An Early Season Brown Trout

Hush Loch

The Southerly End Of The Dour Beat

A View Across One Of The Middle Dour Lochs

A Typical Char

Beat 19 - Clar Loch

A set of lochs next to the road by the Tarbet road junction the main one of which is Clar Loch. This loch is believed to be the area in which the Salmon and Sea Trout from Clasfearn used to spawn and the burn is still connected. However, it is at present a Brown Trout loch which is by the roadside for an easier day !

Beat 20 - Lower Duart

Please see the full write up for The Duart System.

Beat 21 - Upper Duart

Please see the full write up for The Duart System

Beat 22 - New Eileanach

Above and to the North West of Hush Two, New Eileanach has recently been added to the hotel rosta but is already popular with Scourie Anglers.

Beat 23 - Hush

This loch did not used to be a Scourie hotel beat. However, one day a hotel guest returned with a magnificent catch and when asked where they had caught the fish they replied "Shhhh". It became clear that they had "inadvertently" fished what became known as the "Hush" loch ! It is now a hotel beat and, after an initially steep climb, is not a long walk from the car parking place.

Beat 24 - Crocach

Crocach means "Deer's Antlers" in Gaelic and when looking at the loch on the map you can see why as the shape is reminiscent of antlers. There is a boat on the loch and as it is only a short walk from the car is a good 'easy' day out. It also contains good fish in the main loch and satellite lochs (See June 1998).

Beat 25 - Ishbel

Ishbel is the equivalent in Gaelic of Elisabeth and the main loch and surrounding areas hold good trout. The beat is reached by keeping on going past the Gorm loch.

Beat 26 - Hush Two

When the hotel was given the Hush beat, a set of lochs further along the stalker's path were also taken and these were named the Hush Two beat. It is a beat known to contain good fish.

Beat 27 - Sclander's

A set of lochs between the road and the Mhuirt beat. Not often fished in recent times but the main loch holds a prolific supply of fish with the satellite lochs offering good potential. A very short walk if one is required.

Beat 28 - Thull

A large loch near to the road north of Laxford Bridge which contains Brown Trout and occasional Sea Trout. The loch has a boat on it and provides an "easy" day's fishing after several days in the hills.

Beat 29 - Duchess's

To access Duchess's one must use the same stalker's track up the side of Ben Stack as for the Eileanach beat. The same note therefore applies, in that it is a stiff walk but has fantastic views. When the RAF are practicing low flying over the Stack valley, you often look down onto the jets as they go past - this can be somewhat disconcerting to begin with ! There is a boat on the main loch but the satellite lochs should not be ignored.

Beat 30 - White Rock

A very beautiful beat which lies off the Stalker's track that goes between Arkle and Foinaven. To access the path, the car is parked on the other side of the River Laxford by Stack Lodge. There are Brown Trout in most lochs on the beat.

Beat 31 - Sedgewick's

A beat adjacent to White Rock but it is reached by parking off the road between Laxford Bridge and Stack Lodge - see the Boardmaster for further details. One of the lochs contains a strain of trout coloured green which are very unusual. The beat has produced fish over 3lbs in the past.

Beat 32 - Dour Loch

A good beat to take if an 'easy' day is required as fishable water lies only a short distance from the road. The main loch has a boat on it which is the first loch encountered. The angler may stop there or move on to some of the more remote lochs on the beat which contain good trout (See June 1998). The beat itself is one of the largest the hotel has to offer.

Beat 33 - Garbet Mor

Garbet Mor lies at the end of a loch system containing Garbet Beg and the Rhiconich river both of which regularly produce Salmon and Sea Trout. However the loch has been little fished recently as it is a good walk to reach it. This has now been improved by moving the boat to the other end of the loch giving access via the same Stalker's track as is used to get to White Rock, Blarloch Mor and Tigh Sealg. A very good Brown Trout of over 5lbs was taken when moving the boat in May (See May 1999) and good Trout have been seen in the past - it is anticipated that this will be a popular option in 1999 !

Beat 34 - Blarloch Mor

A large loch lying at the end of a long (5 miles +) walk between Arkle and Foinaven. Not as often fished as Tigh Sealg (See below) but full of fish.

Beat 35 - Tigh Sealg (Stalker's)

One of the most famous and prolific beats available to the hotel which involves a stiff 5 miles + walk along a good track. There is a boat on the main loch which most be people use and catches over 40 Brown Trout a day are not uncommon of a good size for wild fish. Guests return here year after year, despite the walk, due to the majestic scenery and quality of the fishing. It often fishes best in a gale !

Beat 36 - Char Loch

A loch not often visited as the walk is more than seven miles and further on from Tigh Sealg and Blarloch Mor. However it is well worth it for the scenery and the big catches often made. Char are often encountered hence the name.

Loch Caladail

This loch is rightly known for the size and quality of the trout it contains. Loch Caladail is one of the famous limestone lochs of Durness and as such offers the angler the chance of a serious Brown Trout. The hotel has a boat on the loch - please see hotel staff for more details.