Isle of Mull
The Isle of Mull is the second-largest island in the Inner Hebrides and is renowned for its stunning landscapes, rich biodiversity, and complex geology.
Mull's landscape is marked by its mountainous terrain, particularly in the central region where the rugged peaks of the Ben More range dominate the skyline. The island’s topography is shaped by a combination of volcanic activity and glacial erosion, resulting in a variety of landforms, and an array of freshwater rivers and lochs.
The coastline of Mull is equally diverse, featuring dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, and sheltered bays. The northern part of the island, around the village of Tobermory, is known for its colourful waterfront and picturesque scenery.
The southern coast, along the Ross of Mull peninsula, is more rugged, with steep cliffs that rise sharply from the sea, providing habitats for a diverse range of seabirds and marine wildlife.
Mull’s coastline offers fantastic opportunities for sea fishing for species like pollock, coalfish, wrasse, mullet and mackerel. Sea fishing charters are also available, providing a chance to explore deeper waters for some of these species, but also tope, rays, cod and skate.
The island’s freshwater lochs are few but include 2 large lochs: Frisa on the Aros system and Loch Ba that feeds the short River Ba, a noteable salmon fishery.
Near to Tobermory at Mishnish, there is a chain of 3 interconnected trout lochs, with boats available for hire on each.
The Glen Lochs, including Loch Sguabain, at the head of the River Lussa system are also accessible to visiting anglers for brown trout fishing.
Mull features several spate rivers with the chance of catching a salmon, with the Rivers Ba and Forsa being the most productive. Fishing on these rivers is largely reserved for estate guests, though boats are available for hire on Loch Ba.
Visitors will find good access to salmon beats on the River Aros, a small spate river south of Tobermory, but reported catches in recent years have been very low.
To the west of Mull, connected by ferry from Oban, are the islands of Coll and Tiree, which are also home to trout lochs, the most notable of these are on Tiree where there is extensive machair habitat.
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