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  Fishing on Loch Awe - scotland vacation rental, holiday cottage scotland, holiday accommodation scotland
For wild brown trout, Loch Awe is in an unrivalled location for the beginner and seasoned trout angler alike.
Loch Awe is a magical place, away from the crowds and noisy water sports.
The loch is truly for anglers with thriving fish populations and a range of unspoilt freshwater habitats.
www.loch-awe.co.uk /fishing.html   (0 words)

  
  L.A.I.A. Loch Awe (Scotland 2nd Largest Loch) and Loch Avich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Loch Awe offers quality coarse fishing with several species available to the angler including perch, eels and roach, however, most coarse fishing anglers who visit this area are interested in one of the loch’s legendary pike.
This loch is a mecca for anglers who wish to fish for wild brown trout but they are occasionally surprised by very large rainbow trout, escapees from a fish farm.
Loch Awe is not stocked, contrary to an article in a fishing magazine, but the “standard” 1/2 lbs + trout give exciting sport.
www.anglerscorneroban.co.uk /lochawe.html   (204 words)

  
 Loch Awe Holiday Log Cabins, self catering vacation cottages. Dalavich, Oban, Argyll Scotland
Loch Awe Forest Holiday Log Cabins are the ideal base for exploring the highlands and islands of Western Scotland.
Loch Awe is one of Scotland`s largest freshwater lochs renowned for Salmon and Trout Fishing.
These photographs show a typical loch awe cabin.
www.lochawecabins.com   (0 words)

  
 Fishing Argyll, Scotland - Loch Awe
Loch Awe is one of the largest lochs in Scotland at 26 miles long and is one of the most popular lochs for angling in Argyll.
The loch, which is 16 miles from Oban, is easily accessible from public roads that run around its perimeter.
The current British record (and the last 4) are from Loch Awe, the latest being caught on the 15th March 2002 (31lb 12oz).
www.fishing-argyll.co.uk /lochsandrivers/lochawe.htm   (440 words)

  
  Loch Awe - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Loch Awe, lake in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
Over 40 km (25 mi) in length, it is the longest stretch of fresh water in the country.
Fear (quotations): Fear: Awe is composed of reverence and dread.
au.encarta.msn.com /Loch_Awe.html   (98 words)

  
  Loch Awe - LoveToKnow 1911
LOCH AWE, the longest freshwater lake in Scotland, situated in mid-Argyllshire, 116 ft. above the sea, with an area of nearly 16 sq.
The two ends of the loch are wholly dissimilar in character, the scenery of the upper extremity being majestic, while that of the lower half is pastoral and tame.
The river Awe, issuing from the north-western horn of the loch, affords excellent trout and salmon fishing.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Loch_Awe   (222 words)

  
 Search Results for "awe"
Its awe and wonder lie in the fact that the cause is hidden.
They were long regarded with awe and even terror and were often taken as omens of unfavorable events....
Siddons' warm, rich voice and majestic presence held audiences in awe, and though she shunned publicity, she won the praise of the poets...
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 Lochs & Glens Holidays On-Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The impressive Loch Awe Hotel lies between the shores of Loch Awe and the towering slopes of Ben Cruachan.
Built in 1881, the Loch Awe Hotel is one of the great railway hotels of the late 19th century and retains its very own station on the scenic Highland Line to Oban.
The Loch Awe Hotel is situated within the village of Lochawe, which owes its existence to the hotel.
www.lochsandglens.com /hotelawe.asp?Image=22   (258 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is the third largest fresh water loch in Scotland with a surface area of 38.5 square kilometres (14.9 square miles).
Loch Awe contains several ruined castles on islands, and at the northern end has one of the most photographed castles in Scotland, Kilchurn Castle, which in summer may be visited by a short boat trip.
At the northern tip of the Loch, a railway station was opened in 1880 when the Callander and Oban Railway passed that way, and a large luxury hotel was created (Loch Awe Hotel, 1871).
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Loch_Awe   (432 words)

  
 Definition of Loch Awe
Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
It is the third largest fresh water loch in Scotland with a surface area of 38.5 square kilometers (14.9 square miles).
The loch contains several ruined castles on islands, and at the northern end has one of the most photographed castles in scotland, Kilchurn Castle, which in summer may be visited by a short boat trip.
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 Loch Awe at AllExperts
Northern arm of Loch Awe from the flanks of Beinn a Bhuiridh.
Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha) is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
At the northern tip of the Loch, a station was build when the West Highland Line passed that way, and a large luxury hotel was created (Loch Awe Hotel, 1871).
en.allexperts.com /e/l/lo/loch_awe.htm   (508 words)

  
 Tour Loch Awe, Tour Scotland.
Loch Awe, in Argyll, is a large freshwater loch running for some twenty two miles from near Dalmally in the north-east down to Ford, which is close to the head of Loch Craignish in the south-west.
On Innischonnel are the ruins of an ancient castle known as the Cradle of the Campbells.
On the southern shore of the loch is Portsonachan, a small township now mainly a holiday centre joined by ferry to Taychreggan on the opposite bank.
www.visitdunkeld.com /tour-loch-awe.htm   (441 words)

  
 Lochawe Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
The north eastern arm of Loch Awe is confined by the steep-sided Pass of Brander, which has provided a route across the Highlands throughout history.
Water stored in a loch high on Ben Cruachan is released when there is a sudden rise in demand for power on the national grid.
Loch view rooms may be reserved for a small supplementary charge.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /lochawe/lochawe/index.html   (746 words)

  
 Saint Conan's Kirk Loch Awe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Up till the '70s of the last century, although the road from Stirling to Oban passed along the north shores of Loch Awe, there were practically no human habitations between Dalmally and Taynuilt.
Directly opposite is the long ridge which separates the basin of Loch Awe from Loch Fyne, and (on a fine day) just appearing over it, the peak of Ben Buie.
The first duly arrived on Loch Awe side in the summer of 1914, but the second had to wait until the end of the First World War before it could join its neighbour.
www.crowsnest.co.uk /west/conan.htm   (3390 words)

  
 Inverness and Loch Ness - Guided History, Heritage, Loch Ness and Wilderness Tour with Boat Trip or Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It leaves Loch Ness at the Bonar Narrows, separates from the canal at Loch Dochfour SATPIC 1 Then continues its way to the firths of Moray and Beauly through gravel beds deposited by the glaciers of the last ice age and upon which Inverness now stands.
It is lovely to see the loch in brilliant sunshine, but I always feel that the first encounter with the world's most famous body of freshwater should be in murky, overcast or even drizzly conditions when it seems to exert a heavy and oppressive presence.
The road bends away from the loch at Invermoriston and there is a sharp bend at the village where the road to the Isle of Skye departs from the A82 to Fort Augustus.
www.loch-ness.org /discoverlochness.html   (8218 words)

  
 Survey of Loch Awe
The Loch Awe survey became groundbreaking in that it established the pattern of survey aims and methodologies for all future work.
The Loch Awe survey was followed by another survey of an inland water body, Loch Tay in 1982.
It became obvious that a re-survey of the loch was necessary to iron out the compounded difficulties that had encroached upon the data since the original publication in 1973.
www.arcl.ed.ac.uk /arch/holley/lochawe/aweshortreport.html   (5282 words)

  
 Pictures of Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe
Situated on the shore of Loch Awe, on the head of the Loch more precisely, Kilchurn Castle was built around 1440 by the Campbells.
Loch Awe is Scotland's longest loch 22 miles (35.5 km) long and only a mile (1.6 km) wide.
Looking along Loch Awe from the top of Kilchurn Castle Loch Awe is certainly a very beautiful loch with numerous small islands.
www.scotland-flavour.co.uk /kilchurn-castle.html   (329 words)

  
 Trout Fishing in Scotland Loch Awe Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Loch Awe is a very long loch which stretches from Dalmally at its Northern end the 25 miles to Ford in the South.
The loch holds Brown Trout, Sea Trout, Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Pike and Char and can be fished for by any legal method.
Permits are available from many outlets around the loch and in the general area.
www.ftscotland.co.uk /angling/lochawe.html   (134 words)

  
 Fishing in Loch Awe, Loch Avich and for big game skate around Oban Argyll
Loch Awe: is the largest freshwater loch in Britain and the British record wild brown trout (31lbs 12ozs) caught on the opening day of the 2002 season by Brian Rutland of Keswick.
Brian intends to be back on Loch Awe again and will no doubt be hoping to beat his own record.
Loch Avich: a smaller loch adjacent to Loch Awe, containing Brown Trout which are keen to take the fly throughout the summer and autumn, and is covered by the same permit as Loch Awe.
www.innish.com /fish.html   (431 words)

  
 Barr-Beithe Lower holiday cottage, Loch Awe, Argyll, Scotland, UK
Set near the shores of Loch Awe, this lovely Argyll self-catering cottage is in an idyllic situation with wide-reaching views down the loch and over the hills.
Loch Awe offers trout and pike fishing, as well as boat and canoe hire so you can explore the ruined castles on the loch's islands or picnic on secluded beaches.
Barr-Beithe Lower is situated 10 miles west of Cladich on the B840, south-east of Loch Awe, and is approached from the A819 Inveraray to Dalmally road (signposted B840 Cladich & Ford).
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 Scottish Hotel in Scotland by Loch Awe Oban Scotland, Scottish wedding and honeymoon hotel in Scotland, Scottish ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Both loch and river Awe have always been famous for their wild brown trout and salmon (click here>>> for an article from 1940), both large and small, and in 1996 the British Record was initially broken with a fish of 25lb 6oz.
Whether you are experienced or a novice, young or old, Loch Awe has a great deal to offer.The brown trout season runs from 15th March to 6th October.
Flies should be of the wet variety (10-16), of standard or loch pattern and in harmony with the months applicable to hatching flies.Fishing permits for people not staying with us are available from local outlets: Cruachan Filling Station, Loch Awe Stores and Bridge of Awe Service Station.
www.taychregganhotel.co.uk /fishing.html   (337 words)

