Galloway Forest Park
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Galloway Forest Park is a woodland park, operated by Forestry Commission Scotland, principally covering woodland in Dumfries and Galloway.
The park, established in 1947, covers around 300 square miles (780 km2) and receives over 800,000 visitors per year.
Much of the Galloway Hills lie within the boundaries of the park, which make this a stunning place to visit.
It's well documented that the lochs that reside in the park have suffered from acidification but in the last decade the fish have made a remarkable recovery.
The Galloway Fisheries Trust would like anglers to take a leaf out of the bird watchers book and become ‘citizen scientists’ to help them to keep track of fish populations in the Lochs of Galloway.
If anglers fishing any of the lochs within the Galloway & Carrick region could keep a detailed record of date, location, time spent fishing (excluding breaks), fishing methods, weather conditions, number and where possible, length of all the fish caught (tip of snout to fork in the tail) and details of any abnormalities or unusual characteristics and email this data to the Galloway Fisheries Trust at mail@gallowayfisheriestrust.org, the trust would very appreciative and you'd be doing your bit to help these remarkable fish.
- Lake
- Arctic charr, Brown trout, Perch, Rainbow trout, Salmon, and Sea trout
Permission & Tickets
Permission isn't required for lochs situated high up in the Galloway National Park.
If you are uncertain, please contact the Forestry Commission Scotland.
Please be aware that this is a natural resource and is still recovering from the effects of acidification. Remember to try and do your bit and return the fish to the water unharmed.
Contact details
- 0300 067 6900
- enquiries.south@forestryandland.gov.scot
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Newton Stewert, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 6AJ, Scotland
Waters
11 waters listed
Clatteringshaws Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Clatteringshaws Loch, created in the 1930s as part of the Doon Hydroelectric scheme, provides bank fishing for brown tro ...
Dry Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Dry Loch is a very small freshwater lake nestled in the hills of Dumfries and Galloway. It is generally shallow with low ...
Lillie’s Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Lillies Loch is a very small freshwater lake located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is generally shallow with lo ...
Loch Bradan
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Loch Bradan, situated on the headwaters of the River Girvan in the Carrick Forest, extends 2 miles in length and ¾ of a ...
Loch Brecbowie
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
This is a very fishy looking loch but on the day we fished it we only managed two small trout. The weather being favou ...
Loch Doon
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Loch Doon, situated at the source of the River Doon, is Ayrshire's largest water body, stretching 6 miles long and up to ...
Loch Enoch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Concealed high up in the Galloway hills and occupying a granite basin overlooked by the highest mountain in the southern ...
Loch Neldricken
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Loch Neldricken lies to the South-East of Merrick. This loch, like others in the area, suffered from acidification an ...
Loch Valley
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Resting at the bottom of the steep sides of two ridges in the Dungeon Hills, Loch Valley is simply named and seems deter ...
Long loch of the Dungeon
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Located in Galloway Forest Park, Scotland at approximately NX 466 840. Approach from the A712 New Galloway to Newton Ste ...
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Round Loch of the Dungeon
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
Round Loch of the Dungeon is a very small freshwater lake located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is generally sh ...
