Fishing west coast Scotland

[hendrix's rifle]

So I'm currently on the west coast of Scotland and wanted to know if anyone here has any decent marks they know of? Pollock, cod, congers, I'm easy. Just somewhere to throw a line out and chill for a few hours.

Heading down from Thurso tomorrow and having a leisurely drive down for the next week or so.

Cheers

 

[Caberfeidh]

Hope you find the info useful.

Just below Kylesku bridge can be enjoyable, deep water and good for spinning for pollack, don’t know about beach casting but it certainly looks good water.

On the road from Lochinver to Ullapool, there is a good mark for pollack at Rhue lighthouse which is approximately 4–miles out of Ullapool heading north, plenty of car parking and an easy walk to the lighthouse and fishing areas.

If you want try around Lochinver, take the single-track road to Drumbeg there are some beaches worth trying from the rocks Achmelvich, Clachtoll and Stoer.

Stoer beach is just past Clachtoll heading towards Drumbeg can be productive on a rising tide and is safe to fish and easily accessible. Park the car at the cemetery and cross the road, access the machair via the gate and it’s about 100yds to the beach, rocky marks which will then be on your right can be explored with a spinning or a bass rod.

The water looks extremely fishy around Stoer lighthouse but is very dangerous. If you park at the lighthouse and walk to the edge of the cliffs, there is a bay to your left about 0.5mile from the car park that holds pollack and coalfish, but do be careful and pick your days, this area is more for spinning.

An area known as Balchladich which is near Stoer lighthouse has rocks for spinning on your left as you look at sea from the beach.

The beach at Culkein Stoer is very rocky and shallow and beachcasting or spinning will facilitate for a major loss of tackle here, it is also not very productive. Car parking can be difficult but is available if you speak to the locals. If you walk along the track keeping the sea on your right past the pier and the ruined building on your left, then leave the beach/headland and go up hill, you’ll find rocky outcrops as you head to the ‘Old Man of Stoer’ which again hold pollock and coalfish.

Clashnessie, on the road to Drumbeg which is easily accessed, park in the parking bay but this is also a bus turning point, therefore park in the area closest to the village. If you walk with the beach/sea on your left you will come across rocks that provide for pollock and coalfish.

You won’t find many people beachcasting in this area as the locals that fish will spin, most of the good marks are further north and I don’t have much info on them.

There is an an easterly 30-35mph wind forecast and providing a wind-chill of -2 to -5 for the week so be careful on the rocks.

 

[Scuffy]

Pollock off the rocks at Fascadale

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Hope you find the info useful.

Just below Kylesku bridge can be enjoyable, deep water and good for spinning for pollack, don’t know about beach casting but it certainly looks good water.

On the road from Lochinver to Ullapool, there is a good mark for pollack at Rhue lighthouse which is approximately 4–miles out of Ullapool heading north, plenty of car parking and an easy walk to the lighthouse and fishing areas.

If you want try around Lochinver, take the single-track road to Drumbeg there are some beaches worth trying from the rocks Achmelvich, Clachtoll and Stoer.

Stoer beach is just past Clachtoll heading towards Drumbeg can be productive on a rising tide and is safe to fish and easily accessible. Park the car at the cemetery and cross the road, access the machair via the gate and it’s about 100yds to the beach, rocky marks which will then be on your right can be explored with a spinning or a bass rod.

The water looks extremely fishy around Stoer lighthouse but is very dangerous. If you park at the lighthouse and walk to the edge of the cliffs, there is a bay to your left about 0.5mile from the car park that holds pollack and coalfish, but do be careful and pick your days, this area is more for spinning.

An area known as Balchladich which is near Stoer lighthouse has rocks for spinning on your left as you look at sea from the beach.

The beach at Culkein Stoer is very rocky and shallow and beachcasting or spinning will facilitate for a major loss of tackle here, it is also not very productive. Car parking can be difficult but is available if you speak to the locals. If you walk along the track keeping the sea on your right past the pier and the ruined building on your left, then leave the beach/headland and go up hill, you’ll find rocky outcrops as you head to the ‘Old Man of Stoer’ which again hold pollock and coalfish.

Clashnessie, on the road to Drumbeg which is easily accessed, park in the parking bay but this is also a bus turning point, therefore park in the area closest to the village. If you walk with the beach/sea on your left you will come across rocks that provide for pollock and coalfish.

You won’t find many people beachcasting in this area as the locals that fish will spin, most of the good marks are further north and I don’t have much info on them.

There is an an easterly 30-35mph wind forecast and providing a wind-chill of -2 to -5 for the week so be careful on the rocks.

Much appreciated for this, it helps a lot. Currently fishing hasn't been great with nothing more than a couple of coalies and a whiting, both on the beach caster. Spinning has turned up nothing but I've not been to any deep water marks yet.

I've seen rumors of skate at Loch Eriboll, I don't suppose you know if this is true or just as it is, rumors? I've got some heavy gear with me (my standard set up ) and wouldn't mind a chuck in for something bigger with a small rod out for bits

 

[opticron1]

Agree with @Caberfeidh about Kylesku, had some decent pollack from the deeper water on spinners - and a couple of small cod when the lures were a bit close to the sea bed! The one problem was trying to get any fish in before any seals came too close.
The kyle of Durness has been known for flatties and a few bass and I presume Eriboll will produce similar. Strathy point used to be known for Skate - I think there's a few you tube video's about this topic. If you're heading to Thurso and down the East coast, dinnet bay used to produce a few bass and there are a few spots where it's easy stopping with a spinning rod down the A9 toward Wick and Dornoch, but the weather might be a bit challenging at the moment!

 

[Caberfeidh]

Much appreciated for this, it helps a lot. Currently fishing hasn't been great with nothing more than a couple of coalies and a whiting, both on the beach caster. Spinning has turned up nothing but I've not been to any deep water marks yet.

I've seen rumors of skate at Loch Eriboll, I don't suppose you know if this is true or just as it is, rumors? I've got some heavy gear with me (my standard set up ) and wouldn't mind a chuck in for something bigger with a small rod out for bits

Heard the rumours about Eriboll regards skate but cannot confirm, there are some deep water marks in the area but some entail a great deal of walking and with the weather at the moment it may not be wise to venture to far by your self as a power cut may affect the mobile phone reception.

The sea lochs on either side of the Kylesku bridge (Loch a’ Chairn Bhain and Loch Glen Dubh) are deep in parts and may hold skate, I have seen predatory fish push bait fish to the surface on several occasions but not at this time of year. Loch Glencoul, which is near the main road at Unapool and Newton, looks promising for pollack.

Loch Glen Dubh and Loch Glencoul drain into Loch a’ Chairn Bhain and then the sea. It was here that they trained servicemen to use the midget submarines during WW2 and there is a memorial in the car park on the north side of the Kylesku Bridge, I would park here and make my way down to the shore.

Be careful as the feral traveller has parked up here for the night and left the best part of themselves on the way down. Tight lines…..

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Agree with @Caberfeidh about Kylesku, had some decent pollack from the deeper water on spinners - and a couple of small cod when the lures were a bit close to the sea bed! The one problem was trying to get any fish in before any seals came too close.
The kyle of Durness has been known for flatties and a few bass and I presume Eriboll will produce similar. Strathy point used to be known for Skate - I think there's a few you tube video's about this topic. If you're heading to Thurso and down the East coast, dinnet bay used to produce a few bass and there are a few spots where it's easy stopping with a spinning rod down the A9 toward Wick and Dornoch, but the weather might be a bit challenging at the moment!

I was on dinnet bay end of last week and had bugger all but I presume that was solely weather and swell 8oz gripper wouldn't hold, as soon as it hit it got washed away.

I'll be stopping off at Kylesku at some point and sticking a mackeral/lug wrap out to see if anything bigger is about whilst playing with the LRF stuff. Thanks for the advice

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Heard the rumours about Eriboll regards skate but cannot confirm, there are some deep water marks in the area but some entail a great deal of walking and with the weather at the moment it may not be wise to venture to far by your self as a power cut may affect the mobile phone reception.

The sea lochs on either side of the Kylesku bridge (Loch a’ Chairn Bhain and Loch Glen Dubh) are deep in parts and may hold skate, I have seen predatory fish push bait fish to the surface on several occasions but not at this time of year. Loch Glencoul, which is near the main road at Unapool and Newton, looks promising for pollack.

Loch Glen Dubh and Loch Glencoul drain into Loch a’ Chairn Bhain and then the sea. It was here that they trained servicemen to use the midget submarines during WW2 and there is a memorial in the car park on the north side of the Kylesku Bridge, I would park here and make my way down to the shore.

Be careful as the feral traveller has parked up here for the night and left the best part of themselves on the way down. Tight lines…..

I'll probably start off at Kylesku with a dexter wedge to scope the bottom out then flick a Sandeel jig or similar and bounce it near the bottom.

As for Eriboll, It will be a scratching rig and something a bit heftier. If I don't catch anything, I'm not overly bothered better to be out anyway!

 

[Caberfeidh]

Best of luck but most of all enjoy yourself, it’s a great area with a terrific landscape. As you say it’s better to be out, hope you’ve got a camera.

 

[Outback]

Turn right coming down A9 towards Bonar bridge before Dornock bridge , Tarbet ness ? on the north side of the dornock firth caught sea trout and bass there .
Pormahomac light house caught loads of very good Pollack there on the spinner off the rocks at the back of the light house ( amazing cloud sky there )
Nigg bay under the Suters on the Cromaty firth opposite Cromaty .