Fishing Loch na Caime in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

• Overview

  Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is where Loch na Caime sits. Salt water lies 0.7 miles off. It runs to roughly 27 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The closest town, Isle of Islay, is 18 miles distant. For a city, Glasgow is 66 miles off. This one is safely inside the area boundary. It fits into a morning if you live close.

• Where to Fish on Loch na Caime

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Argyll and Bute cover brown trout, European eel, Atlantic salmon, pollack and Atlantic cod. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Loch na Caime rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 14°C; the cold one sits at 5°C. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Loch na Caime.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Loch Lubanach at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Loch na Caime as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.