Description
Trout fishing near Inverness – An Overview
Looking for Trout fishing near Inverness? This stunning shallow clear loch is one of the best wild brown trout fishing lochs in Scotland. Although this loch is large at 205 ha, it is extremely shallow, clear and rich in feeding for the native fish. In fact its depth averages around 6-8ft. Therefore, its is a great loch to fish surface or sub surface flies and dries.
To begin with, Fishing is fly only from a drifting boat which is sturdy enough to take two anglers and a fishing guide. Secondly, the wild brown trout in this loch are free rising, plentiful and mostly caught on surface dry flies.
Subsequently, this loch offer the best trout fishing near Inverness and produces some of the most attractively marked wild brown trout in Scotland.
In addition, your fishing guides are highly experienced in the art of fly fishing from a drifting boat. In fact, if you have never tried the Scottish fishing techniques of drifting in a boat fishing a team of flies, then this is an experience in Scotland not to be missed. The boat is set up to drift side on to the wind, and therefore two anglers can easily fish, along with a guide controlling the drift.
Because your boat is constantly drifting, the technique is to keep casting the flies a short distance in front of the boat. Consequently, you will cover a lot of water and fish this way.
What to expect on a day trout fishing
Firstly, depending on your location, we can pick up and drop off from your hotel or fishing lodge by your fishing guide. The best location to seek accommodation would be in the Tain area. We then drive through some scenic landscapes to arrive at the loch-side, where your boat awaits.
Next, on arrival, we will change into your waterproofs and provide you with an PFD auto-inflate life vest.
Reassuringly, your guide holds a powerboat qualification. In addition to knowledge of the loch, he is a qualified Sage and Orvis Endorsed Guide. Naturally, fishing is all catch and release.
The fish are generally caught using surface flies, muddlers, and dry flies, these have all been tied by the guides and are effective.
Throughout the day your fishing guide will take photos. As a result we will airdrop them to you at the end of the day.
Lastly, your guide will focus on your safety, enjoyment, well-being and comfort, and timings on the da are flexible..
Included in this package
- Fishing permits for Loch Eye
A typical palmered pattern for this water - Sturdy boat with electric outboard will take two anglers and a guide
- Professional Orvis Endorsed guidance/
- The latest fishing tackle and techniques to try Orvis Helios 2 rods, Orvis Helios 3 trout rods hand-tied flies and top-end tackle
- Photographs of your day, shared by Airdrop to your cell phone
- Rain gear, auto inflate life vest and spare sunglasses
- Alba Game Fishing “Fishing in Scotland” Baseball cap
Optional Extras
Alba Game fishing fly box – with 25 hand crafted highly effective flies, tied by our guides, for fishing in the Highlands – £80.00
Sage Experiences Outfitter – try and enjoy Sage Fly Rods
Alba Game Fishing is now a Sage Experiences Outfitter. This means we enjoy a close working relationship as a valued partner of Sage and Fly Water Travel.
As a specially selected group of elite outfitters we’ve committed to offering our guests onsite access to first-class Sage rods/ reels and Rio fly lines that has been carefully curated to ideally suit our respective fisheries.
You will have flagship top end Sage rods and reels matched with Rio Fly Lines for your fishing experience with us.
This means you will get to fish with Sage flagship tackle. So we carry 13ft and 14ft Sage Spey rods, and also R8 trout rods. Both in the Core and Classic versions.
