Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Ghilie Cohn O'Dae with a cracking fresh 14 pounds fish which Evie Glass caught in the Gean tree pool on the Catholes above Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland caught on a Flying c from the bank.

Cohn releasing the fish back to the river.

Not to be out done by the wife, Michael Glass lands a lovely 7 pounds grilse on Luncarty pool fly fishing from the bank. Michael released the fish back to the river.

Salmon fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Andy Burgess with a fine fresh Grilse from the Long Shot below Stanley on the lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland caught fly fishing.

This is Dougie Owen form Plymouth at the ripe old age of 88 and still going. Dougie had his birthday when he was here during the week and he amused me with his appetite for fishing at his age. good on yae Dougie and lang mae yaer pipe reak.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Graham Maunder from Plymouth with a lovely fresh Grilse from the Horsey pool on the Pitlochrie beat of the lower Tay at Stanley on a Flying C.

Grahams fish is netted by myself.

David Ware with a fine grilse caught in Cawn Pore opposite Stanley Mills.

The boat heading for lunch.

Andy Burgess taking the water out of his waders after taking a swim in Horsey.

David Ware into another good fish in Horsey on a Flying C which is about to be netted by myself.

Myself and David with the fresh 11 pounds salmon.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catch and Release August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catch and Release August 2008.
We at Stanley fishings are trying to do our bit to conserve as many salmon as possible.
The current Tay Guide lines on Catch and release are to release all hen fish, any coloured fish and alternative cock fish. Also precious to the system are large Cock fish over 15 pounds.

This was our Ghillie Cohn O'Dae carefully preparing to release a good salmon on the Luncarty beat.

The salmon swims off with little harm.

Peter Sowerby with a fresh salmon from the Catholes beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. This fish was released as well.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

James Frendship into a Salmon in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat of the lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Graham May comes to aid James as the fish fights hard.

The fresh 10 pounds salmon is landed.

Graham Maunder with a fresh Grilse from the tail of Horsey on a Flying C.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty , Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty , Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Hector Rawson with a superb salmon caught on a Flying C from the boat in Luncarty Pool.

Hector with another good fish.

Ghillie Cohn O'Dae with a fresh salmon caught on a Toby from the boat in Luncarty Pool.

A salmon being released back to the river.

Salmon fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

David Ware playing a Grilse fly fishing in the Todd holes on lower Tay beat at Benchil.

Dougie Owen playing a salmon on the spinner from the boat in the long Shot.

Dougie successfully landed the fish.

James Frendship with a cracking salmon caught on a Flying C from the long shot pool of the Benchil beat below Stanley. This was one of two fish which James landed.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Dougie Owen with a fresh Grilse from Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Elaine Boothroyd into a fresh Salmon from the boat in the Todd holes on a flying C on the lower tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Elaine lands the fish successfully. It was a lovely 13 pounds hen salmon which she carefully returned to the river.

She's into another one on the yellow flying c. These girls have all the luck.

A lovely fresh grilse of about 6 pounds.

Peter Thomas Snr lands a lovely grilse on a flying C as well.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Top Quality Salmon Flies.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Top Quality Salmon Flies.

These are top quality salmon flies tied on Salar double hooks designed by myself and available from the salmon fly shop by clicking here.
Click on the picture to enlarge and see the details in the tying.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty August 2008.

Neil Barcock with a fresh 12 pounds salmon caught fly fishing in the Luncarty pool at luncarty on the lower Tay at Luncarty, Perthshire, Scotland.

John with a lovely grilse caught fly fishing from the boat in Luncarty pool.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

A Grilse with 2 larger brown trout all caught on Flying C's

Peter Thomas on the Stanley side of Horsey with his girlfriend and Geordie having just landed a small grilse on a flying c.

David Boothroyde with the dogs on the bank in Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Stephen Sowerby with a lovely fresh 11 pounds salmon caught in the Black stones pool of the Catholes beat at Stanley on a Copper Toby.

Staggy with a fresh Grilse from the Black stones pool on the Catholes.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland August 2008.

David Boothroyd with a lovely fresh 8 pounds salmon caught on a Toby Salmo in the long Shot on the Benchil beat of the lower Tay below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Jole Gainsford with a fresh Grilse from the Long Shot caught on a Flying C.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Stanley Mills, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Stanley Mills, Perthshire, Scotland.
Mills a ‘world class’ attraction

Stanley Mills has been transformed from an 18th century industrial hub to a 21st century visitor centre—now awarded coveted five star status.
A PERTHSHIRE tourist attraction opened just five months ago has been described as “exceptional and world class.”
And inspectors from VisitScotland have confer-red five-star status on the Stanley Mills complex.
The spectacular 18th century water mill on the banks of the River Tay near Perth has also beaten its visitor number targets for the whole season.
Independent quality assurance inspectors from VisitScotland examined every aspect of the visitor centre, from presentation and retail quality to the cleanliness of the toilets.
They then declared it “world class” and awarded the coveted five stars, which show potential visitors they can expect a great day out.
Kay Finlay is monument manager with Stanley Mills’ owners Historic Scotland.
“We are delighted at the news, especially as we have only been open such a short time,” she said.
“What makes it even better is that our latest figures show we have already beaten our target for visitor numbers with two and a half months to go before the season ends.
“A lot of care has gone into making sure that Stanley Mills is a really enjoyable place to come and the staff take a great deal of pride in making sure that everyone has a warm welcome.”
Ms Finlay added that there is something for everyone at the fledgling attraction.
“The feedback we have had from the public has been great,” she said.
“Children particularly like the interactive displays and especially the water wheels, which give them the chance to see water power in action.
“A lot of the mums who come along have commented on how much they like the audio recordings in the spinning rooms where they can hear about the lives of workers from the past.
“And we also notice that dads often spend quite a bit of time looking at some of the amazing machinery we have on display.”
Despite a challenging season for much of the tourism industry in Scotland, Stanley Mills had attracted 18,101 visitors by August 17. Its target was 18,000 by October 31.
Stanley Mills harnessed the power of the River Tay for cotton spinning.
The first mill was built in 1786 and the last commercial operations ended in 1989.
In 1995 the complex was purchased by Historic Scotland and the buildings are category A listed.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Luncarty August 2008.

Neil Barcock from Cumbria with a fresh Grilse from Luncarty Pool on a flying C.

Stephen Sowerby with a fresh Salmon caught on a Flying C from the Luncarty beat of the lower Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pitlochrie Beat River Tay, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland August 2008.

Peter Thomas with a fresh 11 pounds salmon caught fly fishing in the Kirkie stream.

Geordie out in the boat at the start of the afternoon.

Elaine Boothroyd playing a Grilse on a Flying C in Horsey.