Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay April 2013.

The magical spring fishing on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland has continued to the end of the month of April with more salmon caught increasing the percentages.

This was Ian Bennett with one of two spring salmon he landed on the Catholes at Stanley today. They were caught in the Erics pool on a Toby.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 27th April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 27th April 2013.

The conditions last week were excellent on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with much milder weather, a falling river after the large spate the previous week and a return to superb catches to fill everyone with more optimism for the coming weeks. The weather is now much milder again for this week but hopefully this will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain early spring sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.
The Spring Salmon fishing is never easy but when settled conditions prevail the sport can be magical as has proved this season so far with some outstanding catches and numerous spring salmon registered in the Tay system above expectation. This past week sport was superb as the catches took off again. The catches have been heartening mainly due to the cold weather but there is certainly a feeling now that there has been a far better run. Could this be down to most anglers’ efforts to return spring salmon over the past few seasons? Spring salmon were caught all week up to 23 pounds in weight and throughout the river as temperatures rise, which was tremendous news. The catches for April have increased by 107% on last year and the season catch has increased by 65% with still two days left in April. It is simply amazing news for the river. The Tay is fishing currently very well and is certainly a good destination to catch your first spring salmon of the season. The river offers a variety of possibilities for all standards of anglers with ghillies only too keen to teach the novices and this mighty river can produce a memorable salmon for the keen fly fisher. Levels and temperatures have now risen hopefully to encourage more salmon to run the river and spread out. Pools can be easily covered from bank and boat with modern technology. Why not have a go and sample this magical river. The fishing is supreme and the scenery is not bad either.

Beat catches reported
(week ending 27th April)
SALMON & GRILSE: Lower Redgorton 2, Upper Redgorton 1, Fishponds 3, Benchil and Catholes 6, Upper Scone 17, Pitlochrie and Catholes 14, Burnmouth 4, Stobhall 7, Taymount 8, Ballathie 7, Cargill 1, Islamouth 15, Lower and Upper Islamouth 8, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 3, Meikleour House 7, Kercock 4, Murthly 1 10, Glendelvine 13, Murthly 2 12, Newtyle 15, Dunkeld House 11, Dalmarnock 5, Dalguise 2, Upper Kinnaird 5, Edradynate 1, Farleyer Upper 3, Keithick Mains 7, Coupar Grange 31, Portnacraig Pitlochry 16.
Total: 238 Largest: Dalguise 23lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 1, Dunkeld House 1.
Total: 2 Largest: Lower Redgorton 3lbs

Spring salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there has also been the emergence of some larger multi sea winter spring salmon up to 20 odd pounds, which is superb news. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon as warmer conditions appear. The Upper river registered 9 spring salmon from Upper Kinnaird, Edradynate and Farleyer.

On Upper Kinnaird Jim Andrew landed a couple of good fish during the week.

On Edradynate John Downie landed a 10 pounds beauty on a Toby Salmo.

The Tummel system registered 16 spring salmon. After the spate calmed down the catches on the Tummel soared as expected. All the salmon came from the Pitlochry Angling stretch at the Dam but other spring salmon were caught on the Tummel system but not registered. Early in the week at the Dam Calum McRoberts, Davy Stewart and Jimmy Ross had success with fish up to 18 pounds fly fishing. On Tuesday Perth angler Steven Watt caught salmon up to 21 pounds by various methods as fly fishing was curtailed by severe wind. The wind didn’t stop Iain McLaren catching a 10 pounds springer on the fly. Good salmon were being caught every day with Ross Glover, John Paton, Davy MacPherson and Ally Gowans all catching. Stuart Clements caught a 7 pounds fish at the dam and also had a 16 pounds beauty at West Haugh as well earlier in the week. It was a tremendous week in Pitlochry with Rodger Collins, Davy Stewart, Brian Joseph, Garry Watson, Colin Timmins and Gordon Nichol catching at the end of the week with salmon up to 15 pounds.

On the Middle river 82 spring salmon were caught this past week, which was a marked improvement as temperatures came up and salmon ran after the big water.

On Dalguise Mike Stanners caught a cracking 23 pounds spring salmon fly fishing in the Guay pool and Kenny Tragham caught a 10 pounds fish on a Toby from the Bridge pool.

