Loch Hope

Sea-trout fishing

Fishing Map - general notes

Boating advice

Check with Ian McDonald or your hotel beforehand to determine which beats may be fished.
Travel to and from drifts in the centre of loch, away from other anglers' drifts.
Cut engines away from fishing area, especially if other boats are nearby, and use oars.
If fishing the South End, remember that motors are not to be used at all except in case of emergency or (for navigation only) in the centre of Beat 3.

See Rules & Regs for safety rules.

Some Favourite flies
A list compiled by Peter Lock

Wet Flies

Bob

Middle

Tail

Black Pennel

Stoats Tail

Grouse & Claret

Connemarra Black

Willie Ross

Dabblers

Peter Ross

Connemarra Black

Bumbles

Mallard & Claret

Viva / Jungle Cock

Doobry

Teal B Silver

Black Pennell

Clan Chief

Woodcock / Green

Alexandra

Ke He

Dunkeld

Bibio

Green Peter

Invicta

Goats Toe

Soilder Palmer

Vivio

Grenwell

Kate McLaren

Cormorant

Silver/Black

Bibio

Grouse & Claret

Cormorant

Mayfly

Grey Monkey

Dunkeld

Gosling

Daddy Longlegs

Zulus

Loch Ordy

Muddlers

Dapping flies

Dry flies

Salmon

Loch Ordy dark

Mayflies

Shrimp flies

Loch Ordy light

Daddy Longlegs

Stoats Tail

Daddy Longlegs

Olives

Munro Killer

Black Dap

Black Gnats

Blue Charm

Badger

Klinkhammer's

Willie Gunn

Red Tag

CDC Shuttlecock

Thunder & Lightning

Soilder Palmer

Hoppers

Blue Zulu

Bumbles

Bibio

Mayflies

Wulff's

Hoppers

Yellow Dap

Finding the fish - colour key hints

Sea-trout and salmon generally lie in water 1 - 6 metres deep, but sea-trout will often move around an area in quite shallow water, so may be encountered close to shore.

The fish dislike disturbance, so avoid engine noise and use oars quietly.

Salmon share sea-trout areas, but tend to lie in deeper water, 2.5 - 10 metres. During a spate salmon will often congregate around burn mouths and be ready to take the fly.

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