An Gead Loch in Highland: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  An Gead Loch is set in Highland, Scotland. The coast is 11 miles away. With some 102 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. Head to Drumnadrochit, 26 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 104 miles to Dundee, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on An Gead Loch

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Highland include brown trout, Atlantic salmon and European eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take An Gead Loch a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 1°C to 12°C. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. It sets the rhythm of the year at An Gead Loch. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Loch Monar is 2.3 miles distant. Check the position on An Gead Loch before loading the car.