Fishing permits are available from the South Uist Estate office (Stòras Uibhist), three South Uist Angling Club outlets and selected hotels. Fishing is allowed on all the lochs in the South Uist Estate area, except those listed as machair lochs.
South Uist Angling Club boats are available for hire on some of the more accessible and popular lochs, but this should not be taken as an indication that other lochs are of no interest to anglers.
Angling Club permit prices (brown trout only)
Day permits – £6
Weekly permits – £30
Loch Bi permit only, per day – £35
Boat permit, additional per day – £8
Fishing permit outlets
MacGillivray’s Shop, Balivanich, Benbecula
Creagorry Post Office, Creagorry, Benbecula
Daliburgh Post Office, Daliburgh, South Uist
South Uist Estate Office (Stòras Uibhist); in person (1 Bornish, HS8 5SA), by phone (01878 700101), or email (fishing@storasuibhist.com).
Angling Club boat bookings
Boat permits for the Angling Club boats can be purchased through the Stòras Uibhist office, which is open 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Enquiries can be made in person, by phone (01878 700101) and email (fishing@storasuibhist.com).
Advance bookings for boat permits and fishing permits are welcome.
Confirmation of availability will be made at time of booking.
Bookings are split into three sessions:
- Sunrise – 1pm
- 1pm – 5pm
- 5pm – dusk
(East Loch Bee boats booked through the Angling Club are for a FULL day.)
| Boat Locations: | Grid Ref: | |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Loch Eilean Iain (no engines) | 790535 |
| B. | Loch East Olivat | 802507 |
| C. | Loch West Olivat | 802512 |
| D. | Loch Langavat | 845482 |
| E. | Loch na Deighe fo Dheas | 832535 |
| F. | Loch Shnathaid | 829425 |
| G. | Loch Caslub | 833418 |
| H. | Loch East Bee* (North end of causeway) | 783432 |
| I. | Loch Dun na Cille | 743193 |
| J. | Loch Toronish (until 15th May) | 742307 |
| Loch a’Chlachain (from 16th May) | 743314 | |
| K. | Loch Eilean an Staoir (until 15th May) | 734263 |
| Loch Ceann a’Bhaigh (Bayhead) (from 16th May) | 763302 | |
| L. | Loch A’Phuirt Ruadh (Fraser’s) | 769356 |
| M. | Loch an Duin Mhoir | 778417 |
| N. | Loch a’Bhruga | 764143 |
The open seasons are as follows:
| Brown trout | 15 March – 30 September (inclusive) |
| Sea trout/salmon | 1 February – 31 October (inclusive) |
| Loch Druidibeg | 15 April – 30 September (inclusive) |
Size limits
| Brown trout (machair and hill lochs and Druidibeg) | 12oz |
| Sea trout (hill lochs) | 1lb or 13 inches |
| Sea trout (machair lochs) | 1lb or 13 inches |
| Salmon | No limit |
All undersized fish must be carefully returned.