On Dalmarnock the Pollock family were catching. Firstly Sandra caught a superb 11 pounds springer then Gordon landed an 8 pounds fish on the fly. Dunkeld House had a good week catching 11 salmon. Leun Howie had a superb 17 pounds salmon from the Cathedral stream from the boat courtesy of the Game Conervancy auction. Paul Gamba also caught landing a 15 pounds beauty in the Rock Pool on the fly.

Newtyle also had an excellent week with salmon up to 17 pounds caught on fly and spinner. Allan Rennie started the week off well landing 2 from the boat with also Martin Moran and Jennifer Ramsay being successful. Robert Moore caught a cracking 12 pounds fish and Jon Wood landed 2 in a day. Norrie McLeod also caught 2 in a day on Tuesday. Alistair Ferguson caught the superb 17 pounds salmon from the boat. On Friday Paul Chisolm caught 3 fish up to 13 pounds also in the boat. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats had a superb week with Glendelvine having a red letter day on Monday landing 9 for the day. Ian Scruton’s party enjoyed good success fishing on Murthly 1 and on Murthly 2 the Fotheringham family landed good salmon up to 23 pounds. Down at Kercock Jim McEwan, Billy McInnes and Paul Jack all had fish up to 17 pounds.

The Lower River had good catches as the tremendous run continued through the beats with 93 spring salmon for the week. Hopefully the catches will be maintained these coming weeks as most of the boats come off the river below Stanley for the summer. Islamouth had a good week as salmon hesitate at the mouth of the Isla.

John McElroy’s party enjoyed good success at the end of the week with 8 salmon landed on Friday mostly on Fly. The middle beats at Ballathie, Cargill, Stobhall and Taymount caught during the week but not so prolifically as in previous weeks as water levels didn’t seem to suit.

The best fish of the week fell to Roy Swift in the boat at Taymount weighing 21 pounds. Burnmouth and Catholes also struggled but reported several lost as water levels dropped rapidly during the week. The Pitlochrie beat had a tremendous week landing over 20 salmon with the Daves having a brilliant day on Friday with 8 fish on Upper Scone. There were some superb stories from the beat as well with 3 first salmon catches.

Alan McNeill caught his first ever salmon in the minister on the fly from the boat with his wife Alison weighing 12 pounds courtesy of the Action Medical Research auction. David Urgias caught his first salmon on Benchil at Aitken Head from the boat then promptly caught another off the bank later in the day. James McLay had never landed a salmon in his life before until he came to Stanley where he caught his first fish with Davie Seaton in Pitlochrie pool. He then went on to land another two in the same day. Just fantastic for the river.

During the week Jason Stratton, Euan Clark, Alan McCaig, Dougie Wangert, William Haggis, Simon Harrop, Arnot McWhinnie, John lessels and John Jarvie all caught superb spring salmon up to 20 pounds.

On Upper Redgorton Sandy Nicol caught a good fish and on Fishponds Mr McGinty caught an 11 pounds fish.

The Isla registered 38 salmon mostly from Coupar Grange with 31 for the week. The largest fish caught was on Thursday, a superb 20 pounds caught on the fly out of the White House Pool by Tim Ben. Steven Gamlin managed to land 5 for his three days, 3 of them on the fly. Jim Hunters group managed to get 6 on Thursday. Mark Humble had good sport on Saturday landing 4 fish, with Craig Masson landing 2. Out of the 31 fish caught 20 were caught on the fly with the others on the spinner. A superb week all told. Keithick Mains also had fish with 7 landed by various methods.

David Finlay caught 2 for his day up to 9 pounds from the beat.

It was certainly another superb spring week to remember with some great stories, at last some warmer weather and springers caught with good conditions but now as we entering May with warmer weather and good river levels the spring catches will hopefully be maintained over the coming weeks assuming the run continues and spread throughout the entire system. Please maintain the Catch and Release code for the river to protect our sport 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 robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.


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Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 29th April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 29th April 2013.

The superb spring catches continued on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland all week with the river settling down after a week of very big water caused by heavy rain, warm winds and snow melt the previous week. The weather was more settled and the river height eased as the week went on. Catches continued at good levels for the week, which was very heartening. Milder weather has now arrived and is forecast for this coming week, the catches have now spread as temperatures climb slowly maintaining good sport.

