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a stunning loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland

Loch Dee

water managed by Newton Stewart Angling Association

Directions
Low alkalinity Shallow Moderate shoreline complexity Mid elevation Large
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Like the other lochs in the Galloway National Park, Loch Dee suffered from the effects of acid rain and the fallout from Chornobyl. Still, the indigenous stocking by the Newton Stewart Angling Association has revived the brown trout population and brought the fishery back from the dead.

The large beach on the western shore, where Glenhead Burn enters the loch, is a favourite area for local anglers. Large red sedge hatch in this area and can bring out the better fish, with stories of 4lb brown trout being caught.

When we fished the loch in 2014, we caught several small pike. The loch was teeming with them! We had only two small trout between us. This isn’t a fair assessment of the loch’s potential, and I would fish it with no hesitation any day. It is a stunning place to spend the day.

  • Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
  • Lake
  • Brown trout

Permission & Tickets

You can buy a permit online from the Association's website.

Waters nearby

Waters within 5 miles of Loch Dee

Loch Valley
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
1

Resting at the bottom of the steep sides of two ridges in the Dungeon Hills, Loch Valley is simply named and seems determined to put off the opportuni ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Neldricken
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
2

Loch Neldricken lies to the South-East of Merrick. This loch, like others in the area, suffered from acidification and its resident browns disappea ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Long loch of the Dungeon
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
3

Located in Galloway Forest Park, Scotland at approximately NX 466 840. Approach from the A712 New Galloway to Newton Stewart road. A forestry track le ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Round Loch of the Dungeon
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
4

Round Loch of the Dungeon is a very small freshwater lake located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is generally shallow with low alkalinity and ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Loch Enoch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
5

Concealed high up in the Galloway hills and occupying a granite basin overlooked by the highest mountain in the southern uplands, lies Loch Enoch - th ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Lillie’s Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
6

Lillies Loch is a very small freshwater lake located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is generally shallow with low alkalinity and is situated a ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Dry Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
7

Dry Loch is a very small freshwater lake nestled in the hills of Dumfries and Galloway. It is generally shallow with low alkalinity and features a low ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout
Clatteringshaws Loch
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland
8

Clatteringshaws Loch, created in the 1930s as part of the Doon Hydroelectric scheme, provides bank fishing for brown trout, pike, and perch, with an a ...

  • lake
  • Brown trout and Perch