Loch na Cloiche Fishing near Isle of Islay, Scotland

• Overview

  Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is where Loch na Cloiche sits. It lies 722 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Argyll and Bute standards. Nearest place of any size is Isle of Islay, 14 miles away. It is 65 miles to Glasgow, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Loch na Cloiche

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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 and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Loch na Cloiche a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 5°C in February up to 14°C in July. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Loch na Cloiche fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Loch an T-Siob' is 1.8 miles off. Ask locally about Loch na Cloiche if anything is unclear.