Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Reports and Prospects July 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Reports and Prospects July 2009.

Tay Reports

Weekly Report for week ending 4th July.

Last week reported 29 Salmon and 6 Sea Trout which was a disappointing catch for a week in June. We had very warm weather for most of the week and a landslide above Pitlochry at the end of the week coloured the river for the last couple of days.
There were other fish caught and not reported. Best salmon of the week was a 12lbs salmon off the Dunkeld House beat.
Islamouth continues to fish well when conditions are good.
The first Grilse have arrived with odd ones reported over the last few weeks.

Sea trout are now being caught throughout the Tay which should encourage a cast in the evenings with a fly rod.

The river temperature increased with the warm weather to around 65 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 degrees Celsius.

May I remind anglers coming to the Tay about the Catch and Release policy which is that all hen salmon and sea trout caught should be returned and large male salmon over 15 pounds to preserve sport for the future. It goes without saying that all red fish should de returned as well.

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 stanley.fishing@ukonline.co.uk
Thank you for the contributions so far.


This was Raymond Hughes from Ireland enjoying July Salmon fishing on the river Tay last year. Let us hope there is a good run of summer Salmon and Grilse to come this July.

Prospects for the week commencing 6th July.
As of Monday morning the prospects on the Tay look better as the week progresses. The river was still muddy from the landslide on Monday and very heavy thunder showers hopefully will clear that out of the river and cool the water temperature. More settled conditions are forecast for the end of the week.

The water temperature is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 degrees Celsius.

The river is fairly low but the heavy showers should raise the level and freshen the river up to encourage salmon to run.

There is good availability throughout the river so why not have a go.

As to methods, the river is settled and at a good height, the most likely method of catching Tay Salmon this week will favour all methods with settled water. There will certainly be good conditions for fly fishing with a higher river temperature now encouraging floating lines. Spinning from boat and bank are also favoured. Harling remains a popular method on the Tay. The rise in river temperature should encourage baits spun upstream and retrieved quickly.

Finally all anglers are reminded that the Tay's policy for Catch and Release in 2009 we now recommend that every angler should release all hen salmon caught each day and all Sea Trout. We also recommend that all male salmon over 15 pounds should be released and certainly any red fish . Salmon are an extremely precious resource. Please do what you can to ensure their numbers are allowed to conserve them and produce more salmon for the future.

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 stanley.fishing@ukonline.co.uk

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