Lochan Mhic Earoich Fishing near Oban, Scotland

• Overview

  The Argyll and Bute entry here is Lochan Mhic Earoich, in Scotland. Tidal water begins 6.4 miles from here. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. Our Argyll and Bute list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 12 miles from Oban. Glasgow sits 49 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The area boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lochan Mhic Earoich

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Argyll and Bute: brown trout, European eel, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Lochan Mhic Earoich the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 14°C and January near 4°C. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Lochan Mhic Earoich rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lochan Lus Dubha is 0.7 miles distant. For Lochan Mhic Earoich, the notice at the access point is the final word.