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a stunning loch
Assynt, Scotland

Loch na Faoileige (The Gull Loch)

water managed by Assynt Angling Group

Directions
Low alkalinity Shallow Low shoreline complexity Mid elevation Very small
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A tough hour and a half walk from the A837, Loch na Faoileige is a small loch in dramatic scenery with good numbers of nicely sized trout in it.

  • Assynt, Scotland
  • River
  • 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 na Faoileige (The Gull Loch)

Loch na Beinne Reidhe
Assynt, Scotland
1

An hour and a half from Inchnadamph, this loch contains fat trout of excellent average size to put a good bend in the rod. This combines a great loch ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Lochan Fada
Assynt, Scotland
2

An hour and fifteen minutes will bring you to this loch which lies beyond Cam Loch. Lots of free taking average fish, but reports of much larger fish ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
River Between Loch Gainimh & Loch Druim Suardalain
Assynt, Scotland
3

Between NC170194 & NC119218 A small spate river between Loch Gainimh and Loch Druim Suardalain. Good sporting trout in average sizes with the odd big ...

  • river
  • Brown trout, Salmon, and Sea trout
Loch Feith an Leothaid
Assynt, Scotland
4

A rough 1½ hour walk from Little Assynt will bring you to this large hill loch. Baskets of free rising trout of varying average size are what it’s ab ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Awe
Assynt, Scotland
5

A roadside loch which is popular and easily accessible with boat only fishing. It has a very good head of trout of decent average size but also has go ...

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

This picturesque loch, located just off the A835 road from Ullapool before the Ledmore Junction, is a fly fisherman's paradise. With an abundance of B ...

  • lake
  • Arctic charr, Brown trout, and Ferox
Loch Assynt
Assynt, Scotland
7

The biggest loch in the area, 8kms long by 1.5km wide, with both bank and boat fishing available. Brown trout, ferox, arctic char, salmon and sea trou ...

  • lake
  • Arctic charr, Brown trout, Ferox, Salmon, and Sea trout
Loch na Barrack
Assynt, Scotland
8

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
Loch a Ghlinnen
Assynt, Scotland
9

Loch a Ghlinnen is a picturesque fishing destination, located on the way to Loch Feith an Leothaid. The loch is home to a thriving population of wild ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Mhoalach-coire Loch Gillaroo
Assynt, Scotland
10

Taking about an hour and a half to reach from the Inchnadamph car park and once known as The Gilaroo Loch, this is a relatively small loch with limest ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Bad an Sluic
Assynt, Scotland
11

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 Alltain Duibh
Assynt, Scotland
12

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
Loch Veyatie
Assynt, Scotland
13

A long, thin, roadside loch with lots of trout of varying size. 30+ fish of average size per day is not uncommon but there are much better ones to be ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Uidh Fhearna River between Loch Veyatie and Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
14

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
Fiddle Loch
Assynt, Scotland
15

This secluded loch, located a 1 hour 15 minute hike from Inchnadamph, is a hidden gem for fly fishing. It is home to trout of a respectable size, but ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout