SOUTH UIST ANGLING CLUB FISHING PERMITS
If you are a South Uist resident, being a member of the estate does not give fishing entitlement, please apply for club membership here.
VISITOR PERMITS
BANK ONLY PER DAY – £10.00
BANK ONLY PER WEEK – £50.00
STANDARD BOAT PER DAY – £10.00 In addition to Fishing Permit for our smaller boats limited to a maximum of 2 persons
LOMOND/SHEELIN BOAT PER DAY – £40.00 Including Fishing Permit for up to 2 rods fishing at any one time and a maximum of 3 persons in total.
The SUAC boat locations map and where to fish can be found here.
JUNIORS
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 – no boat bookings can be taken unless over 18. We encourage Juniors to fish our fabulous Lochs and Sea Pools .
PURCHASE FISHING AND BOATS PERMITS
Some hotels and other accommodation providers have a special arrangement with SUAC to sell Permits to their customers. Visitors can also purchase boat and bank permits from Storas Uibhist and bank permits from the other agencies listed below:
| Stòras Uibhist, Daliburgh, HS8 5SS 01878 700101 |
| Anglers Retreat, Ardmore, HS8 5QY 07525050891 |
| MacGillivray’s, Balivanich, HS7 5LA 01870 602525 |
| Post Office, Daliburgh, HS8 5SS 01878 700300 |
| Kilbride Campsite HS8 5TT 07751 251522 |
METHODS
Fly-fishing ONLY, except on the Fords (Sea Pools) where spinning and bait fishing are allowed.
SEASONS
- Brown Trout > 15 March to 30 September
- Sea Trout/Salmon > 25 February to 31 October
RETURNS
All members and visitors are required to complete the enclosed Fishing Return and return it to Sheen MacMillan at Storas Uibhist or Agent, as soon as possible, but no later than 14 November. These returns are to comply with legal requirements.
SIZE LIMITS
- Brown Trout > 10 ozs
- Sea Trout (South Uist Angling Club waters) > 16 ozs. or 13 inches
- Sea Trout (South Uist Estate waters) > 1 lb. 8 ozs. or 18 inches
- Salmon > No salmon can be kept and any caught must be returned carefully
Your fishing return should be based on these size limits. As a general rule, fish under those limits and salmon smolts, should be carefully returned, but brown trout of a lesser size, taken from a loch with a surfeit of smaller fish, may be kept. Larger brown and sea trout should be returned carefully.
SUAC PROMOTES CATCH & RELEASE
Our superb wild trout and salmon populations must be preserved and the environment in which they live protected in order to ensure that future generations can also enjoy fishing. Catch and release is a method that SUAC in conjunction with Storas Uibhist promote to protect our environment and our fish for the years ahead.