Going upto Lewis in August

Obviously gonna have to do some fishing while i'm there;

What i was wondering was:

A) Any good spots
B)i'll be staying right by the Barvas estate and was wondering if anyone here has fished it?
C) I'll probs be in Harris a couple of times and is there anywhere near Tarbert that is recommended

I'll be after Brownies & Sea Trout

finally, as a more general question, what patterns will work for Brownies and Sea Trout over there during that time of year?


Many Thanks

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Hi Dave -

I stay in Brue which is basiclly right next to the Barvas estate -
Had a few Salmon off the river and a few decent brownies last season !
To get decentish brownies off the barvas loch you need to cover alot of ground ! dare i say not many in the loch !
Let me know when you are coming up in August and if im home (not offshore) Ill point you in the right direction and maybe get you some silver bars !
I dont know much about Harris but there are a few boys on here who should be able to help out -
Flies to start with that work for me = Clan chief (never fails)
Butcher
Kate maclaren
Ombudsman
For the west side though generally anything with with claret colour in it ! but saying that an Orange bumble works great on the barvas !
With Barvas I generally start fishing at the junction pool and work my way down to the Loch - also for good sport and the occasional 1/2 - 1lb brownie there is a wee river right next to the lodge that has some deep pools and ends up at the junction pool - ive had a nice 2lb 4oz brownie off it !
Im off to the rig tomorrow but when i get back i will get some names of lochs for you and directions on how to get to them

regards Rossco

Oh dog, if ever there was a post for me this is it...................

Barvas Loch: I started my fly fishing in 1973 aged three (yap three) on Barvas, my family have lived in loch street for about a billion years
Brownies: Small, worm infested but good sport. Anything dark will nail 'em.
Salmon and seatrout have an age old lie where they gather on the loch. If you look on google maps you'll see a small isle in the loch near the end of loch street. There's a line of large boulders out too the island. The boulders continue out pointing into the loch. Wade out to the end of the boulders and fish in the direction the boulders are pointing. If your after seatrout fish after dark. Use two flies anything big and bushy or a big muddler ( colour doesn't matter) on the top then a size 10 or 12 wet on the point anything with a silver or gold body. Salmon aint big 5lb mark with seatrout around 1lb. Biggest seatrout I've had 3lb biggest salmon 17lb on a size 10 cinnomon and gold!

Loch Ois: few miles from Stornoway. One of two lochs at the head of the river Creed. Walk down to the boat house turn left walk round edge of loch till you come to a small isle. jump down the bank (depending how much water there is) fish along this edge. There is groins along there and the salmon lie in amongst them. WARNING: The high peat banks regularly give way and fall into the loch, if you on top of these or worse under one when they give way fishing will be the last of your worries! I speak from personal experience.
Flies same as Barvas, keep the flies whistling through the surface.

I'll be in Barvas the last week of July/first August PM me before you go and I let you know the story.

Harris: Ulladale. Nuff said.