Police Scotland state that he has been formally identified as 57-year-old Charles Mellor, who lived in the town.
Mr Mellor’s body was traced by a diving team from Police Scotland’s Marine Unit.
It follows an extensive multi-agency search for an angler reported missing while spending an evening fishing beside the river at the north end of the town last week.
A police spokesman at Dumfries said: “The Procurator Fiscal has been informed.”
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