  
 Loch Awe Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Loch Awe has broken the British record for the biggest trout caught four times in the last decade.
On 15th March 2002 a new new record fish caught at the north end of Loch Awe – Weight 31lb 12oz – length 39"; girth 25 1/4"; tail 11".
We decided to survey the loch and learn more about the depths and fish populations over a cold and wet weekend in March…Sadly we didn’t catch anything, but we do have a deeper understanding about this famous loch..
www.albagamefishing.com /album/lochawe.php   (93 words)

  
 General Information on Loch Awe, Ben Cruachan and the surrounding area - Blarghour Farm Cottages
Within easy reach during a days motoring are Glencoe and Fort William with spectacularly awesome mountain scenery, Loch Lomond, Loch Tay, The Trossachs, Dunoon and Loch Eck with famous Benmore Gardens, Lochgilphead, Crinan, Easdale, Gigha, Islay and Arran, and Oban (gateway to the Isles) with tours to Mull(Balamory), Iona and Staffa.
Trout and Pike fishing on Loch Awe, Scotland’s longest loch, is available by permit which may be obtained at the farm.
Boat hire (and canoe hire) can be arranged locally for fishing, exploring Loch Awe’s ruined castles and enchanting islands or for picnics on secluded beaches.
www.self-catering-argyll.co.uk /general-information-on-lochawe-cruachan-kilmartin-and-oban.html   (883 words)

  
 Ardanaiseig Hotel - Loch Awe | Reviews of Ardanaiseig Hotel from Travel Intelligence
One minute the bustling train, complete with obligatory squawking child, clanking Scotrail refreshment trolley, and the excited chatter of passengers is hugging the wooded shores of Scotland’s longest loch – the next you are alighting onto the platform of Loch Awe station into a world of almost total silence.
We are fortunate: there is no sign of Loch Awe’s monster, reputedly even bigger and fiercer than its counterpart in Loch Ness.
It is perched on the headland where Loch Awe divides, pushing a much smaller section north-west towards Loch Etive.
www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/hotels/htls_3059_Ardanaiseig_Hotel_Loch_Awe_review.html   (1411 words)

  
 LOCH AWE - Online Information article about LOCH AWE
LOCH AWE - Online Information article about LOCH AWE
Its romantic surroundings have made this castle a favourite subject of the landscape painter.
Dalmally, about 2 M. from the loch, is one of the pleasantest villages in the High-lands and has a See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /AUD_BAI/AWE_LOCH.html   (377 words)

  
 Scottish Hotel in Scotland by Loch Awe Oban Scotland, Scottish wedding and honeymoon hotel in Scotland, Scottish ...
is a deeply relaxing and secluded Scottish country house hotel, beautifully situated on the shores of Loch Awe, Oban, Scotland.
Named by AA as one of the most romantic hotels in Scotland, it is ideal for a Scottish honeymoon or romantic break.
The 300 year old inn and its forty acres of gardens and woodland are found at the end of a long leafy road.
www.taychreggan.com   (0 words)

  
 Loch Awe Log Cabins: Facilities & Activities
Norman can also supply fishing licenses to cover the whole of Loch Awe (approximately 28 miles), Loch Avich and the River Avich for a cost of around £3 per day.
Apart from the signed trails, there is up to 100 miles of forest tracks and roads in the area, suitable for the serious walker or mountain biker.
Loch Awe itself is beautiful, far away from the hustle and bustle of modern life, and as of now, still under-developed with no noisy watersports to shatter the peace.
www.lochawelogcabins.com /facilities.cgi   (724 words)

  
 Loch Awe photographs, maps, books & memories
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 Kerrera Cabin - Loch Awe Cabins - Cottage - Dalavich by Taynuilt, Loch Awe, Argyll
Kerrera is a wonderful South facing forest lodge situated in the beautiful Inverlever Forest at Dalavich adjacent to the shores of Loch Awe.
Formerly owned by the Forestry Commission Kerrera sits two hundred yards from the shore of loch Awe and is separated from the Loch by a large grass area providing a playing field for children of all ages.
Oban is around 40 minutes drive away and is the gateway to the isles’ If you are planning a holiday with family or friends we also have the neighbouring Lodge Lismore (See details), if you are booking both lodges we are pleased to offer a 10% discount.
www.hotelsandguesthouses.net /cottage-sca365_1.htm   (594 words)

  
 Loch Awe: Waterscape.com
Located in a stunning part of bonny Scotland, the third largest fresh water loch in Scotland blends in well with the unspoilt scenery.
Loch Awe stands 117 feet (36 metres) above sea level in the charming and delightful county of Argyllshire.
The loch is a haven for anglers and is renowned for its trout fishing and salmon also pass through as they head to the River Orchy.
www.waterscape.com /Loch_Awe   (129 words)

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