The Tay at Stanley.
Currently the river has dropped back and settled after mild weather over the prevoius week with warm winds and rain causing a large spate (just under 3’ and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain milder over the next week with little or no frost at night until possibly the end of the week. This will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water and hopefully this will maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

The weather is set to remain milder over the coming week. Colder conditions are now disappearing but milder temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping from rain and snow melt to a good height. The water temperature has risen slightly to around 46 degrees Fahrenheit or 8 degrees Celcius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year but certainly not in recent years. The temperature may rise further with the warmer forecast and spread the catches throughout the system. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river now with less emphasis on the lower stretches. There will no doubt be still quite a few kelts about on many beats, which are now fairly silver as they prepare to finally return to the sea. They tend to be very thin with large heads and gill maggots and should not be mistaken for a spring salmon. Should you require guidance on salmon identification at this time of year please see this link for some help.

Some spring sport from recent days on the river at Stanley.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January - May 2013 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.

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.

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 Tay Spring Salmon April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay Spring Salmon April 2013.

The incredible spring salmon season on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland has continued today with some outstanding catches and superb quality spring salmon.

Dougie Wangert playing a spring salmon on his second cast of the day on the Catholes in Erics.


A superb 12 pounds beauty prior to release.


David Urgias with a cracking salmon from Aitken Head on the Benchil beat with Upper Scone.


One of eight spring salmon caught on the Islamouth beat today as a great run goes through the river giving everyone sport.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

It is another incredible spring fishing week on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with 150 spring salmon landed and some great stories.

Alison and Alan McNeil came to this incredible river through the Action Medical Research Auction a couple of years ago, due to personal circumstances they could not come last year but their day was worth waiting for. They had not been fishing on such a large river and had never caught a salmon so were taken aback immediately however it was not long until they were into the swing of things on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


Towards the end on the morning the fly rod was buckled over and the reel was singing. Alan successfully landed this cracking 12 pounds spring salmon with the aid of several helpers. Great stuff, haste yea back!


Jason Stratton with a superb 15 pounds spring salmon caught in the Pitlochrie pool on a Toby.


This was another super story from the lower Tay. David Urgias had never caught a salmon before today until he went for a day with the 2 Daves at Upper Scone. He had a day to remember catching 2 spring salmon. The first was under supervision, a sea liced 12 pounds beauty from Aitken Head on Benchil, then after lunch he successfully caught, landed and returned a 13 pounds spring salmon on his own from the bank. Well done on a great day.


Sandy Nicol with a good salmon caught on Upper Redgorton on a harled Vision 110.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon caught fly fishing on the Tay April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon caught fly fishing on the Tay April 2013.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland is having another superb spring fishing week with many salmon caught fly fishing as the weather warms up.

Upper Scone Ghillie Dave Barwick nets a good salmon caught by Euan Clark fly fishing in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


Euan Clark with one of two spring salmon he successfully landed on the fly from Horsey.


Alan McCaig with a nice salmon also caught on the fly from Horsey at Stanley.


Neil Tong with a cracking salmon caught at Islamouth on the fly.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb April Spring Fishing on the Tay 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb April Spring Fishing on the Tay 2013.

It is another fantastic spring salmon fishing week on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with over 70 salmon registered so far after 2 days.

Superb April spring weather but occasionally a bit blustery with showers.


Dougie Wangert with a cracking 13 pounds springer caught in the Horsey pool of the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland on a Toby.


William Haggas caught this superb spring salmon from the Woodside on the Catholes on a Devon.


Simon Harrop with a 16 pounds beauty caught on a Devon from the Slap on the Catholes.


Portnacraig is starting to fish well on the Pitlochry Angling stretch of the Tummel. This was Steven Watt from Perth with one of his four spring salmon caught there today.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Spring Salmon on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Spring Salmon on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland is off to a flyer this week with over 40 spring salmon registered on the first day with the promise of another good week to come.

John lessels with a superb 14 pounds spring salmon caught in the Aitken Head pool of the Benchil beat just below Stanley.


This must be the story of the day as James McLay landed his first ever salmon with Ghillie Davie Seaton in the famous Pitlochrie pool weighing 8 pounds on the Upper Scone fishings. He then went on to land another 2 during the day at 9 and 11 pounds which will give him a very memorable days fishing to remember. Well done.


Calum McRoberts with a cracking 8 pounds salmon caught fly fishing on the Portnacraig beat at Pitlochry Dam. Afurther 18 pounds salmon was also landed there during the day. All in all another successful day on the Tay as fresh salmon run into the river and spread giving everyone sport right up the system.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 20th April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 20th April 2013.

