Trout Loch Fishing near Mallaig and Arisaig
Mallaig is a bustling fishing post at the northern end of the West Highland Line, with ferry connections to Skye, while Arisaig is a popular tourist centre lying to the south of Loch Morar, the deepest loch in Scotland. Both make excellent centres from which to explore some excellent loch fishing, especially for those who like to combine a bit of fishing with a walk in the hills.
Here too are two once famous sea trout fisheries in Loch Eilt and Loch Shiel and their associated rivers Ailort and Shiel. The sea trout fishing has declined in recent years but the many lochs are still well worth fishing for brown trout. Lochs include Loch Morar, Loch a Ghille, Loch Stole, Loch Mama, Loch Beoraid, Loch a Bhrodain, Loch Doir a Ghearrain , Loch Dubh, Loch na Bairness, Loch Ard a Thaill, to name but a few of many.
Mallaig 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 Mallaig and Arisaig, see O.S. map number 40.