Destination

Fetlar, Shetland

Skutes Water
Fetlar, Shetland
1

Skutes Water lies on Fetlar in low ground close to the coast, about a kilometre from the sea. It is a very small, shallow loch of roughly 9 hectares, ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Winyadepla
Fetlar, Shetland
2

Loch of Winyadepla lies close to the coast on low ground, set among open country where the land leans gently seaward. It is a very small, shallow wate ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Papil Water
Fetlar, Shetland
3

Papil Water lies behind Tresta Beach on Fetlar, close to the sea and at low elevation. It is a small, shallow loch of roughly 24 hectares, with low al ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Funzie
Shetland, Scotland
4

Loch of Funzie lies on low ground close to the sea, with the B9080 skirting its northern shore. It is a very small, shallow loch of roughly 4.5 hectar ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Vatsetter
Yell, Shetland
5

Loch of Vatsetter lies just behind the Wick of Vatsetter, separated from the sea by a narrow isthmus. It is a small, shallow water of roughly 28 hecta ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout
Uyeasound
Unst, Shetland
6

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Loch of Gutcher
Shetland, Scotland
7

Houb at Gutcher lies immediately behind the shore of the Wick of Gutcher, beside the ferry terminal at Gutcher and separated from the sea by a narrow ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout
Loch of Snarravoe
Unst, Shetland
8

Loch of Snarravoe lies on low coastal ground a few hundred metres from the sea, close to the A968. It is a small, shallow water of roughly 19 hectares ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Stourhoull
Unst, Shetland
9

Loch of Stourhoull lies on low coastal ground, with the single-track road and the Lund Standing Stone to the north. It is a very small, shallow loch o ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Lochs of Lumbister
Yell, Shetland
10

In the largest loch the fish average about 8 ounces and the south shore fishes best. The other two lochs to the north also contain fish. ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Vollister
Yell, Shetland
11

Loch of Vollister lies on low ground a short distance from the sea. It is a very small, shallow water of roughly six hectares, with low alkalinity and ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Kettlester
Yell, Shetland
12

Loch of Kettlester lies close to the B9081 on low coastal ground, less than a kilometre from the sea. It is a small, shallow loch of roughly 15 hectar ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Kirk Loch
Yell, Shetland
13

Kirk Loch lies southeast of Breckon Sands, set on the cliff edge beside the fisherman’s graveyard. This is a very small, shallow water of roughly 5 he ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Littlester
Yell, Shetland
14

Loch of Littlester lies a short way inland from the sea, a low-lying water with a simple, rounded shoreline. It covers roughly 20 hectares and is very ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Baltasound
Unst, Shetland
15

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Gloup Voe
Yell, Shetland
16

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Hamnavoe
Yell, Shetland
17

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
West Sandwick
Yell, Shetland
18

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Mussel Loch
Yell, Shetland
19

Mussel Loch lies close to the sea, set among low coastal ground a few minutes’ walk from the ferry terminal. It is a very small water of roughly 7 hec ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Cliff
Unst, Shetland
20

Loch of Cliff lies east of Burrafirth on Unst, set among low moor close to the western coast. It is the longest loch in Shetland, a large, shallow wat ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout
Burrafirth Beach
Unst, Shetland
21

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
East loch of Skaw
Whalsay, Shetland
22

A small, shallow loch lying beside the island’s golf course at the end of the Skaw road. The fish average 12 ounces and there are better fish up to 3 ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Neishon Water
Mainland, Shetland
23

Deep water close to the shore and there is no need to wade. The loch has been stocked by the SAA and trout up to one and a half pounds are caught. ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Flugarth
Mainland, Shetland
24

Loch of Flugarth lies directly beside the minor road to Sandvoe, west of North Roe, so there is no long walk required. The loch is about half a mile l ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Sand Water
Mainland, Shetland
25

Some good fish of more than two pounds can be caught here. South shore is rocky and difficult to wade but the north shore is better. Has been stocked ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Vatshoull
Whalsay, Shetland
26

Another loch with easy access from the road with fish of 10 to 12 ounces average. Mostly good wading but beware of slippery stones at the edge. Weeds ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Housetter
Mainland, Shetland
27

Loch of Housetter lies on low ground less than a kilometre from the sea, with the A970 running close along its western shore. It is a very small, shal ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
The Brig of Collafirth
Mainland, Shetland
28

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Loch of Isbister
Whalsay, Shetland
29

Brown trout average about 12 ounces with the odd better fish. Best fishing is on the shore nearest the road and wading is awkward in some places with ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Pettadale Water
Mainland, Shetland
30

Lying in a shallow hollow on the west side of Saefti Hill, Pettadale Water is a very small loch with low alkalinity, set amidst open moorland above th ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Mill Loch
Mainland, Shetland
31

