Hi Terry
Great place to visit and I'm sure you'll have a blast after so long away.
Good choice of venues as well, I prefer the big East End Lochs of the Upper Kirkaig system which is both vast and unique.
Borralan, a good 'banker' venue and great should the wind prove too much for the boat. Vastly under-rated and as good a roadside loch you'll get in the area, well worthy of attention.
Nowadays you drive up to Urigill and a short walk to the loch. Excellent water especially around the many weed beds of the 'top end'
Cama is one of my all time favourite lochs, and best described as 'two lochs in one' with the open island and mostly shallow 'bottom end' (the area you first come to) and long deep, brooding exposed 'top end' which is the bit I like the best. Keep the boat now more than two lengths off the shore when you fish up this bit.
Veyatie just shades Cama in the favourite stakes for me, and the further you venture down the loch (you arrive at the top end from Elphin) the better it gets. Again keep close to the bank for the best of the sport concentrating on any wee bays and areas where burns run into the loch. Three quarters of the way down on the left is Loch Medhial (sp?) separated by a narrow sand bar and it is sometimes possible to get the boat through so you have the option to explore her as well. If you do bare right into the big bay which is the best bit.
Fionn is the last water on offer here and it another cracker. I like to take the boat down Veyatie and walk through. Great off the bank and the further you venture away from Veyatie the better it gets.
There are some excellent small satellite waters around the bottom end of Veyatie both towards Sulvien as well as the opposite side, and if you're feeling really fit it's possible to walk over and fish a bit of Sionascaig as well.
As Soundmixer says little loch Awe worthy of attention, as is the wee loch directly behind this.
At this time of year the fish will be mostly on buzzers and olives as you're a wee bit early for the mayflies.
Kate McLaren, Clan Chief, Zulu, Bibio, Wickhams, Loch Ordie, Silver Invicta and Conemmara Black all worthy of a place in your flee box with Kate, Zulu and Ordie Muddlers also worth a place.
Hogs in Olive, Claret and Natural Hares Ear a must, and some small sparse dries (Bibio Emerger, Black Dirty Duster) in there as well (see Partridge of Reditch website, blogs, my name and drop down list for dressings of a lot of my wild loch trout flies, and if you spot the Black Nymph in there then tie some up)
Hoppers are good as are snatchers, if things really not going well then don't be afraid to use a gold head Damsel or Black Tadpole type lure either.
Boats from the Leadmore Estate are as good as you'll get and last time I was up here they also had outboards for hire which were fantastic.
Hope this helps and have a great trip, don't forget the camera either as it's a must have bit of equipment for an Assynt wild trout expedition.
Regards
Allan
