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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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

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 ...

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• Brown trout and Sea trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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

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 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 ...

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• Brown trout and Sea trout

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. ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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, ...

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• Brown trout

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

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout and Sea trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

A shallow, clear water loch with bright coloured fish of 6 to 8 ounces. Some weed patched from July onwards. ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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, ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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. ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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 ...

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• Brown trout

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