Saorphin Cottages | Isle of Mull | Argyll
Location: Near Bunessan, Isle of Mull, Argyll Click here for an online map (opens in new window) Airport: Glasgow Rail: Oban Car: From the Oban ferry, turn left and follow the main road for approximately 30 miles. Just past Bunessan Primary School turn left to Scoor. Travel for half a mile then turn right alongside the loch and up the track to the farm. Car Hire: Glasgow, Mull TARIFFS, BOOKINGS & CONTACT DETAILS Rates for the cottages range from 300 UK Pounds per week in the low season to 750 UKP in the high season. A non-refundable deposit of 25% is required within 7 days of a provisional booking. Please contact the Estate Office for full details. Contact: For bookings and brochure requests please contact Marie-Helene Mott on the number below or by email, or write to: The Estate Office, Herriard Park, Basingstoke, Hants, UK, RG25 2PL Phone: +44 (0)1256 381275 (International) Fax: 01256 381891 Saorphin Cottages Click to visit the Saorphin Cottages website	SAORPHIN is a 700 acre moorland farm on the banks of Loch Assapol on the Inner Hebridean island of Mull. Assapol is a freshwater loch with brown trout, sea trout and the occasional salmon, and free fishing (including a boat) is available to guests at Saorphin Cottages. A track for 4-wheel drive vehicles on the south side of the farm leads to the sea and three secluded sandy beaches where guests can camp, swim, or sea-fish. The nearby village of Bunnessan has a doctors' surgery, Post Office, shops, a restaurant, pub, and the Ross of Mull Historical Centre. The village of Fionnphort, where ferries leave for Iona and Staffa - two popular outings for visitors to Mull - is 8 miles away. The local countryside has an abundance of walks, wildlife and beaches. SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION Two recently converted, spacious self-catering cottages, with views over the loch and hills, are available. Both have a large utility porch with fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer , sink unit and pay-phone. The fully fitted kitchens have electric cooker, dish washer, fridge, and microwave oven. Each room is fitted with an electric convector heater and there are heated towel rails in the bath and shower rooms. Both cottages have a multi-fuel stove. Tigh Beag (sleeps 10) Two double bedrooms on the ground floor. Upstairs there are two bedrooms, each with three single beds. There is a bathroom with bath, WC and washbasin, plus a separate shower room with large shower, WC and washbasin. Both these rooms are on the ground floor. Tigh Mor (sleeps 8) Two double bedrooms on the ground floor. Upstairs there is one bedroom with four single beds. There are also two bathrooms with bath, WC and washbasin; one on the ground floor and one upstairs. Notes: The connecting doors between the cottages can be opened to form one dwelling for a party of up to 18. Dogs can be brought at a cost of 10 UKP per week each (maximum 2 well behaved dogs). Bed linen and towels are not provided, but electricity is included in the rental. Bookings run from 3pm Saturday till 10am the following Saturday.
Brown Trout, Sea Trout, Salmon | Loch Assapol, Mull Rivers and Lochs
LOCH ASSAPOL Loch Assapol - in the south west of Mull - teems with wild, hard-fighting brown trout, as well as sea-trout and the occasional salmon throughout the season. The small Bunessan River links Assapol to the sea loch, Loch na Lathaich, and the sea itself is only a mile away. When high tides and heavy rains combine to give a spate, it is a short sprint for the sea-trout and salmon to reach the freshwater loch. In recent years a weir has been built which has raised the level of the loch and created more feeding for fish, increasing the average size of the brown trout. The loch has produced a brown trout of over 7 pounds, but the average weight is 8-10 ounces. Guests at Saorphin Cottages have free fishing and the use of a boat on the loch. Tackle and Methods All legal methods of fishing are allowed on Loch Assapol although fly fishing is encouraged. Conservation of salmon and sea trout stocks is important, and visiting anglers are asked to exercise restraint in the numbers of hen fish killed. All of the traditional wet flies will take fish on Assapol. Particular favourites are: Butcher, Peter Ross, Teal Blue and Silver or Alexandra on the point; Invicta, Mallard and Claret, Silver March Brown, or Wickham's Fancy on the middle dropper; and Loch Ordie, Zulu, Claret and Bumble, Black and Peacock Spider or Soldier Palmer on the bob. Flies are fished traditional loch style in teams of three. The Loch Ordie on the bob, dribbled through the surface of the water on the retrieve, can be particularly successful for brown trout. Dry flies, when fish are taking insects from the surface, are also worth trying, as is dapping when there is a good breeze.	TROUT AND SALMON FISHING ON MULL Mull is an excellent location for fishing with a wealth of lochs and rivers within a relatively small area. Tackle and permits can be obtained in Tobermory, and elsewhere locally, and costs are reasonable considering the quality of the fishing. Loch Frisa is the largest freshwater loch on Mull, and holds a good number of brown trout averaging 8-10 ounces, but trout of over 5 pounds are not uncommon. There is also a chance of salmon and sea trout, which enter the loch via the River Aros and Ledmore Burn. The River Aros is fly fishing only below the Ledmore junction and salmon average 6lb and sea trout 1½lb. The record salmon from the Aros weighed 45lb. Loch Aros has year-round stocked rainbow trout fishing. Loch Ba is the other large body of fresh water on Mull, and it holds brown trout, salmon and sea trout. Large sea trout can still be caught on the loch. There are many other spate streams and good hill lochs throughout the island, including the River Bellart, the Mishnish Lochs, and lochs Sguabain and Torr. Sea trout can also be caught in the sea lochs and river estuaries. Brown Trout Season: 15th March - 6th October Salmon & Sea Trout: 11 February - 31 October Rainbow trout and sea fishing are permitted year-round. No Sunday fishing for brown trout, salmon and sea trout. SEA FISHING There are a large number of shipwrecks around Mull that attract a good variety of fish. The British boat record plaice, weighing 10lb 3oz, was caught in Lunga Sound off the west coast of the island in 1974. The deep waters of the Sound of Mull and Forth of Lorn are famous for the huge common skate they produce, with specimens of over 200 pounds having been tagged and released. The waters to the south and west are more open to the Atlantic, which brings in other species such as sea bass.
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