Stillwater · Limestone · Highlands / Sutherland-Caithness

Far North Limestone Lochs

Far North Limestone Lochs terrain map
Terrain map

Durness and Assynt limestone lochs — some of Scotland's clearest waters, where you can see fish rise from 20 feet away.

Fair · Trout
Bibio · 10-12
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Good drifting conditions on Far North Limestone Lochs
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
57% confidence

This venue is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindE 7 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Bibio
Bibio10-12
Fish it in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
E 7 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp9°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for trout
When
June to September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Green Peter on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Green Peter on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
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Lake OliveHatch
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2
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1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 3
Loch Watten
37 km
Brown trout
St John's Loch
45 km
Brown trout
Loch Shin
47 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
About this water

Durness and Assynt limestone lochs — some of Scotland's clearest waters, where you can see fish rise from 20 feet away. The trout here are exceptional pound-for-pound — small fish but hard-fighting, cruising the shallow water in search of shrimp and snails. Remote and rarely pressured means fish have time to think. Fishing here rewards stillness and observation; read the water, locate the fish, and present with precision. The landscape is utterly unique — limestone hills and white-sand beaches. The kind of place where time moves differently.

  • Loch
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

SEPA (Scotland) · UKSC020563

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Lake Olive is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout15 March → 6 October
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