Arctic char fishing in the UK

Accessible Highland-border loch with shore fishing and boat hire for brown trout, stocked rainbow trout and Arctic char.

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 Perthshire loch with permit fishing for wild brown trout, Arctic char, perch and pike from extensive shoreline and permitted boats.

Well-known central loch holding wild brown trout and Arctic char; SAA requires all char to be returned alive.

Large roadside Assynt loch with plentiful wild brown trout, Arctic char and ferox trout; AAG boats with outboards are available.

Remote loch beneath Suilven with a strong head of wild brown trout and Arctic char, including larger-than-average trout.

Deep roadside loch immediately north of Scourie holding wild brown trout, Arctic char and ferox-form brown trout, with a club boat.

Large, island-studded hill loch in the Scourie club system with productive wild brown trout fishing and a slim chance of Arctic char.

Visitor fishing on an Inverpolly Estate loch under the estate daily-rate system.

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.

Hill loch explicitly listed by the local fishery guide as not requiring a fishing permit.

Major freshwater loch of Lewis and Harris supporting salmon, sea trout, wild brown trout and Arctic char; fishing rights are divided between multiple estates and clubs.

England’s largest natural lake, offering broad mixed fishing including pike, perch, roach, brown trout and Arctic char.

Deep South Hoy brown-trout water in OTFA’s stocking programme; steep banks make much of the shoreline unsuitable for wading, and Arctic char have also been reintroduced.

Large natural lake supporting pike, perch, roach, brown trout and Arctic char.

Mountain lake with wild brown trout and Arctic char, with fly fishing and boat access advertised by the controlling club.

Natural glacial lake with prolific wild brown trout and protected Arctic char.