The Rivers Bladnoch, Cree, Tarff and Luce all have their source in the Galloway Hills to the north which, along with the many lochs, continues to make Galloway a fisherman’s delight.

We own almost three miles of very productive fishing on the River Bladnoch. It has a variety of different types of fishing habitat and offers excellent fly and spinning water along its length. As the river is a spate river, it fishes best after a good fall of rain. The Bladnoch holds both game and coarse fish species.

The river has always been renowned for its spring salmon fishery. Although the fishery is now reduced in comparison to previous years, it still produces rod caught spring fish annually from February onwards. The Bladnoch has a good run of summer salmon (typically up to 10lb) but the main fishing tends to take place towards the latter part of the season when abundant grilse are to be found from June onwards.

Impressive wild brown trout are regularly caught in the Bladnoch and can be up to 4lb in size. Pike, perch and roach are also found in the main river. As elsewhere in Scotland, there is no annual close season for coarse fish.

SEASON:
Salmon 11th February until 31st October. Trout 15th March until 6th October

Fishing Tariff

please note - rods booked must be paid for - even if you decide not to fish.

Shooting
Rough shooting, wild fowling and deer stalking can be arranged with our guide, Derek Brown. Clay pigeon shooting is also available locally.
The spectacular scenery of South West Scotland offers some of the finest pheasant shooting as well as Red & Roe deer.
Deer shooting ground is all rough farm land & forestry for Roe deer. For red deer it is all forestry ground.
Please contact our shooting guide for more details, Derek Brown +44 (0)1988 402373 or mobile: 07970485799 or email: dbrown248@hotmail.co.uk

To book the accommodation, please phone us at The Bladnoch Inn 01988 402200.

Rough Shooting
• Pheasant
• Rabbit/Hare
• Woodcock
• Partridge
• Snipe
• Pigeon
Wildfowling
• Goose • Duck

Duck flighting is available on privately fed flight ponds, with woodland areas also available.

SEASONS:
Pheasant October 1st - February 1st
Rabbit/Hare No Closed Season
Pigeon No Closed Season
Woodcock October 1st - January 31st
Goose/Duck September 1st - January 31st (inland)
Foreshore October 1st - February 21st
Roe Deer Buck April 1st - October 20th
Red Deer Doe October 21st - March 31st
Red Deer Stag July 1st - October 21st
Red Deer Hind October 1st - January 31st

FACILITIES
Drying Room and Cold Store

COST
Wildfowling - Goose Flights £60, Duck £30
Rough £60 (limit of 3 pheasants per head)

Stalking - Doe, Buck £60 No Trophy Fee
Red Deer Hind/Stag - £100 for outing, £100 for carcass. Medal Heads start at £350.

World famous mountain biking trails are reasonably close to the Bladnoch Inn.
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