Loch Drolsay Fishing near Isle of Islay, Scotland

• Overview

  Set in Argyll and Bute, Loch Drolsay is a Scotland water. Around the bank it is rolling hill. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Isle of Islay lies 2.7 miles from the water. Tarbert is 33 miles away, with Ardrishaig at 34 miles. Close by you have: Loch nan Caorach within 0.8 miles, Loch Cam at 0.8 miles, Loch Leathan within 0.9 miles, Loch a' Bhealaich Aird at 1.4 miles and Loch a' Chnuic Bhric within 1.4 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Loch Drolsay

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Argyll and Bute: brown trout, European eel and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Loch Drolsay fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 6°C to 14°C. Whether it freezes depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That shapes the year on Loch Drolsay. Cool nights slow the mornings but sharpen the evenings.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Loch nan Caorach sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Loch Drolsay in what we hold.