Monday, March 31, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fly Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fly Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

The Tay, Perthshire Spring salmon fishing week has got off to a great start with dropping river levels and good catches yet again but you can not beat catching a good spring salmon fly fishing.

Rupert Abbott hooks into a good spring fish fly fishing on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


The rod is bent double.


A superb 15 pounds sea liced springer is successfully landed.


The fish is carefully released back to the river to generate more spring fish for the future.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 29th March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 29th March 2014.

Good catches continue as water levels ease further.
The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch spring salmon last week as water levels eased at long last. Catches improved further as the river dropped steadily and we had the best week of the season so far. A strong run of spring salmon continued on the river as the water cleared and eased a bit and there was the sign of some more bigger multi sea winter fish with more mid twenty pounds salmon landed. There were again good catches from around Stanley but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches improved in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week. The catches were especially heartening after the prolonged bad weather but were also better than last year for the time so hopefully it is a sign of another great spring for the river if the weather relents.
This past week saw water levels ease most of the week due to better weather and improved conditions and over 110 spring salmon were registered from the river with others caught as well but not registered.

Beat catches reported
(week ending 29th March)
SALMON & GRILSE: Catholes Stanley 7, Upper Scone 1, Pitlochrie 5, Catholes Campsie 3, Stobhall 14, Taymount 19, Ballathie 3, Cargill 3, Islamouth 11, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 6, Kercock 2, Murthly 1 1, Glendelvine 6, Murthly 2 3, Newtyle 2, Dunkeld House 4, Dalmarnock 5, Lower Kinnaird 1, Upper Kinnaird 2, Findynate 1, Keithick Mains 1, Coupar Grange 10, Portnacraig Pitlochry 3.
Total: 113 Largest: Murthly 2 25lbs

The lower river around Stanley again fished well all week. All these beats are registering a higher catch than last year, which is very encouraging for the river. Stobhall and Taymount continue to fish very well with good catches and some tremendous fish. Both beats are now fishing well as salmon run the river in slowly rising temperatures.

There was a tremendous catch for 11 year old Toby Philips on Taymount landing a monster 23 pounds spring salmon from the Flats on the top beat and his father catching a 16 pounds fish as well.

Pete Marshall also had a fantastic spring fish weighing 24 pounds. Taymount had 7 on one of their days with Sandra Robbins landing 3 for her day. At Stanley the Catholes and Pitlochrie beats had a consistent week with regular catches every day. Charlie Stone had a couple of enjoyable days landing 3 spring salmon up to 13 pounds on fly and spinner. Almondbank angler David Brand caught 2 fish for his day on Pitlochrie including a good fish on the Fly in the Wash House form the boat. Charles Savage also caught a couple in a day up to 11 pounds from the same beat and further successes came from the Catholes with Andrew Wright, Ian Kettles and

Clive Hurn landing good fish.

Steven Jardine caught a superb 18 pounds fish from the Little head in the boat on Saturday. Unfortunately the beats below Stanley are finding it hard going in the high water and some unwelcome visitors but as river levels ease this should change.

The catches further upstream have continued to improve this past week as conditions have eased and the water temperature has climbed up a bit. Over the weeks to come this will inevitably improve further as the salmon run freely up the river with water levels easing. Islamouth and Meikleour are seeing improving catches at last as conditions improve for them. Islamouth enjoyed better sport with Neil Tong, Mick Miller, Ian Mitchell and

John McElroy all catching good fish from bank and boat. Ballathie and Cargill are now doing much better as the water drops catching fish up to 21 pounds. Successful anglers on Cargill included Joe MacNab from Cumbria with a 21 pounds fish and Scott Donodan with 2 springers on Saturday. Fish are now running up the Isla with Coupar Grange catching on most days. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats are now catching consistently with some outstanding days and quality fish.

Stephen O’Neill caught a superb 25 pounds springer on Murthly 2 from the boat. Kercock caught a couple in the week with Tony Griffiths landing a 7 pounds fish.

Pitlochry Angling Club saw their first spring salmon from the Dam, a 14 pounds fish caught by Gordon Nichol on the fly from Portnacaig which was followed by a 12 pounder on Thursday for William Smith with his first ever salmon on a flying C then he landed his second shortly after at the same size, a truly memorable day for William. The Upper Tay produced a fish at Findynate. Upper Kinnaird caught again with Chris Neilson landing a 13 pounds fish from the boat. Dalmarnock had a better week landing a few with Andy Kerr landing 3 on Saturday up to 11 pounds. At Dunkeld House

Calum McRoberts caught an 11 pounds fish on Saturday with other successes on the beat from Gordon Pollock and Jim McDonald.

On Newtyle Ian Hendry was a successful rod landing a 15 pounds fish from the boat on a Tomic. This is just the tip of the Iceberg for these beats as conditions improve the catches will soar.


The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been excellent so far despite the big water levels with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come and the weather settles down further to maintain it all.

