Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing 2009.

Dave Brown playing an autumn salmon in the plain water on the lower Tay Benchil beat just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Dave successfully landed the salmon with the aid of his friend Peter Varney.

Peter carefully releases the salmon back to the river.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing Action on the Tay.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing Action on the Tay.

Video of Tommy Muir playing a lively autumn salmon on the Tay in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay Ghillies Secure Grant.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay Ghillies Secure Grant.

The Tay Ghillies Association have been given an award of £10,000 toward the cost of roofing for the salmon holding tanks at the Tay salmon hatchery.
The award was received from Lottery Awards for All, following an application prepared by Duncan Glass, a founder member and former office bearer of the association, one of many Duncan has successfully applied for over the past few years.
The Association will more than match the grant to pay for the £23,000 cost of the new roofing.
The cheque was received at the September meeting of the committee, and the photo shows committee members with centre chairman David Godfrey (left) and treasurer Simon Furniss (right) showing the cheque.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Report and Prospects for September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Report and Prospects for September 2009.

Tay Reports

Weekly Report for week ending 26th September 2009.


Last week reported 194 Salmon and 5 Sea Trout which was a reasonable catch despite the tough season so far. The weather was settled with a high pressure giving us perfect river conditions during the week. However it must be said that the run in general is not as strong as expected.

There were other fish being caught and not reported. There does now seem to be a spread of Salmon throughout the district as all the beats are catching.

Quite a few good 20 pound plus fish were caught this past week yet again which is quite heartening. Best salmon of the week was a fantastic 27lbs salmon off the Stobhall beat just above Stanley which was carefully returned to the river.
Other notable catches included a 26lbs salmon off the Ballathie beat, a 25lbs off Newtyle, a 23lbs off Benchil and a 22lbs off Dalmarnock beat.
Several beats recorded good individual day catches which is very encouraging for the weeks to come. They included Stobhall, Cargil, Newtyle, Catholes and Luncarty, and Waulkmill amongst others.

The river temperature has now dropped to around 54 degrees Fahrenheit or 12 degrees Celsius.

There is no doubt the river is having a very hard season and a number of anglers are responding by returning the majority of the salmon they catch. The Tay would like to thank you for that which will hopefully show benefits for the future.

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 .

Alistair Sheach from Kirkcaldy with a sea liced 23 pounds salmon from the Benchil beat of the lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland caught on a red devon spinning from the bank. The prize salmon was returned to the river.
Prospects for the week commencing 28th September 2009.
The river has dropped to a good height for most beats. Again the weather for this coming week looks settled. Hopefully any showers will not be too heavy to alter the river levels.
Last week reported reasonable catch for the season so far so let us hope this continues over the next few weeks and there is a late surge of autumn salmon.

The run has strengthened so prospects look much better going into the last week of September.

The water temperature is now just below 54 degrees Fahrenheit or 12 degrees Celsius with all the rain and fresh water.

The river is running at a good height which will allow salmon to run the entire river Tay.

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.. 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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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon about to be netted at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon about to be netted at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Video of Roddie Mclean playing a salmon in Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. The salmon is close to the net.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Playing Autumn Salmon at Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Playing Autumn Salmon at Benchil, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

Video of Peter Annan playing a lively salmon in the Todd holes pool of the lower Tay beat at Benchil just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Catch and Release on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Catch and Release on the Tay 2009.

video of Peter Annan Releasing a 15 pounds salmon on the Benchil beat of the Tay below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland September Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland September Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

The fishing has been hard generally this year but we had a good day today on the Benchil beat of the lower Tay below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tommy Muir playing a good salmon on a rapala in the Aitken Head pool from the boat.

The salmon was successfully landed. A fresh 8 pounds male salmon.

Peter Annan playing a lively salmon from the boat in the Todd holes again on a rapala.

After a lengthy struggle the 15 pounds salmon was landed and then released back to the river.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fly Fishing for Autumn Salmon on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fly Fishing for Autumn Salmon on the Tay 2009.

Fly Fishing action from the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland,

Alistair Sheach hooks a good salmon fly fishing in the Horsey pool at Stanley.

The salmon plays hard in the pool. It was a fresh sea liced grilse which was returned.

John with a good salmon caught fly fishing in the Kirkie stream on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay September 2009 at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay September 2009 at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

This was part of todays action on the Pitlochrie beat on the lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Roddie McLean plays a fresh salmon from the boat in the Horsey pool on a red devon spinning from the boat.

The sea liced salmon was successfully landed and weighed 7 pounds.

Tommy Muir plays a good salmon again spinning from the boat in the Horsey pool on a devon.

The salmon was landed, photographed and successfully released back to the river. The fish weighed 15 pounds.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Autumn Salmon on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Autumn Salmon on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland September 2009.

