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a stunning loch
Assynt, Scotland

Lochan Fada

water managed by Assynt Angling Group

Directions
Low alkalinity Deep Moderate shoreline complexity Mid elevation Large
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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 are not uncommon.

  • 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 Lochan Fada

Loch na Faoileige (The Gull Loch)
Assynt, Scotland
1

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. ...

  • river
  • Brown trout
Cam Loch
Assynt, Scotland
2

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 Awe
Assynt, Scotland
3

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
River Between Loch Gainimh & Loch Druim Suardalain
Assynt, Scotland
4

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 Veyatie
Assynt, Scotland
5

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
Loch na Beinne Reidhe
Assynt, Scotland
6

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
Loch na Barrack
Assynt, Scotland
7

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
8

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 Feith an Leothaid
Assynt, Scotland
9

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 an Alltain Duibh
Assynt, Scotland
10

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 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 a Ghlinnen
Assynt, Scotland
12

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
13

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
Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
14

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