The conditions last week were not good on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with much milder weather at last bringing heavy rain, warm winds and a big snow melt sending the river into the fields however by Saturday it subsided and superb catches returned to fill everyone with more optimism for the coming weeks. The weather is now much milder again for this week but hopefully this will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain early spring sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.
The Spring Salmon fishing is never easy but when settled conditions prevail the sport can be magical as has proved this season so far with some outstanding catches and numerous spring salmon registered in the Tay system above expectation. This past week sport was curtailed due to the break in the weather however at the end of the week the catches took off again. The catches have been heartening mainly due to the cold weather but there is certainly a feeling now that there has been a far better run. Could this be down to most anglers’ efforts to return spring salmon over the past few seasons? Spring salmon were caught all week up to 20 pounds in weight and throughout the river as temperatures began to rise which was tremendous news. The Tay is fishing currently very well and is certainly a good destination to catch your first spring salmon of the season. The river offers a variety of possibilities for all standards of anglers with ghillies only too keen to teach the novices and this mighty river can produce a memorable salmon for the keen fly fisher. Levels and temperatures have now risen hopefully to encourage more salmon to run the river and spread out. Pools can be easily covered from bank and boat with modern technology. Why not have a go and sample this magical river. The fishing is supreme and the scenery is not bad either.

Beat catches reported
SALMON & GRILSE: Upper Redgorton 1, Benchil and Catholes 6, Upper Scone 2, Pitlochrie and Catholes 5, Burnmouth 10, Stobhall 1, Taymount 5, Islamouth 1, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 5, Kercock 2, Glendelvine 2, Murthly 2 3, Lower Kinnaird 3, Upper Kinnaird 1, Coupar Grange 4, Portnacraig Pitlochry 5.
Total: 56 Largest: Coupar Grange 20lbs
SEA TROUT: Upper Scone 1.
Total: 1 Largest: Upper Scone 4lbs

Spring salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there has also been the emergence of some larger multi sea winter spring salmon up to 20 odd pounds, which is superb news. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon now as warmer conditions appear. The Upper river registered 1 spring salmon from Upper Kinnaird caught by Peter Judson weighing 13 pounds. This was Peters first ever salmon which he carefully released back to the river.

The Tummel system registered 5 spring salmon. After the current spate calms down the catches on the Tummel should soar. All the salmon came from the Pitlochry Angling stretch at the Dam. Martin Schaffield landed a 10 pounds salmon at the start of the week fly fishing. Then as levels relaxed Innes Smith and Davie Stewart caught fish up to 12 pounds at the end of the week.

On the Middle river 10 spring salmon were caught this past week that is a marked improvement. When the water starts to warm up the middle river will fair even better.
Glendelvine and Murthly caught along with Meikleour on Friday and Saturday. On Kercock Ian Marshall and Ian Nimmo both caught fly fishing from the bank.

The Lower River dominated the catches understandably with maintained colder conditions and a tremendous run coming through the beats on Saturday with 34 spring salmon for the week. The beats around Stanley had superb catches after the spate calmed down. Burnmouth landed 10 salmon for the last two days in the week.

Taymount had a good Saturday with 5 landed and George McKinlay had the pick of the fish with a superb 18 pounds beauty.

Catholes went one better with 6 for the day with Charles Martin, Danny Fulton, Jason Stratton and Eddie Slaven all catching with salmon up to 15 pounds.

Pitlochrie also had a good day with salmon up to 15 pounds falling to James McKay, Phil Black, Richard Collins and Ian Watson with Pitlochrie pool doing well. Hopefully the catches will be maintained this coming week.

The Isla registered 4 salmon from Coupar Grange. Rod Lumsden landed 2 superb fish on a Toby, one was 18pounds and the other 20 pounds. Steve Cooksley had an 18pounds beauty on the fly and Craig Masson landed a 15 pounds springer on a floating devon out of the bottom pool.
It was certainly another superb spring week to remember with some great stories, very cold weather and springers caught with good conditions but now as we entering the second half of April with warmer weather and good river levels the spring catches should improve further over the coming weeks assuming the run continues and spread throughout the entire system.

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 river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 22nd April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 22nd April 2013.

