Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 29th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 29th June 2013.

The conditions last week were good on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with good weather and a little rain; a falling steady river and catches were maintained during the week. The weather is now much warmer and there is a good forecast for this week with a chance of rain especially on Tuesday that hopefully will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.
Summer has now arrived and when settled conditions prevail 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, let us hope the sport is maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The Tay is currently fishing very well despite being low, salmon run this mighty river every day of the year due to its vast volume of water and is certainly a good destination to catch a salmon; you will maybe catch a fish of your dreams after the emergence of some monster salmon. 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. Currently the nature along the river is tremendous with numerous wild flowers. Ospreys visit the river on a daily basis and you could see an Otter or a Kingfisher darting past while you are in mid cast! It is true what they say, “ a salmon is a bonus!”

Duncan Glass winning the first Tay Conservation award in 2009 at the Tay dinner.
A special mention should go out to Duncan Glass who recently was awarded the British Empire Medal for voluntary service to Salmon Conservation on the River Tay. Well done Duncan from everyone on the river.

Beat catches reported
(week ending 29th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Waulkmill 4, Lower Redgorton 4, Catholes 1, Stobhall 11, Taymount 5, Ballathie 5, Cargill 10, Islamouth 2, Lower and Upper Islamouth 5, Kercock 8, Murthly 1 3, Murthly 2 3, Newtyle 9, Dunkeld House 8, Dalguise 2, Lower Kinnaird 4, Upper Kinnaird 4, Farleyer Upper 2, Portnacraig Pitlochry 3, Loch Faskally 3, Ruan Ruarie 2.
Total: 98 Largest: Waulkmill 25lbs
SEA TROUT: Waulkmill 1, Lower Redgorton 7, Benchil and Pitlochrie 4, Taymount 1, Cargill 3.
Total: 16 Largest: Lower Redgorton 4lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there is a continuing emergence of some larger multi sea winter salmon up to around 20 plus pounds, which is superb news. Sea trout and Grilse are also starting to appear. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon as warmer conditions appear. The Upper River registered 6 salmon from the Upper Kinnaird and Farleyer beats.

Steve Green enjoyed a first day success with Jock Menteith catching a cracking salmon on the fly from Upper Kinnaird. Further news from the upper beats would be welcome for the report.

The Tummel system registered 8 salmon. The Tummel has been fishing very well however bright weather and salmon running through the Dam in numbers has curtailed sport. Currently there is now over 3500 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year. On Loch Faskally sport has slowed down as the salmon bolt to upper reaches however Campbell Dixon and Jason Tumatc caught fish up to 12 ½ pounds this week. Down the system at the Dam Duncan Judge was successful again this week with a 9 pounds fish on the fly and Brian Joseph had a terrific fish at 17 pounds late on Wednesday night. Further up on the Garry, Scott Henderson caught 2 salmon up to 14 pounds on Ruan Ruarie on flying c.

On the Middle River 38 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish very well despite things falling off a bit. Conditions have become a bit more difficult however the beats are reporting seeing several salmon in the pools. A little water should spice things up again but early mornings and evenings remain productive. Lower Kinnaird worked away all week with reasonable catches.

This was a lovely contribution from Sandip Datta fishing at Lower Kinnaird on Saturday. “My wife and I had a great day on Lower Kinnaird on Saturday. We had the valuable guidance of head ghillie Martin Edgar on our side, who's fantastic company an knowledge added greatly to the day. My wife started things off by landing a nice 7 pounds grilse in the Ash Trees pool and had great pleasure for the next 3 hours winding me up. However she soon quietened down when I landed a lovely 12 pounder from the same pool on the last cast of the day. Both fish were returned unharmed and all had a great day. Thanks again to ghillie Martin Edgar, we will be back soon. Thanks Sandip. Donald Cameron landed an 8 pounds fish on Dalguise in the Bridge pool as well as loosing another couple of fish. On Dunkeld House the 100th salmon of the season was passed as Donald Cameron landed a 13 pounds fish on a flying c from the Rock pool, then Jim McDonald and Richard Harman had fish up to 14 pounds.

Jim Ferrie had a superb 14 pounds fish on a size 10 cascade from the Lady pool on Saturday. Newtyle had another successful week with several salmon landed. David Cargill and Allan Rennie were amongst the fish on Monday.

Brian Night landed 2 fish on Tuesday up to 9 pounds and Rodger Worth had a superb 14 pounds fish on fly from the Boil. Later in the week Gavin Ford caught a 16 pounds sea liced fish from the St Mary’s stream on fly. The Murthly beats found life a bit quieter this week but still managed a superb 24 pounds off the no 2 beat.

Kercock had eight for the week with Mrs Liz Stewart, Donald Cameron, Jamie Turner, Gordon Stewart and Jim Witherspoon all catching.

