353
a stunning loch

River Between Loch Gainimh & Loch Druim Suardalain

water managed by Assynt Angling Group

Image © Copyright Marion Boyle and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. More information about this image at Geograph.

Between NC170194 & NC119218
A small spate river between Loch Gainimh and Loch Druim Suardalain. Good sporting trout in average sizes with the odd bigger fish and some salmon and sea trout late in the season. The river has two names -Abhainn na Clach Airigh changing mids-tream to Abhainn bad na h-Achlaise.

  • Assynt, Scotland
  • River
  • Brown trout, Salmon, and Sea 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 River Between Loch Gainimh & Loch Druim Suardalain

Loch na Barrack
Assynt, Scotland
1

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 an Alltain Duibh
Assynt, Scotland
2

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
3

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 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 a Ghlinnen
Assynt, Scotland
5

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
Uidh Fhearna River between Loch Veyatie and Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
6

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 na Faoileige (The Gull Loch)
Assynt, Scotland
7

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
Lochan Fada
Assynt, Scotland
8

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
Fionn Loch
Assynt, Scotland
9

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 na Beinne Reidhe
Assynt, Scotland
10

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 Druim Suardalain (The Glen Loch)
Assynt, Scotland
11

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
Loch Assynt
Assynt, Scotland
12

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 Uidh na Geadaig
Assynt, Scotland
13

Park by the river at NC143253 and head north across the road. Lots of small fish and can be the start of a walk onto (which is best fished from a b ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch na h-Innse Fraoich
Assynt, Scotland
14

Leave the A837 near Loch Assynt Lodge. There is an all-abilities disabled access path to the loch, where there is an excellent boat, a jetty and boat ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Leitir Easidh
Assynt, Scotland
15

Park at the car park at NC 172262 on the A837 just before Loch Assynt Lodge. There is an all-abilities disabled access path to the loch, where there ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Cam Loch
Assynt, Scotland
16

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 Bad na Murichinn
Assynt, Scotland
17

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 an Ruighein
Assynt, Scotland
18

Known as the Sheiling Loch, this small water contains good numbers of lovely, silvery brownies that commonly average between 8-10ozs although fish wel ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Culag The School Loch
Assynt, Scotland
19

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
Loch Beannach
Assynt, Scotland
20

Beannach is an easy 25 minute walk and has a vast population of wild brown trout, but also arctic char, a few salmon and sea trout; although neither o ...

  • lake
  • Arctic charr, Brown trout, Salmon, and Sea trout