A little effort is required to reach this loch and is, therefore, little fished. Park at the end of the road at the head of Collafirth (430689) then w ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Nuckro Water
Whalsay, Shetland
32

A small, dour loch which can produce some very good fish. Easy access and wading is not recommended. The western bay weeds up quickly from early summe ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Roer Water
Mainland, Shetland
33

Roer Water lies west of North Collafirth, in open moorland below the eastern slopes of Collafirth Hill. It is a small, shallow loch of roughly 13 hect ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Mill Loch
Mainland, Shetland
34

East of Pettadale Water, on the lower slopes of Saefti Hill, lies Mill Loch, a very small, shallow loch of just under 6 hectares. Its waters are of lo ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Moosa Water
Mainland, Shetland
35

Beyond the Innescord Lochs, a small burn runs south-west to Moosa Water, the largest of the group under Saefti Hill. Covering just over 15 hectares, i ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Tonga Water
Mainland, Shetland
36

Tonga Water lies west of the moor track that runs north from North Collafirth. It is a small, shallow loch of about 12 hectares, with dark, peaty wate ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Livister
Whalsay, Shetland
37

A short easy walk to the north of Huxter, this smaller loch can also produce good quality fish of more than 3 pounds. Wading is not necessary as fish ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Clubbi Shuns
Mainland, Shetland
38

Clubbi Shuns, also known as Maadle Swanki, lies just north-west of Roer Water, with Tonga Water close by to the north. It is a very small, shallow loc ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Muckle Lunga Water
Mainland, Shetland
39

Muckle Lunga is a shallow, peat-brown loch lying to the east of Lang Clodie, set among the rolling ground at the back of Ronas Hill. It’s not a large ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Innescord Lochs
Mainland, Shetland
40

South-west of Mill Loch lie the Innescord Lochs, a scatter of small, shallow waters set among low moorland rises. Together they cover a little over 8 ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Huxter
Whalsay, Shetland
41

A large loch with easy access where the brown trout average 12 ounces but the loch can produce much larger fish. Wading is awkward except in the south ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Little Lunga Water
Mainland, Shetland
42

South of Hevdadale Water lies Little Lunga Water, a narrow moorland loch with a twisting outline and dark, peaty water. It covers just over six hectar ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Sae Waters
Mainland, Shetland
43

North of Little Lunga Water and east of Lang Clodie lies a cluster of small, peaty lochs known as the Sae Waters. They sit low in the moor, quiet and ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of the Hadd
Mainland, Shetland
44

Loch of the Hadd lies south-west of Roer Water, set among low moorland ground between Vig Vishins and Grut Wells. It is a very small, shallow loch of ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Birka Water
Mainland, Shetland
45

Birka Water lies cradled among the wild moors of North Roe, one of Shetland’s most beautiful lochs. Though small and shallow, with clear peaty water, ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Ronas Voe
Mainland, Shetland
46

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Burga Water
Mainland, Shetland
47

A small, shallow water lying close to the road to Levaneap which has good quality trout of 10 ounces with some better fish of more than a pound. ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Hevdadale Water
Mainland, Shetland
48

Hevdadale Water lies in a shallow moorland hollow above the cliffs of South Wick, less than half a kilometre from the sea. It is a very small loch, un ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch of Sandwick
Whalsay, Shetland
49

This is the nearest to Symbister and hold fish which average 12 ounces with some up to 2 pounds. Wading is difficult and the loch weeds up badly from ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Dales Voe
Mainland, Shetland
50

The Shetland Angling Association has recommended this location as one of the possible spots to catch sea trout, which can be found in various places a ...

  • coastal
  • Sea trout
Lang Clodie Loch
Mainland, Shetland
51

Reached by a fair walk inland from the west coast, Lang Clodie makes an excellent basecamp. The loch sits in a sheltered valley beneath the sea cliffs ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Many Crooks
Mainland, Shetland
52

As its name suggests, this loch is full of corners, bays, and inlets — it could easily be called “Many Nooks” or “Many Crannies.” Lying east of Sandy ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Swabie Water
Mainland, Shetland
53

Swabie Water is one of those little gems that immediately catches the angler’s eye. For a small loch, it has everything packed into its modest outline ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Eela Water
Mainland, Shetland
54

Eela Water lies low and close to the coast, a broad sheet of roughly 64 hectares set among low ground near the sea. The loch is generally shallow, wit ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Sandy Water
Mainland, Shetland
55

Sandy Water lies west of Ronas Hill in open moorland. The loch is small and shallow, with clear water and a broken shoreline that gives the angler a f ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Laxo Water
Mainland, Shetland
56

The loch lies to the north of Laxo and is reached by following the right hand branch of the burn northwards for about half a mile and this will bring ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Sea trout