The Lower River had 47 salmon for the week. Islamouth was again successful but under the normal expectation for the time of year and conditions. Ballathie and Cargill have started to do better as the river levels drop. Cargill had a 5 on Monday up to 20 pounds and Ballathie faired better at the end of the week with 4 on Saturday. Stobhall and Taymount continued to work away with success on most days. Dougie MacGregor caught a 10 pounds salmon fly fishing on the Catholes on Saturday. The lower beats are starting to pick up more salmon now and most of the beats will be back on the river fully boated this or next week. A few more Sea trout have appeared with hopefully more to come but very late.

The Isla registered 0 salmon.

Lady Plastow caught a fresh 10 pounds fish on the river Ericht recently and it was high 10’s all round! She caught the salmon using a 10 foot trout fly rod, a 10 pounds cast and on a size 10 fly. Well done, good story.

It was certainly another superb week to remember with some great stories, at last some warmer weather and salmon caught with good conditions but now as we enter Summer with warmer weather and lower river levels the 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 1st July 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 1st July 2013.

Summer conditions remain on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland after some outstanding spring catches with a lower settled river and some brilliant weather, which at times can make life difficult. Catches continued at consistent levels during the week with also some good multi sea winter salmon caught, which was very heartening. Warmer weather remains, and there is a continued settled forecast for this coming week with some rain during the week, the catches have now spread as temperatures have climbed maintaining good sport especially in the middle and Upper River with also more fresh fish appearing in the lower stretches as well due to the low water.
Currently the river has dropped back and settled at summer levels after a little rain last weekend (3” and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain good over the next week with a chance of rain especially on Tuesday. The fresh water will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water would help to hopefully maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

Taymount or Stobhall.
The weatheris set to remain largely settled with more summer like weather. There will be rain on Tuesday, which may give the river a bit more water and freshen it up. Colder conditions have disappeared and warm temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping, steady and at summer level. The water temperature remains around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. 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.

Newtyle.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature has warmed up slowly enabling floating lines to come out with the addition of a sink tip being a favoured tactic and using normal dressed flies. It is still worth a go with sinking lines as well depending on water heights and stripping a Sun Ray Shadow is always worth a go. When spinning, Tay favourites include Toby Salmos, weighted and floating devons, flying C’s and Visons or Rapalas. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year on many beats.

Dunkeld.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's catch and release policy for 2013.
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 the recommendations. We have had a superb run and catch this season, which may just be down to the majority of anglers returning spring salmon over the past seasons. Thank you to all anglers who have this season so far returned their spring salmon to maintain our sport for the future, it is vitally important and is a great contribution by individuals who care for their sport and the river. Well done!

Islamouth.
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 Summer and Autumn Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer and Autumn Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.

The main part of the Tay salmon fishing season is now about to get underway as we approach July. All the beats on the river will be operating from next week with the boats back on the lower river from Stanley down to Perth. The 2013 spring season was extremely successful on the river with massive percentage increases in catches so let us hope the late summer and autumn bring the same type of results for our magnificent river.

Video and stills of Summer and Autumn Salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.
Tight lines.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fishing Guide for Tay area.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Fishing Guide for Tay area.

Scottish Salmon Fishing

Kinnear Fishing-salmon catching solutions on the Tay river system.

We specialise in salmon fishing guiding and casting instruction or if you want something a little different we can also organise a fishing holiday or corporate package.

Daily Salmon fishing permits available for only£25. Phone 01250 884344 for details.
Kinnear Salmon Fishing.

We have a variety of beats available to suit all tastes. Some fish well with single-handed, 10ft rods while others require a 15ft, double-handed rod. The choice is yours! Or if you have already booked a beat, we will be happy to work with you there. Please call us as we like to discuss your requirements and want to ensure that we create the perfect day for you on the river.

Dougy Morison is a qualified casting instructor with SANA and STANIC qualifications. He specialises in spey casting and can also show you how to worm fish. He is a professional guide with over 40 years experience in salmon fishing and extensive knowledge of the Tay river system. Dougy will personally accompany you for the duration of your trip. We do not sub-contract to other guides.

We can advise on accommodation. See our accommodation page. If you stay locally we can pick you up from your hotel or B&B and take you to the river.

Any relevant fishing tackle and waders can be hired.

A taxi service from airports and stations is available on request.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 22nd June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 22nd June 2013.

The conditions last week were good on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with good weather and a little rain; a falling steady river and catches were maintained during the week. The weather is now much warmer and there is a good forecast for this week with a chance of little rain that hopefully will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.

Summer has now arrived and when settled conditions prevail 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, let us hope the sport is maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The catches for the season so far have increased by 75% up to the end of May and now May has produced a 90% increase on last year which is simply amazing news for the river. The Tay is currently fishing very well despite being low, salmon run the Tay every day of the year due to its vast volume of water and is certainly a good destination to catch a salmon; you will maybe catch a fish of your dreams after the emergence of some monster salmon. 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. Currently the Blue bells are out along the river with also numerous other wild flowers. Ospreys visit the river on a daily basis and you could see an Otter or a Kingfisher darting past while you are in mid cast! It is true what they say, “ a salmon is a bonus!”

