Fishing venues in Highland
Browse all 73 FishMap locations in Highland. 65 currently meet the stronger evidence threshold for search indexing; every record remains available here and on the interactive map.
Three miles of double-bank River Aline fishing on Ardtornish Estate, alongside access to multiple remote hill lochs for wild brown trout.
Estate fishing associated with Loch Badachro and the River Badachro, with salmon/sea trout plus trout fishing.
Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.
Large roadside Assynt loch with plentiful wild brown trout, Arctic char and ferox trout; AAG boats with outboards are available.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Remote group of estate lochans included in Shieldaig Lodge fishing rights for brown trout.
Remote loch beneath Suilven with a strong head of wild brown trout and Arctic char, including larger-than-average trout.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Roadside-access Highland trout loch with visitor bank tickets available in Ullapool.
Small roadside loch south of Scourie, well suited to shorter sessions and beginners, with plentiful small wild brown trout.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Remote Couldoran Estate loch with visitor fishing by permit.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Large scenic Lochaber loch with bank and boat fishing for wild brown trout and year-round pike fishing.
Large, road-accessible Highland loch with bank and boat fishing for wild trout plus migratory fish; the water also holds Arctic char and ferox brown trout.
Large Gairloch-area trout water with visitor permit fishing and boat use referenced locally.
Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.
Deep roadside loch immediately north of Scourie holding wild brown trout, Arctic char and ferox-form brown trout, with a club boat.
Largest of the four famous Durness limestone lochs, with exceptionally clear alkaline water and high-quality wild brown trout; productive from both bank and boat.
Shallow, crystal-clear limestone loch near Durness, renowned for challenging wild brown-trout fishing and particularly strong average fish.
Remote walk-in Scourie club loch known for better-than-average wild brown trout, with a boat moored roughly a mile from the road.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Association hill loch accessible from the Portree–Struan minor road.
Remote Couldoran Estate loch with visitor fishing by permit.
Small, clear and relatively sheltered Durness limestone loch with prolific wild brown trout and both bank and boat options.
Roadside loch immediately south of Lochinver with hard-fighting brown trout and runs of salmon and sea trout.
Remote Lochaber loch in the Polloch/Strontian fishery, reached through spectacular woodland and hill country with brown trout and migratory fish in the wider system.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Association trout loch in the Bracadale/Portree area.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Small boat loch west of Scourie with hard-fighting wild brown trout and roadside parking close to the club boat.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Remote Scourie Estate boat loch within the club’s 47-loch wild-brown-trout fishery.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
One of the four celebrated Durness limestone lochs, offering demanding fly fishing for high-quality wild brown trout in exceptionally clear water.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Accessible Assynt loch reached by an all-abilities path, with a jetty, boathouse, toilet and a boat adapted for disabled access.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.
Walk-in Scourie hill loch with a club boat and hard-fighting wild brown trout, reached by a steep track above the village.
Britain’s deepest loch, offering wild brown-trout and ferox fishing from bank or boat with salmon and sea trout also entering the system.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Large roadside wild-trout loch on the A894 towards Kylesku, offering relatively straightforward access compared with many Assynt hill waters.
Picturesque Scourie Estate loch with challenging fishing for above-average wild brown trout and a club boat near roadside parking.
Small family-friendly wild-trout loch on the Assynt all-abilities route, with disabled-access path, jetty, boathouse and toilet.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Association trout loch covered by the Portree visitor-ticket system.
Large, island-studded hill loch in the Scourie club system with productive wild brown trout fishing and a slim chance of Arctic char.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Aultbea Estates hill loch listed on the current local fishing-permit sheet.
Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.
Long West Highland loch with boat-only fishing for plentiful wild brown trout plus salmon and sea trout.
Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.
Wild loch fishing within Portree Angling Association visitor waters.
Gairloch-area trout loch available to club visitors/permit holders.
Long roadside loch below Suilven with large numbers of wild brown trout, shoals of Arctic char and occasional large ferox trout.
Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.
Deep, clear roadside loch off the B869, known as a challenging water capable of producing unusually large wild brown trout.
Easily reached roadside Assynt Crofters’ Trust loch near Clachtoll with plentiful wild brown trout and straightforward access for a short session.
Established UK shore-angling mark at Nairn East Beach. FishMap lists commonly targeted species and general methods only; catches are never guaranteed.
Visitor permit fishing on River Carron beats around New Kelso and Attadale.
Visitor fly fishing on the River Garvie under the estate daily-rate system.
Visitor fly fishing on the River Oscaig under the estate daily-rate system.
Lower 1.5 miles of River Thurso association water, with fifteen named pools, visitor rods, a fishing hut and straightforward east-bank access.
Accessible Caithness spate river with extensive association water and visitor fishing for salmon, sea trout and brown trout.
Dedicated stocked fly-fishing loch near Aviemore with rainbow and brown trout, online booking and options suitable for experienced anglers or beginners.
Lower Ullapool River visitor salmon fishing, with day tickets sold locally.
Established UK shore-angling mark at Ullapool Shore. FishMap lists commonly targeted species and general methods only; catches are never guaranteed.