The superb spring catches continued on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland on Saturday after a week of very big water caused by heavy rain, warm winds and snow melt. The weather was not great but eased off at the end of the week. River levels are now high but falling after rain and snow melt. Catches continued at good levels on Saturday after levels dropped and the river cleared, which was very heartening. Mild weather has now arrived and is forecast for this coming week, but hopefully this will not stop us maintaining good sport.

The Tay at Dunkeld.

Currently the river is relatively high after mild weather over last week with warm winds and rain and this will continue for the coming week (around 5’ and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will be milder over the next week with little or no frost at night until possibly the end of the week. This will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water and hopefully this will maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

The Tay at Murthly.

The weather is set to remain milder over the coming week. Colder conditions are now disappearing but milder temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently high but dropping from rain and snow melt. The water temperature has risen slightly to around 44 degrees Fahrenheit or 7 degrees Celcius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year but certainly not in recent years. The temperature may rise further with the warmer forecast and spread the catches throughout the system. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river now with less emphasis on the lower stretches. There will no doubt be still quite a few kelts about on many beats, which are now fairly silver as they prepare to finally return to the sea. They tend to be very thin with large heads and gill maggots and should not be mistaken for a spring salmon. Should you require guidance on salmon identification at this time of year please see this link for some help.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method with larger lures in the bigger water should enable you 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.


Some spring sport from recent days on the river at Stanley.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January - May 2013 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.

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.

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 Superb Spring Salmon Catches on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Superb Spring Salmon Catches on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland finally dropped back to a good height after all the snow melt and heavy rain during the week. The superb spring season kicked back off today again with over 40 spring salmon registered on the river.

Jason Stratton with a cracking springer from the Catholes at Stanley caught fishing a Toby Salmo in the Byers pool at the bottom of the beat.


James McKay with a superb 15 pounds beauty caught in the famous Pitlochrie pool at Stanley on a devon.


A lovely sea liced 8 pounds salmon caught at Upper Redgorton by Gregor Nimmo from the boat.


Richard Collins with a springer from Pitlochrie pool caught in the boat.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland in April 2103.

Salmon Fishing Scotland the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland in April 2103.

The salmon fishing prospects look very good for the next few days on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland as the weather is fair and river drops.

The Tay, Perthshire, Scotland in April 2013 after a prolonged spate due to melting snow, heavy rain and warm winds after a hard winter. Salmon fishing prospects look good as the river fines down to a good height.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Big Water on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013

Salmon Fishing Scotland Big Water on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland April 2013

The river Tay in Perthshire, Scotland is still massive after heavy rain, warm winds and a large snow melt but it should start settling down now as better weather is forecast.

Hopefully there will be a good run of spring salmon at the back of it over the next few days to keep our season on a high.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer and Autumn Salmon fishing on the Stanley Beats of the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer and Autumn Salmon fishing on the Stanley Beats of the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

The spring fishing is coming to an end in the next week and we are entering summer! The spring has certainly been one to remember with the best catches in nearly 30 years. I am sure the fishing will be good over the next few weeks which will be good for the start of the summer permits. If you are interested please get in touch.

Benchil and Pitlochrie.
Summer Permits for Salmon and Sea Trout available on above beats at a cost of £200 plus VAT.
Permit duration-29th April to 6th July (60days)
Stanley bank only 29th April to 29th June then last week, 1st July to 6th both banks
Pitlochrie-Tues, Thurs & Saturday Benchil-Mon, Wed & Friday.
An Extension is now available on Catholes and Luncarty until the 3rd August for a further £50 plus VAT.


Luncarty and Catholes.
Summer Permits for Salmon and Sea Trout available on above beats at a cost of £150 plus VAT.
Permit duration-29th April to 3rd August (84 days)
Luncarty Only-Luncarty bank only 6th May to 29th June then first week, 29th April to 4th May and 1st July to 3rd August both banks on Tues, Thurs and Saturday only.
Catholes-Both banks throughout whole period.


The summer fishing is great value fishing and you can please yourself when you fish.
There is good autumn availability as well on both stretches.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Rainbow over the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Rainbow over the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

The extreme weather continues on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland as we get much warmer weather with wind and rain causing the snow to melt.

A rainbow captured over the river at Stanley.


Could there be some bars of silver under the rainbow?


A magical sight as the sun shines and the rain falls.


Once the river settles after all this water hopefully we will encounter more superb sport on the river in late April and May.


Water spills over the Pitlochry dam as all the snow melts from rain and warm winds.

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