Although Portpatrick Harbour is now little used by commercial fishing boats there are several options available for visitors to fish either in the sea or nearby lochs.

Rock Fishing from Portpatrick

There are 6 "seats" on the rocks around Portpatrick harbour and each can usually fish 3-4 people. Species available include cod, pollack, plaice, mackeral and mullet amongst others.

Portpatrick Community Council have included an excellent article in their newsletter giving full details of these seats and copies are available at Rickwood and other accommodation providers in the village.

Sea Fishing (from boat)

Portpatrick Charters operate sea fishing trips for groups at a cost of £350 for a full day or £180 for a half day. They also do nature watching / sceniic cruises from £50 per hour.

For more information contact Ian or Lesley Cerexhe on 01776 810271

Loch Fishing at Dunskey, Portpatrick

Dunskey Estate, about a mile out of Portpatrick has two fresh-water lochs well stocked with Rainbow & Brown Trout.

There are boats on both lochs and a fishing hut on the smaller one, and there will never be more than two boats on the larger one and one on the smaller one.

Loch Fishing at Dunskey costs £20 for a day ticket including boat (3 fish), £16 for an evening ticket (2 fish)