Odin is exclusively situated between the lochs of Harry and Stenness, two of the best trout fishing lochs in Orkney.
Trout
Fisher
Semphill, his hat stuck full
of hooks
Sits drinking ale
Among the English fishing visitors,
Probes in detail
Their faults is casting, reeling, selection of flies,
‘Never’, he urges, do what it says in the books’.
George Mackay Brown
LOCH
OF HARRAY
The
lochs of Orkney provide some of the best trout fishing in the country
with each loch providing a unique venue.
Odin
is situated on the Harray Loch which is widely regarded as the best
trout fishing loch in Orkney.
The
loch extends over 2500 acres and features large areas of productive
skerries, shallows, bays and points, and with over 14 miles of shoreline
it is probably Orkney’s most popular wading loch, especially in the
earlier part of the season. As the season progresses and the water temperature increases then
the fish move out into the deeper, cooler water, when boat fishing comes
into its own.
Wading out from Odin is easy and very rewarding. Later in the evening the sunsets can be magnificent!
Most of the photographs on Harray Loch were taken close to Odin. The Merkister Hotel is situated at the far end of the loch from Odin
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The
Loch of Harray from outside Odin in midsummer
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Fishing
on the Loch of Harray
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A
Harray catch
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LOCH
OF STENNESS
Across the road from Odin is the Stenness Loch. The loch’s semi-marine environment dictates that it is very much affected by the state and height of the tides, causing wide fluctuations in water height and salinity in the loch. Odin again has the privileged position of being situated between the fresh water loch of Harray and the salt water loch of Stenness – an angler’s dream
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The
Lochs of Harray and Stenness from the north east
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 Loch of Stenness from Brodgar Bridge |
 Midsummer sunset from the Watchstone |
This
site will show you the Stenness Loch in more detail, sunsets over the
loch, the Watchstone and the Stones of Stenness all taken from beside
Odin.
Tight
lines!