach is a large loch, with lots of bays and islands to tempt the angler. The ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Unnamed lochans near Loch Crocach and Cnoc nan Caorach
Assynt, Scotland
15

There's a couple of lochs close together here with some very nice trout in them, usually very silver in colour and not easy to tempt, but worth it whe ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout