Stillwater · Mixed · Outer Hebrides / North Uist, GB-SCT

North Uist Sea Pools & Lochs

A quiet bay on Loch Scadabhagh, North Uist, a large machair loch known for wild brown trout.
Today · Marginal — persistence required
Bibio
Forecast · Today
Marginal — persistence required
A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
40% projected
Today's fly
Bibio
Bibio
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp17.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindN 48 km/h
Pressure997 hPa
Rain · recent1.8 mm
Rain · ahead1.7 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
All day — lough fishing is best in a good wave. Early morning and evening can produce in calm conditions.
Where
Work the drift lanes from the upwind shore across the productive zones. Cover bay edges, underwater reefs, and any areas where the bottom shoals.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
10 ft #7/8 single-hander, floating line, 10–12 lb fluoro leader. Boat seat and waterproofs for the drift.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Chironomids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12:00

12:00(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 52%
Also:Daddy Long Legs26%
Peak emergence window

Peak activity at 12:00 — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Heather FlyHatch
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Claret DunHatch
2
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2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • North Uist Estate, Langass Lodge, and various fishery managers
  • FishHebrides for booking
  • Tide tables essential — carry them.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Loch Langavat (Lewis)
55 km
30
Brown trout · Char · Salmon
River Hinnisdal
39 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Snizort
53 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Loch Morsgail
60 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A quiet bay on Loch Scadabhagh, North Uist, a large machair loch known for wild brown trout.
    A bay on Loch Scadabhagh, one of North Uist's wild brown trout lochs.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature5830% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 11 February → 31 October
  • Trout 15 March → 6 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — North Uist sea pools — uniquely tidal sea-trout fishing in the Outer Hebrides. Sea trout present but stocks share the general Hebridean decline. Highly seasonal and condition-dependent; a specialist fishery requiring local intelligence.

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