Video of Peter Annan playing a lively autumn salmon in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland,

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Release on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Release on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland September 2009.

Video of Peter Annan releasing a lovely 13 pounds salmon from the Horsey pool of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland Guillemots on the Tay at Stanley 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Guillemots on the Tay at Stanley 2009.

This is a picture of a Guillemot which was floating down the river today. These birds are not normally in the river. They have been blown over from the west in the high winds and they use the river to get back to the sea. This one was very exhausted and could not fly. We have seen quite a few recently going down stream.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing September 2009.

This was some action from the Tay today at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Peter Annan hooks a good salmon in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat on a red devon.

The sea liced 13 pounds salmon was successfully landed, photographed and carefully returned.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Video of John Colin playing a lively autumn salmon on a rapala in the Horsey pool on the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fly Fishing at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland on the river Tay.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fly Fishing at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland on the river Tay.

Video of David Golding playing a good salmon fly fishing on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Fly fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Fly fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

Video of David Golding playing a salmon on the fly in Horsey pool on the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing in September at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing in September at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland 2009.

John Colin hooks a salmon spinning from the boat in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat of the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

A lovely fresh 14 pounds salmon is successfully landed.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland September Fly Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland September Fly Fishing on the Tay 2009.

This was a memorable catch for David Golding of Canterbury. He had fished all week without a touch when at last on the Saturday morning everything came right. David was fly fishing from the bank in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

David hooks the salmon on a size 10 raider fly.

The salmon speeds off on a lengthy run.

Another good run by the salmon.

David gives the salmon a bit of side strain.

At last the salmon is netted.

A lovely fresh 15 pounds salmon.

The salmon was a hen fish and we quickly released it back to the river.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Report and Prospects for Sptember 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Report and Prospects for Sptember 2009.

Tay Reports

Weekly Report for week ending 19th September 2009.


Last week reported 223 Salmon and 7 Sea Trout which was the best weekly catch for the season so far. The weather at last settled down and we had a high pressure giving us a chance to fish the river without a spate in the week. However it must be said that the run of Grilse has not materialised and a run in general is not strong as expected.

There were other fish being caught and not reported. There does now seem to be a spread of Salmon throughout the district as all the beats are catching.

Quite a few good 20 pound plus fish were caught this past week. Best salmon of the week was a fantastic 26lbs salmon off the Dalmarnock beat just above Dunkeld.
Other notable catches included a 25lbs salmon off the Kercock beat and 24lbs salmon off the Ballathie and Stobhall beats.
Several beats recorded good individual day catches which is very encouraging for the weeks to come. They included Stobhall, Cargil, Upper Scone, Taymount, Islamouth, Waulkmill amongst others.
The river in general has picked up which is heartening after a lean spell over the last few weeks

The river temperature has now dropped to around 56 degrees Fahrenheit or 13 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 a 14 pounds salmon caught in the Long head pool on the Islamouth beat by Neil Tong fly fishing from the bank. The salmon was returned.

This was Lewis Marley with a 17 pounds salmon caught spinning on the Islamouth beat which again was returned. For good measure it was Lewis's birthday as well.

John Vankalkeren caught this excellent fish last week at Dalmarnock - it was subsequently returned.


Prospects for the week commencing 21st September 2009.
The river has dropped to a good height for most beats. Again the weather for this coming week looks settled. Hopefully any showers will not be too heavy to alter the river levels.
Last week reported the best catch for the season so far so let us hope this continues over the next few weeks.

The run has strengthened so prospects look much better going into the third week of September.

The water temperature is now just below 56 degrees Fahrenheit or 13 degrees Celsius with all the rain and fresh water.

The river is running at a good height which will allow salmon to run the entire river Tay.

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.. 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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Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Autumn Salmon September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Autumn Salmon September 2009.

Frank Muller had a memorable day on the Benchil beat today (18/09/2009) below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.
In the morning he caught an 8 pounds salmon on a Toby. Then in the afternoon he successfully landed 2 lovely fresh salmon in the Long shot pool on floating devon. Both salmon were released and weighed 9 and 15 pounds. Remarkably one of the salmon all ready had a toby in its mouth which had been lost earlier by another angler on the river. The lures were carefully removed and the salmon was released.

Frank with one of his salmon from the long shot.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing in September 2009 at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing in September 2009 at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

The Salmon fishing has been tough on the Tay this past week but 5 minutes can make all the difference. Approaching the end of the day with nothing caught suddenly 2 fresh salmon were caught on the beat.

Firstly Tim Greenfield landed this fresh salmon at the tail of Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat at stanley, Perthshire, Scotland on a blue and silver rapala.

At the other end of the beat Frank Muller landed a lovely fresh 13 pounds salmon in the Pitlochrie pool with the aid of Scottish Ghillie Geordie Stewart. This salmon was also caught on a blue and silver rapala.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay.

