In September 2009 I found this loch was stuffed full of small fish, but on returning in 2010 and 2011, they seemed to have disappeared. Could this be the result of two harsh winters? I fished it from the bank this year (2011) in early September for about 4 hours in the middle of a cloudy, bright and mild day. There was nothing showing at the near end where the boat is moored, so I moved up to the narrow neck, and started to contact fish well out at long casting distance. I continued up the shore, wading close in (its difficult wading), and hooked a few more. But the density of fish seems low - once a fish is hooked (and returned), its time to move on, since there were no further offers. I had six trout, ranging from a solitary tiddler up to fish of about 8oz (an estimate, since all were returned from debarbed hooks). The highland cattle which wander around the lochside have impressive horns! On my next visit I'll try further up the loch.

Well worth the climb up from Lexy's Loch. I fished it for about an hour and a half in late evening in early September 2011. There were plenty of fish moving, but nothing taking my flies until I switched to a size 12 long shank Teal and Silver with a red throat - probably a minnow pattern. This took 6 fish, ranging from about 4 to 16 oz, with most around the 8 oz mark. Don't bother with waders.

Fished this as part of walk starting at Bad na Muirichinn [NB your spelling slightly out on this] then to the small lochan to south west and finishing here. Sunny day but lots of small trout willingly coming to fly. Very small - even smaller than average! - but perfectly formed. Would like to do the whole chain through to Fionn sometime.

One of my favourite lochs. I have over the years had many good fishing days here for brown and sea trout. Never had a problem with the boat but then I use a drogue. I am very grateful to Assynt Angers that this fishing venue is made available at such a very reasonable cost. In autumn twilight I have heard the stags bellowing from the surrounding hills. I once saw a red kite but my best pub yarn is the retelling of the salmon (returned) that once leapt into the boat. Alas although the loch is often alive with leaping salmon I have never yet caught one here on the fly. Mr John Roffe-Smith (North Wales)

Bit late on posting this - had a very pleasant day out on this loch - some fabulous views of mountains. Nothing big to write home about but caught 15 - 20 between two of us. Bright sunshine and nip in the wind didn't help. All caught on the surface - deer hair sedge, emergers and small muddlers doing thr trick.

My father and I used to fish Loch Crocach when I was a kid and the Culag Hotel had a boat on it. I particularly remember a wonderful day catching lots of small fish up to 1/2lb in blazing sunshine drifting between the islands and along the south shore. Another time, and we're talking more than 25 yrs ago now, the one that got away thing happened. Dad was rowing back us from the far east bay of the island part of the loch. I was trolling my flies. We were between the northerly island and the shore, heading out the bay. A small fish took, I started to bring it in, then a big fish took. It headed off into the bay taking loads of line. Then it just sat there. We had to go after it with the boat to get any line back from it. I remember it spent a fair bit of time sitting solid as a rock (which it wasn't, I can assure you!) between short powerful pulls. We never saw it. We never got any line back from it other than by rowing the boat at it. After about 15 mins it had been on a short line for some time (maybe a bad move on my part), it was sitting solidly, and we seemed to have reached some kind of stalemate. Then there was a powerful side to side movement through the line and it was gone. Then up came a small fish on the middle dropper, absolutely knackered! The tail fly - mallard and claret - was quite chewed up. I have always wondered if it was possible a salmon got in there. But it seemed likely it was a very big, sulky trout. We're going back to Crocach for the first time in years next week. I doubt anything like that will happen again, but it's a beautiful place and I can't wait! Mike W

I'm new to fishing but enjoying it hugely. Fished here in August and the only interest i received was one at 20inches. An absolute beaut and a real pleasure. It is back in the loch- so there are certainly fish in there. cjm

I've been up to the loch twice now and have not blanked yet! http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/blog/rewrite/2011/08/george-anderson-th... My main advice would be fish something big and dry on the surface and leave it a good long while.

I spent all the day of the 22th of july in these lochs. I began with Loch na Beine Reidhe in the morning (very big lough, I just caught one 2/3 of a pound trout with a dry Grey Adams), then move over the edge to Loch Dubh Meallan Mhurchaidh (evident walk by clear weather, even if you have to go down and up the small Feith an Leothaid glen), where small fishes were rising everywhere and then to Loch na Faoilege, the most interesting of all, I think. There, I caught around ten trouts, around half a pound, maybe one or two a littlé bigger, all with dry fly and all released. Very secluded place, but compare to many other mountain lochs of Assynt I fished last week, I haven't caught any fish bigger than a pound. By the way, I'm wondering if there is any fisherman in Assynt?! I've been, in the last seven days, in more than twenty lochs, most of them around two hours of walk from the first car park, and I haven't met ONE fisherman. But lot of deers and, sometimes, very nice trouts... But, alas,the name of these lochs are so unpronouncable for a french man, that I can't remember them... Jérôme D.

Fished for a couple of hours and caught (and returned) about 20 trout all around the half pound mark with a couple at about 3/4lb. This loch is much better than Lexy's loch which tends to be a bit dour although i think the fish in Lexy's are bigger on average. The fish all came to a black zulu. There doesnt seem to be the same fishing pressure on this loch as there is on Lexy's probably because it is higher and more remote and the result is that the trout are much more keen to come to the fly. Recommended.

3 fish in 3 casts at na hi-Uidhe Doimhne, all on dry red sedge, then went dead quiet as wind changed to the east. One of 3/4lb, a very nice yellow bellied specimen. Try the narrows at far end... Several others fishing today, all catching fish up to half pound.

I did manage to get back on the 26th, again from 19:00 to 21:00. The wind was blowing a very strong north-westerly with white-caps on the waves, it was raining and cold. I fished the south-west bank. I took a 10oz fish on a Peter Ross and hooked another but lost it. At least I had something to justify the madness of going out in the weather. Interestingly, the fish I caught the previous night had white flesh and the other had pink. Both tasted great.