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South Uist Estate

Fishery

South Uist with it's alkaline lochs, has some of the finest and most exceptional brown trout and sea trout fishing in the world. The brown trout are truly wild which is a rare resource in this age of stocked fisheries. There are some 800 lochs and lochans on the two islands of South Uist and Benbecula and virtually all of these contain wild brown trout. The hill lochs tend mainly to have large populations of small fish, albeit 'monster' fish are caught there from time to time, the best baskets of brown trout are caught in the machair lochs where the size of fish ranges from 1lbs up to 5lbs.

The sea trout fishing is mainly on the west coast lochs where there are three main systems consisting of some seven lochs. Unlike most other fisheries the sea trout lochs in Uist do not necessarily require high water conditions as the fish are able to come up with the spring tides which back right up into the lower lochs. The average fish is 2.5lbs but fish between 4 to 7lbs are not uncommon and a number of double figure sea trout are taken each year.

Bag Limits

There are no specific bag limit for sea trout and brown trout - anglers are being asked, and increasingly are agreeing, to practice voluntarily catch and release. The wild brown trout and sea trout are a unique asset and it is worth taking considerable trouble to protect and foster the fishing so it will continue to flourish for future generations.

The open seasons are as follows:-

Brown trout: 15th March - 30th Sept (inclusive)

Sea trout/salmon: 1st Feb - 31st Oct (inclusive)

Safety

All those using boats should wear a lifejacket. These are obtainable from the South Uist Estate (Storas Uibhist) office.

Be aware that the weather can change very rapidly into rough conditions and whilst the lochs are generally not large, they tend to be shallow and contain rocks and skerries - often just under the surface.

Max rods/permits
10
Ghillies
Yes
5 year average
34.2

Top facilities

Hut

Availability

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Catches

Atlantic salmon
Last 7 days: 0 (Largest: 0lbs)

'18 '19 '20 '21 '22 Avg '23
Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 0
Jul 2 20 3 12 11 9.6 0
Aug 10 14 4 4 6 7.6 0
Sep 7 5 10 3 8 6.6 0
Oct 7 11 15 5 13 10.2 0
Nov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 50 32 24 39 34.2 0

Sea trout
Last 7 days: 0 (Largest: 0lbs)

'18 '19 '20 '21 '22 Avg '23
Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 0 0 0 0 1.2 0
Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 2 0 0 1 2 1 0
Jun 2 4 4 22 0 6.4 0
Jul 65 96 18 31 27 47.4 0
Aug 224 58 79 162 98 124.2 0
Sep 177 49 135 84 105 110 0
Oct 75 47 32 73 62 57.8 0
Nov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 551 254 268 373 294 348 0

Wild trout
Last 7 days: 0 (Largest: 0lbs)

'18 '19 '20 '21 '22 Avg '23
Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 0 0 0 11 3.4 0
Apr 58 18 0 18 31 25 0
May 1081 907 0 925 778 738.2 0
Jun 1086 521 5 1088 705 681 0
Jul 240 282 138 300 115 215 0
Aug 306 186 315 425 455 337.4 0
Sep 136 270 168 245 370 237.8 0
Oct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2913 2184 626 3001 2465 2237.8 0

Facilities & information

Facilities

Equipment hire

Bank fishing

Fly only

Boat fishing available

Hut

Easy wading

Fish

Wild trout

Sea trout

Atlantic salmon

Recreations

Pub (a short drive)

Arrival information & directions

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