The brown trout waters of South Uist produced decent numbers of fish as well as some specimens amongst them throughout May.

Regular visitor to the South Uist lochs, Paul Clydesdale, had an enjoyable week landing good numbers of trout which included a 4lb fish from Loch West Ollay on May 4th and one of 2lb-12oz from Loch Bornish on May 8th. Fraser Steven landed one of the heaviest trout caught from Loch Bornish in many years on May 15th when he hooked a 6lb beauty that took a Wooly Bugger. Duncan Brown had a 4lb trout from Loch West Ollay during late May. Euan Myles had a beautifully proportioned 2lb-8oz trout from Loch West Ollay on May 23rd that he hooked on a Green Headed Damsel Lure and Scott Clydesdale hooked the heaviest trout from South Uist so far this season with a 7lb-12oz fish from Loch West Ollay on May 25th.

Anglers fishing the South Uist Angling Club lochs also fared well: George Thompson landed a 4lb-4oz trout that he hooked on a Goats Toe whilst fishing Loch East Bi in early May; Ken Williams, fishing a Purple Snatcher in Loch Dun Mhurchaidh landed a 5lb trout and Stevie Rodger had a 3lb trout during May 31st. 

Clients of Colin Macleod’s Hebridean Fishing Adventures enjoyed some nice sport with sea trout and estuary brown trout around the Isle of Lewis: Scott Garvie landed a sea trout of 3lb, Blair Macdonald had one of 2lb, John Statham, landed a 2lb-8oz sea trout and Ian Maclaren landed a beautiful 2lb+ estuary trout at the Fhorsa system on Uig in Lewis.

Several salmon have started to show themselves around the coastline of the Outer Hebrides, although several have being hooked only three were landed in May: The first salmon (6lb) caught in the Outer Hebrides this season was landed in the Fincastle Sea Pool at Borve Lodge Estate during May 22nd by Iain Leitch who was fishing a Sand Eel pattern. Grimersta recorded two salmon in May: a 12lb fish from the First Stream on May 28th that was hooked by Peter Ratcliffe on a Silver Stoat and the following day, Ryan MacKinna had a similar sized fish on a Park Shrimp from the Sea Pool.

Catches of salmon & grilse increased at Grimersta throughout June with a total of 39 for the month: J. Barbour landed fish of 7lb and 10lb whilst fishing pools on the Lower River during June 12th and on the 16th, he had another brace (4lb & 11lb) from the Lower River all of which were hooked on a Silver Stoats Tail. R. Long landed four grilse for his week, and J. Philipps managed four (6lb, 7lb, 8lb & 12lb) for his week. P. Riley had four grilse from the Sea Pool right up to the Ford Stream and N. Whitley landed a 6lb salmon on Loch 4 that he hooked on a Blue Elver.

The first salmon to come of the River Creed this season was on June 27th. A 6lb salmon was caught by Calum Macleod in the Matheson Pool on a Calvin’s Shrimp.

Stornoway Angling Associations boat on Loch Langabhat recorded their first salmon of the season on June 22nd when Calum Martin landed a 7lb fish that he hooked on a Toby lure.

Alexander Campbell, Keith Macgregor and Johnny Thackeray had an enjoyable June week fishing the brown trout lochs of South Uist, landing 150 trout between them which included fish of: 1lb-14oz, 3 at 2lb, 2lb-2oz and the best being 3lb-8oz from Loch Stilligarry for Johnny Thackeray.

The moorland lochs of Lewis produced quality brown trout throughout June for those keen and fit enough to trek out to them. Catches of up to a dozen trout in the 12oz to 2lb+ category have been reported.

Borve Lodge fishers recorded three salmon from the Fincastle system; Andy Burton landed a grilse of 3lb on a Sunray Shadow, an 8lb salmon for Iain Leitch on an Orange Muddler and a 7lb salmon for Luke Murray on a Calvins Shrimp Muddler.

Reasort Estates had a nice end to June with several grilse to 5lb+ recorded as well as sea trout to 1lb-14oz, the majority of which were caught on a Park Shrimp. Their catches increased during July due to spate conditions, bringing in fish with each tide.

A significant rise in water levels during early July allowed fish into the River Creed, with six fish recorded during the first ten days of the month which included a 10lb salmon for Paul Rouse on a Snaelda on July 2nd and the following day, David Owen had a 10lb-8oz fish from, the Five Stones Pool on a Park Shrimp.

Stornoway Angling Associations boat on Loch Langabhat continued to produce salmon when the conditions allowed; P. Robertson and C.J. Campbell landed three fish (4lb, 7lb & 10lb) on July 1st, all of which were hooked on Toby lures. On the 7th, Robbie Bell had a fresh-run grilse of 5lb, again on a Toby lure and on July 10th, Colin Macleod and Garry Macleod landed five salmon in the 4lb – 6lb class but also lost another five!

South Uist Estate recorded their first salmon of the 2026 season during July when Robin and Anne Valentine landed three sea trout (2lb-8oz, 3lb & 7lb-8oz) along with three salmon of 6lb, 6lb-4oz & 6lb-4oz.

North Uist Estate recorded their first salmon of the season on July 11th when Lewis Docherty hooked an 8lb fish on a Blue Zulu from one of the Estate lochs.

From July 1st – 11th, Grimersta guests recorded 30 salmon/grilse which included six for B. Lovering for his week, three form the main river and three from the ‘Streams’, one of which was a 9lb fish that he hooked on a Blue Elver. A. Edwards landed three during July 8th all from the river with two on a Silver Stoat and one on a Blue Elver. G. and C. Curtis caught four fish (4lb, 8lb and 9lb) whilst fishing Loch Four on July 9th and B. Stevens landed three (5lb, 5lb & 7lb) from the main river on July 11th, all on a Blue Elver.