Fisheries

2 Miles fishing on the Nith and 1.5 miles on the Cairn (all double bank). The Dumfries Burgh Common Good Fishings run through the town from the estuary to about 3/4 mile above the town centre together with 2 miles …

2300 metres of right bank fishing. This is a very attractive accessible beat, owned by the Friars Carse Country House Hotel. This is the only beat which can offer both fishing and accommodation. The hotel now has three self-catering cottages …

3.5 miles of mostly double bank fishing. The Mid-Nithsdale Angling Association beat offers a good mixture of deep holding pools,runs and flats which provide lovely lies and sparkling streams. It has 18 main holding pools. This allows fly, spinning and …

The Old Mains beat has only recently been developed. It has approximately 2 miles of single-bank fishing, located on the right bank between the Ryehill fishery and the Upper-Nithsdale Angling Association waters. There are 7 named pools and 6 runs …

Approx. 800 metres of double bank and an additional 800 metres of single bank fishing some 5 miles north of Dumfries. This is a private beat on the lower Nith, offering excellent fishing in all water conditions.

Approx. one mile of double bank fishings at Rosehill – about 4 miles north of Dumfries. This is an exclusive, private beat on the lower Nith offering easy wading to excellent pools in all water conditions. Let by the week, …

11 miles of mostly of double bank fishing. The Upper Nithsdale Angling Association beat covers fishings at the top end of the river. It has over 50 named pools, with a nice mixture of rocky, fast flowing streams, coupled with …