Salmon Fishing Scotland 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay.

Video of Maurice Rourke playing a lively Tay salmon on a Rapala in the boat on the Benchil beat of the lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing.

Salmon Fishing Scotland 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing.

This is a Video of Maurice Rourke playing a large Tay salmon on a Rapala on the Tay at the lower Tay Benchil beat just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Release on the Tay September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Release on the Tay September 2009.

Video of Maurice Rourke releasing a prize 22 pounds salmon on the Tay at Benchil, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing 2009 in September.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing 2009 in September.

This was a big fresh 22 pounds salmon caught at Benchil on the lower Tay just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland today (14/09/2009).

Maurice Rourke hooks into the big salmon from the boat in the Todd Holes pool of the Benchil beat on a Rapala.

The fresh salmon salmon was successfully netted before being released. This was a large hen salmon which is extremely precious to the Tay system. The salmon was never out the river and handled with care before being released. Well done Maurice.
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Salmon Fishing Scotland September 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing on the river Tay.

Salmon Fishing Scotland September 2009 Autumn Salmon Fishing on the river Tay.

These were some pictures from the end of last week on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

James McKay from Perth with a lovely fresh salmon from the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland fishing the Upper Scone fishings.
James released the salmon back to the river.

This is Jimmy Chim holding a 14 pounds salmon on the Catholes Syndicate water on Saturday which was released. The salmon was caught fly fishing from the boat by Stevie Hogg from Edinburgh. Steve caught another salmon of 7 pounds fly fishing in the Black Stones pool of the Catholes beat just above Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Autumn report and prospects September 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Autumn report and prospects September 2009.

Tay Reports

Weekly Report for week ending 12th September 2009.


Last week reported 215 Salmon and 7 Sea Trout which was the best weekly catch for the season so far despite a spate at the start of the week and lost fishing on Tuesday. The weather at last settled down and we had a high pressure giving us a chance to fish the river without a spate coming the day after.

There were other fish being caught and not reported. Not reported was at least 50 salmon being caught off the Stormont Angling club water just above Perth. There does now seem to be a good spread of Salmon throughout the district and at last a far stronger run with Grilse in the main stem of the river.

Best salmon of the week was a fantastic 36lbs salmon off the Kercock beat.
Other notable catches included a 23lbs salmon off the Islamouth beat and 25 and 22lbs salmon off the Cargil beat.
Several beats recorded good individual day catches which is very encouraging for the weeks to come. They included Luncarty and Catholes, Cargil, Upper Scone, Fishponds, Islamouth, Waulkmill and Benchil and Pitlochrie amongst others.
The river in general has picked up this last week which is heartening after a lean spell over the last few weeks

This past week saw a spread of catches throughout the river which certainly looks good for the coming weeks. The Grilse run still has improved but hopefully will get better in the coming weeks. Encouragingly there are quite a lot of good salmon running the river.

The river temperature has now dropped just below 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius due to all the rain.

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 be 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 .



Mr Micheal Myers with his 4½lb grilse taken on a harled tomic in the Red Gate pool at Newtyle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland on 09/09/09.


This beauty was caught at Kercock on Wed 9 September and safely released.
It measured 107cm in length and 72cm in girth.

Prospects for the week commencing 14th September 2009.
The river now has plenty of water with all the rain and is dropping to a good height for most beats. At last the weather for this coming week looks more settled. Hopefully any showers will not be too heavy to alter the river levels.
.Last week reported the best catch for the season so far so let us hope this continues over the next few weeks.

The run has strengthened so prospects look much better going into the third week of September.

The water temperature is now just below 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius with all the rain and fresh water.

The river is running at a good height which will allow salmon to run the entire river Tay.

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. 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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Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Autumn Salmon Fishing on the Tay 2009.

Drew Wood from Kelso with a lovely fresh autumn salmon from the little shot on the lower Tay Benchil beat just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Drew caught his salmon first cast in the morning on a rapala.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland November on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland November on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

These are some memorable pictures of a November autumn day on the river Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

First thing in the morning after a hard frost. A harr lifts off the river Tay in the Skellies on the Benchil beat of the lower Tay just below Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Later in the day with the autumn sun. The upper beat at Taymount and Stobhall looking up the flats past willies stone.

Finford head on the lower Taymount or Stobhall beat.

The Red Rocks on Taymount and Stobhall.

Tams Corner on Taymount or Stobhall just above Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Stobhall Castle from the Taymount bank in some late autumn sunshine.

The Linn pool as the sun goes down.

Horsey in last light looking down to Benchil on the lower Tay.

As the sun goes down at Stanley looking up river to Stanley Mills on the Pitlochrie Beat.

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