If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 31st March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 31st March 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now approaching April on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we are at last getting better water conditions over the last week giving us great spring fishing with a continued good spring salmon run in reasonable numbers which is now slowly spreading throughout the river. The weather was more settled last week making life better as river levels receded making the pursuit of that magical spring salmon a bit easier and good catches were achieved in reasonable numbers with some larger multi sea winter spring salmon caught as well.

Currently the river is falling back steadily (approx 4’ plus on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels below 4 feet in the coming days should enable the river to produce more top quality spring fishing and as the river levels ease the fish will run further and the catches will spread. The weather is be reasonably settled over the next few days, which should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some early "Bars of Silver" if you are prepared to brave the elements.

The weather is looking more settled this coming week with some rain and reasonable temperatures which should help settle the river back to a more manageable fishing height for everyone. The milder weather will certainly continue to give us more water and encourage salmon to run the river. The water temperature was around 42 degrees Fahrenheit or 5.5 degrees Celcius. These are higher temperatures than last year. These conditions have seen salmon running throughout the system with milder weather and has resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage spring salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be quite a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn.

Upper Kinnaird taken by Jock Monteith.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method will have to be slow and deep with large lures to catch the elusive Tay Springer. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year but be warned wrap up well or it will not be a pleasant experience.

Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January - May 2014 is that all spring salmon should be released, i.e. the Tay has adopted a policy of 100% catch and release for spring salmon. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

When releasing salmon please try to keep the fish in the water as much as possible to give them every chance to recover prior to release. Releasing fish from boats in the river is not recommended. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland March 2014.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland had another successful days spring salmon fishing but catches were curtailed by a hydro influence as water was released from Pitlochry Dam effecting the river levels as an unnatural rise in the river made catches more difficult.

Islamouth has been fishing much better as spring salmon run further upriver as water temperatures rise slowly. This was Neil Tong with a superb 10 pounds springer from the Junction of the Isla caught on a Devon.


Ian Mitchell with a cracker caught on a Vision from the New Shot.


Further downstream at Stanley this was Charles Savage playing a spring salmon in the Wash House on the Pitlochrie beat.


A sea liced 5 pounder successfully landed.


A delighted Charles Savage with another superb spring salmon caught from the boat at Stanley.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing Sport on the Tay, Perthshire 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing Sport on the Tay, Perthshire 2014.

The spring salmon fishing on the Tay, Perthshire ,Scotland has again been very encouraging this year after last years catches. Many of the lower Tay beats around Stanley are catching more than last year which is tremendous for the river. Could we be moving back to good spring runs?

Andrew Wright playing a good fish in the Erics of the Catholes.


A sea liced 10 pounds springer.


Ian Kettles caught this 6 pounds sea liced beauty on a Toby in the Back Dam on the Catholes at Stanley.


The spring run is now spreading on the river as temperatures star to rise slowly. This was a 13 pounds fresh salmon caught by Mick Miller on Islamouth on a Kynoch.


The quality of the spring salmon has been tremendous this year again. This was a 15 pounds beauty from the Black Stones on the Catholes.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Fishing on the Lower Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Fishing on the Lower Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

It was another superb day to be out spring salmon fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland with blue skies and salmon about!

It was not long into the morning when David Brand hooked a nice salmon fly fishing from the boat in the Wash house pool on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


David successfully landed a sea liced 7 pounds spring salmon.


Charlie Stone playing a good salmon in the Byers on the Catholes.


A cracking 13 pounds spring beauty.


David Brand playing another good salmon in the Horsey pool at Stanley.


A lovely 13 pounds sea liced spring salmon prior to release.

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire March 2014.

The current week has got off to a good start with blue skies and a good catch for the river.

This was Charlie Stone playing a spring salmon in Horsey fly fishing on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


Charlie landed his fish successfully on a Monkey fly.


Bob Walker with his first ever salmon caught in Pitlochrie pool at Stanley with Upper Scone on Saturday.


Jim Ferrie with a springer from Dunkeld House on Saturday landed by Ian Mitchell.


The sun goes down on another eventful spring salmon fishing day on the Tay, Perthshire in March.

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 22nd March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 22nd March 2014.

Good catches continue when water levels ease.
The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch spring salmon last week despite continued high water levels. Catches were maintained as water levels fluctuated after yet more mild weather and heavy rain. A strong run of spring salmon continued on the river as the water cleared and eased a bit and there was the sign of some bigger multi sea winter fish with a

27 pounds salmon landed on Stobhall. There were again good catches from the Linn pool down but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches improved in the middle and upper river giving renewed optimism for the coming week. The catches were especially heartening after the prolonged bad weather but were also better than last year for the time so hopefully it is a sign of another great spring for the river if the weather relents.
This past week saw continued big water most of the week due to mild weather caused by snowmelt however conditions were good on a few days and over 70 spring salmon were registered from the river with others caught as well but not registered.

