Trout Fishing Lochs on Applecross in Scotland
Well known for its famous mountain drive over a precarious single-track road, the Applecross peninsula, lying between Loch Torridon to the north and Loch Carron to the south, has a small population of two hundred or so living in the various coastal crofting townships such as Ardheslaig, Kenmore, Fearnamor, Cuaig, Lonbain, Applecross (Shore Street), Milton, Camusteil, Camusterrach, Culduie and Toscaig.
Although the salmon and sea trout stocks in the Applecross River have been decimated in recent years, the area offers some superb wild brown trout fishing in beautiful surroundings well off the beaten track, on wild hill lochs like Loch Lundie, Loch Gaineamhach, Loch nan Eun, Loch Coire Attadale, Loch Ceopach, Loch na Caorach, Loch a’ Choire Bhuidbe, Loch Braigh an Achaidh and many more. Enquiries might be directed, in the first instance, to the Applecross Inn on Shore Street.
Applecross Trout Fishing Map
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The maps on this website, extracts from the “Half Inch” Bartholomew map series of the mid twentieth century, have been reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew. Viewers should note that these maps date back several decades, to the mid twentieth century in fact. While much of the man-made details such as roads and buildings will have changed over the years, the character of the hills, lochs and rivers, and the trout inhabiting them, will have remained very much the same as they have always been, in the more remote regions at any rate! This website shows detailed maps of the major fishing locations. In addition, however, I would recommend that anglers planning a Scottish fishing or walking trip should be sure to equip themselves with a compass, the appropriate local Ordnance Survey map and a working knowledge of how to use them. The most useful of the O.S. maps for the fisherman is the Landranger series, scale 1:50,000. For Applecross, see O. S. map number 24.