Water managed by Durness and Kinlochbervie Angling Club
About this water
Loch na Gainimh lies in the low ground of west Sutherland, less than two kilometres from the coast. The loch covers roughly 31 hectares and is shallow, with a mean depth of just under five metres. The shoreline is simple and rounded, offering comfortable wading along its margins, and the water carries moderate alkalinity.
The loch provides excellent sport with very pretty little brown trout averaging six to eight ounces. Nothing of vast size, but great fun on light tackle, with reports from time to time of larger fish lurking in the depths. The west and north shores produce the best results, with wonderful bank fishing throughout.
Access is by foot from the minor road, following a gentle climb of roughly 20 metres over just under one and a half kilometres. The route leads northeast across open moorland, reaching the southwest corner of the loch.
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