Lewis's largest freshwater loch — a remote, peat-stained water stretching six miles through the interior moorland. Langavat holds wild brown trout, salmon, sea trout, and a relict population of Arctic charr. The trout average half a pound but fish to two pounds are taken regularly on the drift. Salmon and sea trout run the short outflow system from late June. Access is by foot across open moorland — a genuine wilderness experience. The loch responds dramatically to wind; a good wave on a warm overcast day can produce explosive sport with trout rising freely to bushy wet flies. Calm days are harder and demand patience. The isolation is both the challenge and the reward. Peat-stained moorland water defines this river. Atlantic salmon stocks are Category 3 (declining) — all salmon must be released.
- Loch
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