Assynt has been long known as a mecca for the Angler. There are hundreds of fresh water lochs holding wild brown trout. These lochs feed the two main Rivers of Assynt; the Inver and the Kirkaig. Both of these spectacular spate rivers flow westward to the sea and hold salmon and sea trout.

Sea Anglers have been coming to Lochinver and Kylesku for many years to sample the offshore fishing round our coast which has been considered as some of the best available in Britain.

Salmon fishing on the Rivers Upper and Lower Inver and Kirkaig is owned by the Inver Lodge Hotel in Lochinver. For details contact fishing@inverlodge.com













The brown trout fishing in Assynt is controlled in the North by the Assynt Crofters’ Trust (the green area) and in most of the remaining areas (red) by the Assynt Angling Group.

Assynt Crofters’ Trust
For more information about fishing in the Assynt Crofters’ Trust area, look out for the excellent leaflet produced for the Trust’s fishings which is available from the Visitor Centre. Leaflets and permits are available from various local outlets, including:

The Visitor Centre, Lochinver (Tel: 844330)
Achins Bookshop Inverkirkaig (844262)
The Lochinver Post Office (844201)
Cruachan Guest House, Stoer (855303)
Mrs MacLeod, The Old Post Office, Drumbeg (833231).

For more information contact the Trust by email:
admin@assyntcrofters.co.uk

Assynt Angling Group

The Assynt Angling Group was formed in 2000. It is a unique partnership of local anglers (The Assynt Angling Club) and local landowners who have come together to administer some of the finest wild brown trout fishing in Europe. The parish of Assynt is held to be an area of outstanding scenic beauty. Here you can fish on a choice of over one hundred and fifty lochs, twenty of our lochs have a boat available. On six of our larger lochs engines are also available. Permits are available from:

Assynt Visitor Centre, Lochinver (844330)
Inver Lodge Hotel, Lochinver (844496)
Lochinver Post Office, Lochinver (844201)
Lochinver Chandlery, Lochinver (844398)
Polcraig Guest House, Lochinver (844429)
Ardglas Guest House, Lochinver (844257)
Inchnadamph Hotel, Inchnadamph (822202)
Birchbank (Assynt Guided Holidays), Elphin (01854 666203)
Altnacealgach Inn, Ledmore (01854-666260)

Sheiling Guest House, Garve Road, Ullapool (01854 612947)

For further information please email angling@assynttrout.co.uk
Website: www.assyntangling.co.uk

Sea Angling

For anglers wishing to fish offshore, boats can be hired from Lochinver or Kylesku. For details contact The Visitor Centre, Lochinver. Tel: 844330.

© Chris Sharp