Fisheries

We recommend that these permits are booked ONLY at the last minute because this beat/pool will only fish well in certain conditions. This is FLY ONLY on the famous Dungeon pool of the Kirkwood beat (with a couple of small …

Murraythwaite is set in the middle of the lower Annan and offers excellent fly fishing for salmon with a number of pools and swift runs that hold fish at all heights of water. The fishery has, until now, only been …

Newbie and Distillery Fishings on the River Annan, was timeshared in the mid 1980’s and is divided into 3 beats, split over 10 rods, for the 36 weeks of the fishing season, giving 360 rod weeks in all. Some owners …

Although seemingly very short this is a very prolific piece of water. It fishes best when the water is on the low side and salmon will be caught in almost every month of the year. The sea trout fishing from …

This beat is fished as part of the River Annan Small Streams Passport. This fishery skirts around the policies of Raehills Castle, family seat of the Earls of Annandale and Hartfell and Clan Chief Johnstone. Much of the fishery is …

The Royal Four Towns beat is double bank fishing and extends from Shillahill Bridge 4 miles downriver to Smallholmburn. Shillahill is approximately 2 miles from Lockerbie on the A709 towards Dumfries. The river flows through beautiful farmland and has 8 …

The RASSP project is a new initiative that has improved access to the Annan’s tributaries. These watercourses have been lightly fished for a few years but for the visiting angler finding the fishing and being able to access it has …

The St. Mungo Parish fishing on the lower part of the river runs through delightful mixed woodland. This single bank fishery is approximately 2 miles long and perfect for fly fishing with lots of fast flowing runs gushing through scattered …