 
Loch Tollie (Extract from book)
Loch Tollie is a fine loch which offers readily accessible fishing
for wild brown trout. It is a roadside loch enabling anglers to
drive right to the bank and boat. This makes it ideal for short
sessions and for anglers wishing to enjoy a lochside picnic lunch
with other members of the family.
The loch has a very large stock of trout averaging around half
a pound but also contains many fish much above this weight.
Most drifts round the margins do well. The side opposite the road
is good for bank fishing as is the long arm on that side. Tollie
is one of the most popular lochs in the area. On a calm summer evening
during a heavy hatch it is sometimes possible to witness the whole
loch dimpled with the rings of rising fish.
It is a loch which comes into form early in the season. The best
months are May, June and July. Fly fishing and spinning are permitted
from both bank and boat. Favourite flies are Black Pennell, Invicta,
Greenwells Spider, Soldier Palmer and Peter Ross.
How to get there
Loch Tollaidh is just about the easiest loch to access in the Gairloch
area, it being on the roadside. From Gairloch take the Poolewe road
for about two and a half miles. The loch is by the road on the right
hand side. At the Gairloch end of the loch a good track leads down
to a lochside parking area and jetty, where some of the boats are
located. Cars may be parked here while fishing.
Permits
There is an Anchorage boat on Tollie, which is moored to the jetty
at the Gairloch end of the loch. This boat (1) is available to visitors
and can be booked at the Post Office, Anchorage, Pier Rd, Gairloch.
Gairloch Angling Club have a further two boats (2,3) on the loch.
The jetty boat (2) can be booked at K. Gunn, newsagent, Gairloch.
These boats are normally unavailable to visitors after 6 pm. Bank
fishing permits are available from any of these outlets. Just across
the road from Loch Tollie is the Boor Loch, a water once stocked
by Gairloch Angling Club. The indigenous brownies are plentiful
but small.
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