Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Salmon Fishing Prospects for week commencing 13th August 2012.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Salmon Fishing Prospects for week commencing 13th August 2012.

The river was unsettled for most of the early part of last week with extremely peaty water but was much better at the end of the week and now for the start of this coming week. The catches were hard earned but reasonable overall. The salmon and grilse run is strengthening as we get into August and this should give the river a great chance of producing more good sport. If the weather remains settled the river will see it’s true potential.


The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland currently offers outstanding salmon fishing with good availability. See what is possible by watching this video.

The weather is to be more unsettled with the chance rain throughout the week, which hopefully will not unsettle the river too much, and this should give excellent prospects of sport on the river. There might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river and hopefully the run will strengthen after fresh water to give us even more success. Grilse are now more evident in the system and Multi sea winter salmon continue to be caught, which is very encouraging. The prospect of a large salmon is a real possibility with big fish continuing to be caught over the last few weeks.

As to methods, in settled conditions and warmer river temperatures fishing by any method will be varied to catch the elusive Tay salmon. Fly fishing with a floating line and a sink tip is recommended with smaller tubes or a dressed fly. It is always worth a go with a Sun Ray as well. Spinning from the bank with Devons and Tobies are a good bet. It is even worth a go with a flying C or an upstream Toby as the fish become more active in warmer water.

Finally you are reminded that the Tay's catch and release policy for 2012.
From 1 June to end of Season:
• All hen fish of any size and all cock fish over 10 pounds should be released.
• All coloured and gravid fish to be released.
• No more than one clean fish weighing, where possible, less than 10 pounds should be retained per angler per day.
• Anglers should not use worms in September or October in any part of the district.
Worming in June, July and August
Please adhere to these recommendations and help preserve the long term future of the river and your sport.

To help you follow our guidelines I have included these helpful pointers

How to SAFELY Release a Salmon

“The best method of releasing a salmon is to leave it in the water
and touch nothing but the hook with fingers or pliers. When taking a picture, lift the fish from the water with wet hands, quickly take the picture and return it immediately back to the water.
“Whatever the method, care combined with speed, will give the fish the best chance of survival.”

Currently salmon are taking longer to recover in the warmer water so please give then time before releasing them. Releasing fish from boats in the river is no recommended.

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 this report.

Tight lines.

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