Loch Cnoc a' Charraich Fishing near Isle of Islay, Scotland

• Overview

  Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is where Loch Cnoc a' Charraich sits. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Argyll and Bute list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 10 miles from Isle of Islay. Glasgow sits 70 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No area boundary comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Loch Cnoc a' Charraich

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Argyll and Bute list brown trout, European eel, Atlantic salmon, pollack and Atlantic cod. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Loch Cnoc a' Charraich is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 14°C and February near 5°C. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Loch Cnoc a' Charraich more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lochan Gleann Astaile is 1.4 miles distant. The position on Loch Cnoc a' Charraich is worth confirming on the day.