Anglers' Net Cottages 4 You

[Elton]

Over the years, quite a few people here have booked holidays via Cottages4You through Anglers' Net.

 

I've been speaking to them lately and we've now got a new look site with more of a fishy 'feel'.

 

Please bookmark http://www.chooseacottage.co.uk/partners/agn/index.asp and consider them when thinking of your next holiday

 

Tight lines!

[Mark Crame]

You encouraging cottaging then Elton?

[baldycoup]

actually, my girlfriend has been bending my ear ever since we got our kayak to go to scotland for a break.we`d like to find somewhere with access to the sea so we can fish from it ,but also for cruising some of the loughs for the scenery and adventure too.

 

i`ve looked through some of the cottages but they all seem booked for sept/oct period.

 

anyone got any reccomendations or previous experience they could put my way please?

[ljk]

actually, my girlfriend has been bending my ear ever since we got our kayak to go to scotland for a break.we`d like to find somewhere with access to the sea so we can fish from it ,but also for cruising some of the loughs for the scenery and adventure too.

 

i`ve looked through some of the cottages but they all seem booked for sept/oct period.

 

anyone got any reccomendations or previous experience they could put my way please?

 

Hi

 

have a look here: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mapindex.html

 

Last time we stayed around here: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/loch...vich/index.html

 

should keep you busy for a bit.

 

But seriously, we've stayed in s/c cottages mostly in the far north - anywhere above Lairg, and on Skye many, many times and they have all been great.

 

Not much of a sea fisher or kayaker but it's always easy to find a launch point from a beach and the pollack, wrasse and mackerel have been handy from the shore.

 

The larger lochs are again accessible, but I'd check in the local town or village just in case there are restrictions, especially in those with connections to a river that may bring in a salmon or sea trout run.

 

All very much depends on how far north and what else you are looking for! For the most part driving around is easier - far less traffic outside the towns. Just keep an eye out for sheep, deer and amazing scenery that will tear your eyes away from the road far too often to be safe.... Oh - and real single track roads - no there isn't room to squeeze past, slow down, pull in and breathe in the beauty.

 

I'd venture the opinion that the West coast has the more interesting coast line too!

 

Len

[baldycoup]

cheers len, looks like sufficient reading for the next couple of months ! lol

 

the more i look at it the more i think scotlands west coast is a kayakers dream. all those sea lochs and islands ,its gotta be a nirvana for sea fishing surely?

 

much appreciated, now all i gotta do is let the missus decide where we`re going...cant really go wrong i recon lol .

 

what can i expect to catch in a sea loch then?

[ljk]

cheers len, looks like sufficient reading for the next couple of months ! lol

 

the more i look at it the more i think scotlands west coast is a kayakers dream. all those sea lochs and islands ,its gotta be a nirvana for sea fishing surely?

 

much appreciated, now all i gotta do is let the missus decide where we`re going...cant really go wrong i recon lol .

 

what can i expect to catch in a sea loch then?

 

 

As I said I'm a bit of a sea fishing virgin, but pretty much anything - some of those sea lochs are very deep close in to the base of the cliffs.

 

Salmon and sea trout are a possibility, especially on the West Coast where many of the rivers are spate rivers and fish will congregate waiting for a good run of water to make their way up stream from the sea loch.

 

Something like a rubber eel or a condom spinner or flying C - one of these, you're wondering:

 

http://www.spartonfly.co.uk/Spinning/spinning.html

 

Has proven a pretty good all rounder, with a selection of plain(ish) silver spoons of various sizes being handy too.

 

Here's a few more sites to peruse at your leisure -

 

http://www.kayakscotland.com/

 

http://www.outdoorscotland.co.uk/canoeing_kayaking.htm

 

Don't forget the trip report!

[spanner]

baldycoup,

 

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Edited September 3, 2007 by spanner