Fishing 

Fishing River Ken & Loch Ken – Dumfries and Galloway

The Ken Bridge Hotel has its own beat on the River Ken which is free to residents. Loch Ken is renowned for its fishing qualities, producing large nets of pike, perch, roach, dace and bream. There are good-sized wild brown trout in the river and the loch both of which are being re-stocked with salmon by the local angling association.

Apart from the Ken/Dee watercourse there are numerous hill lochs and private fisheries offering good sport to both game and course anglers.

Mossrodick, a beautiful hill loch with natural brownies and good sized stocked fish, contact Andrew Case on 01644 430015

Mossdale Loch, well stocked with trout but also provides coarse and pike fishing, contact John McCubbing on 01644 420448

Explore the area while staying at The Ken Bridge.

The Ken Bridge, a 10 bedroom Georgian hotel, has a spectacular river bank location close by Loch Ken, in an area renowned for its tranquility and picturesque views. This 18th Century Coaching Inn was originally built to provide food, ale and shelter for travelers and coaches on the Old Edinburgh Road between Ireland and Edinburgh.

The hotel is a superb centre for fishing, golfing, hill walking, cycling on the surrounding quiet country roads, mountain biking on the world famous 7 Stanes routes, bird watching, photography, clay pigeon shooting, field and water-sports or for simply relaxing and taking in the wonderful scenery.

We are on the edge of the UNESCO Dark Skies Park created in 2009, which at the time was the only one in Britain and only the 5th worldwide. The river beside the hotel is a seasonal host to Osprey, Kingfisher and Oyster Catcher, there is also a healthy population of Otter and the hotel gardens receive regular visits from Red Squirrels. Early risers may see deer in the meadows across the river, as well as fox and badger.

The woodland to the west of the hotel is used as a roost by up to as many as 35 Red Kite which frequently soar and wheel spectacularly over the hotel.

The Ken Bridge Hotel is ideally situated enabling you to explore the whole of Dumfries and Galloway.

Dumfries and Galloway has so much to offer from Castles and Historic attractions to numerous outdoor activities. Here are just a few to help you choose when planning your holiday.