The Summer Isles Hotel, who manage these lochs, is in the village of Achiltibuie which is situated on the West coast of Scotland to the north of Ullapool. The lochs are for hotel guests but some permits may be available for the visitor. All the lochs are fly only.
The lochs can be found on OS Map 15 "Loch Assynt" 1:50,000 series.

THE LOCHS

• Lochan Fada:-
  After a short but strenuous climb from behind the Hotel this is the second of four lochs you will see. This is a long narrow loch, shallow at both ends and deep in the middle. It fishes well along its full length with fish averaging 12 oz but the clarity of the water makes fishing a challenge , as it does on all these lochs. Fishing a floating line with a four pound tippet with small dry flies and nymphs was my most successful method bringing me six Brown Trout between 6 oz and 1.5 lbs (all returned).
• Lochan Ballach:-
  This is a small loch, very weedy, but don't be put off, with a single dry fly and careful casting some very nice, but challenging fishing can be enjoyed here. The fish are slightly smaller than in the other lochs but can be just as difficult to land.
• Leacach:-
  This is a long loch with clear banks and wider than Fada. It is a very deep loch with very clear water, so clear in fact that it is like looking down into a fish tank, and with polaroids it is sometimes possible to see the fish swimming along the edge. Fish rise freely and take dry fly and surface nymph as well as wet fly.

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