Trout Fishing Lochs in Orkney
The superb wild trout fishing on Orkney is world renowned and draws anglers from far and wide every season. An added attraction is that the fishing is very accessible and inexpensive, as the fishing on all trout lochs and around the coast is managed very efficiently by the Orkney Trout Fishing Association for the benefit of both local and visiting anglers, who are able to access all lochs and make use of the Association facilities, all for the modest price of an Association subscription, currently set at £20.
Boats may also be hired locally. The trout lochs on the mainland of Orkney, lochs such as Swannay, Harray, Hundland, Boardhouse and Stenness are famous for the quality of their wild brown trout.
Orkney Trout Fishing Map
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The maps on this website, extracts from the “Half Inch” Bartholomew map series of the mid twentieth century, have been reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew. Viewers should note that these maps date back several decades, to the mid twentieth century in fact. While much of the man-made details such as roads and buildings will have changed over the years, the character of the hills, lochs and rivers, and the trout inhabiting them, will have remained very much the same as they have always been, in the more remote regions at any rate! This website shows detailed maps of the major fishing locations. In addition, however, I would recommend that anglers planning a Scottish fishing or walking trip should be sure to equip themselves with a compass, the appropriate local Ordnance Survey map and a working knowledge of how to use them. The most useful of the O.S. maps for the fisherman is the Landranger series, scale 1:50,000. For Orkney, see O.S. map number 6.