Beat catches reported

(week ending 22nd March)
SALMON & GRILSE: Benchil 1, Catholes Stanley 3, Upper Scone 3, Catholes Campsie 3, Stobhall 10, Taymount 15, Ballathie 3, Cargill 2, Islamouth 3, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 1, Kercock 1, Glendelvine 4, Murthly 2 3, Newtyle 2, Dunkeld House 6, Dalmarnock 1, Upper Kinnaird 3, Findynate 2, Keithick Mains 1, Coupar Grange 4.
Total: 71 Largest: Stobhall 27lbs
SEA TROUT: Coupar Grange 1.
Total: 1 Largest: Coupar Grange 2lbs

The lower river around Stanley again fished well all week. All these beats are registering a higher catch than last year, which is very encouraging for the river. Stobhall had a steady week with some great days including a superb 27 pounds spring salmon caught on Friday by Lady angler Jayne Rutherford. The ladies keep coming up with these big fish showing the male anglers how it is done. Well done all concerned, it is a great advert for the river. Taymount, on the opposite days also enjoyed good sport throughout the week landing some notable fish up to 22 pounds. These beats are consistently catching week in week out with the Linn Pool producing the majority of the fish suiting the big water conditions.

Tim McFarlane caught the 22 pounds salmon from Stank End on the top beat, other successful anglers included Terry Booth, Raoul de Soissions landing 2 on visions, Walter Alexander, John Lessels and Danny Fulton landing a cracking 13 pounds springer on the fly from Stank End. Catholes did reasonably well during the week with Kenny Scott and Paul Goldsmith catching earlier in the week. Saturday saw 3 fish landed with Peter Duncan and

Jeff Robinson landing good fish on Tobies, then

Davie Boyle caught his first ever salmon from the boat weighing 15 pounds after a tremendous struggle. The Pitlochrie beat did not do so well last week with some unwelcome visitors appearing at the start of the week in the pool. Fortunately they did not come back after the middle of the week and good sport hopefully will resume there this coming week as temperatures falling back will help as well. Jason Stratton caught a 9 pounds springer from Benchil in Aitken Head. Unfortunately the beats below Stanley are finding hard going in the high water but as river levels ease that will change.

The catches further upstream have continued to improve this past week as conditions have eased and the water temperature has climbed up a bit. Over the weeks to come this will inevitably improve further as the salmon run freely up the river. Islamouth are encountering odd fish with a superb 26 pounds fish being caught on Saturday on the Meikleour beat. Cargill and Ballathie are also getting onto the score sheet. James Johnson landed a 15 pounds fish on Cargill on Saturday, which was one of two fish caught in the day. Kercock registered their first fish of the season. Glendelvine and the Murthly beats are also starting to catch consistently with the former beat catching 4 in a day on Tuesday. Newtyle caught 2 during the week including an 18 pounds cracker from the Ferry pool landed in the boat by Stephen Martin.

Calum McRoberts caught the other one weighing 12 pounds again from the boat. Dunkeld House continued to do reasonably well with 6 fish during the week. Brain Joseph, Donal Dowds and Andrew Cort all caught fish up to 14 pounds. On Saturday Willie Cumming, Jimmy Lapsey and

Ian Mitchell had successful trips to the beat. Dalmarnock and Upper Kinnaird also registered fish up to 18 pounds.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been excellent so far despite the big water levels with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come and the weather settles down further to maintain it all.

If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 24th March 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 24th March 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now approaching the end of March on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have continued to experience high water conditions over the last week but we have continued to experience some great spring fishing to everyone’s surprise with a good spring salmon run in reasonable numbers which is now slowly spreading throughout the river. The weather was more unsettled last week with spells of mild weather making life very difficult as river levels have remained very high and unstable making the pursuit of that magical spring salmon near impossible at times however catches were still achieved in reasonable numbers and some larger multi sea winter spring salmon were caught as well.

The Weir on the Catholes.
Currently the river is falling back (approx 6’ plus on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels below 6 feet in the coming days should enable the river to produce more top quality spring fishing and as the river levels ease the fish will run further and the catches will spread. The weather is be reasonably settled over the next few days, which should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some early "Bars of Silver" if you are prepared to brave the elements.

The Boat pool above Caputh bridge.
The weather is looking more settled this coming week with some rain and hopefully colder temperatures at night which should help settle the river back to a more manageable fishing height. The colder temperatures will hopefully mean less snowmelt from higher ground, which should have less of an effect on the river heights and colour. Colder conditions certainly benefit the river at this time of year slowing the spring salmon run down and giving everyone a chance to catch as they run up the river slowly. The milder weather will certainly continue to give us more water and encourage salmon to run the river. Colder weather would settle the river back to good levels and ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature was around 41 degrees Fahrenheit or 5 degrees Celcius. These are higher temperatures than last year. The temperature may come back further with the colder forecast at the end of the week ahead but there have been salmon running throughout the system after milder conditions and resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage spring salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be quite a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn.

Stanley Mills
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method will have to be slow and deep with large lures to catch the elusive Tay Springer. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year but be warned wrap up well or it will not be a pleasant experience.

Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January - May 2014 is that all spring salmon should be released, i.e. the Tay has adopted a policy of 100% catch and release for spring salmon. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com
When releasing salmon please try to keep the fish in the water as much as possible to give them every chance to recover prior to release. Releasing fish from boats in the river is not recommended. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.

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