Beat catches reported
(week ending 22nd June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Lower Redgorton 1, Stobhall 3, Taymount 12, Ballathie 5, Cargill 3, Islamouth 12, Lower and Upper Islamouth 13, Kercock 3, Murthly 1 22, Glendelvine 12, Murthly 2 24, Newtyle 6, Dunkeld House 3, Dalmarnock 2, Dalguise 2, Lower Kinnaird 4, Farleyer Upper 5, Farleyer Lower 1, Portnacraig Pitlochry 8.
Total: 141 Largest: Murthly 1 20lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 1, Taymount 1, Cargill 2, Murthly 2 4, Dalguise 3, Lower Kinnaird 1.
Total: 12 Largest: Taymount & Dalguise 3lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there is a continuing emergence of some larger multi sea winter spring salmon up to around 20 odd pounds, which is superb news. Sea trout and Grilse are also starting to appear. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon as warmer conditions appear. The Upper River registered 6 salmon from the Farleyer beats. Further news from the upper beats would be welcome for the report.

The Tummel system registered 8 salmon. The Tummel has been fishing very well however bright weather and salmon running through the Dam in numbers has curtailed sport. Currently there is now over 3000 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year. The Flying C seemed to be the favoured method for success at the Dam last week with Callum Imray, Dean Pepper, Brian Holmes and Duncan Judge all catching with this bait landing fish up to 16 pounds. Further salmon were also caught from the clubs Sawmill stream for Gordon Nichol and Brian Joseph.

On the Middle River 78 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish very well. Conditions have become a bit more difficult however the beats are reporting seeing several salmon in the pools. A little water should spice things up again but early mornings and evenings remain productive. Dalguise had a couple for the week which included an 8 pounds fish on a flying C for Alan Bell and a 14 pounds beauty for Colin Henderson caught on a floating devon from the Bridge pool. On Dalmarnock Adrian Parr caught a sea liced 12 pounds salmon fly fishing just down from the road bridge.

Hugh Bolland was amongst the successful anglers on Dunkeld House catching a 12 pounds salmon on a Flying C in the Ivy Tree pool. Newtyle continued to do well landing grilse and salmon up to 18 pounds. Calum McRoberts had a great Tuesday morning landing 3 grilse from the St Mary’s stream on the fly. The Murthly beats had another superb week landing 46 salmon between them and Glendelvine caught 12 salmon as well.

Chris Stewart had a good day on Friday on the Upper Murthly beat catching a 14 pounds then getting a better one in the low twenties.

Peter Johnson caught Kercocks first grilse at 6 pounds and

Kenny Milne caught 2 salmon up to 18 pounds.

The Lower River had 49 salmon for the week. Islamouth was again successful and catches are gently improving week on week. At the end of the week Ian Gellatley, Arnot McWhinnie and Alan McCaig all had fresh salmon on the fly with the party landing 5 on Saturday morning. Ballathie and Cargill have started to do better as the river levels drop. Stobhall and Taymount continued to work away with success on most days with Taymount ending up with 12 for the week. A few more Sea trout have appeared with hopefully more to come.

The Isla registered 0 salmon.
It was certainly another superb week to remember with some great stories, at last some warmer weather and salmon caught with good conditions but now as we enter Summer with warmer weather and lower river levels the 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 24th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 24th June 2013.

Summer conditions remain on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland after some outstanding spring catches with a lower settled river and some brilliant weather, which at times can make life difficult. Catches continued at consistent levels during the week with also some good multi sea winter salmon caught, which was very heartening. Warmer weather remains, and there is a continued settled forecast for this coming week with little chance of rain during the week, the catches have now spread as temperatures have climbed maintaining good sport especially in the middle and Upper River with also more fresh fish appearing in the lower stretches as well due to the low water.

Kinnaird.
Currently the river is dropping back and settling after weekend rain( 1’ 3” and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain good over the next week with little chance of rain. The fresh water will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water would help to hopefully maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

Dunkeld bridge, picture by Calum McRoberts.
The weather is set to improve after the weekend rain with more summer like weather. Colder conditions have disappeared and warm temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping, steady and at summer level. The water temperature remains around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. 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.

Fly fishing on the Tummel.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature has warmed up slowly enabling floating lines to come out with the addition of a sink tip being a favoured tactic and using normal dressed flies. It is still worth a go with sinking lines as well depending on water heights and stripping a Sun Ray Shadow is always worth a go. When spinning, Tay favourites include Toby Salmos, weighted and floating devons, flying C’s and Visons or Rapalas. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year on many beats.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's catch and release policy for 2013.
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 the recommendations. We have had a superb run and catch this season, which may just be down to the majority of anglers returning spring salmon over the past seasons. Thank you to all anglers who have this season so far returned their spring salmon to maintain our sport for the future, it is vitally important and is a great contribution by individuals who care for their sport and the river. Well done!

Islamouth.
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 Summer Salmon Fly Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Salmon Fly Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland is currently low with summer conditions prevailing however there is still excellent conditions for fly fishing and catches continue at good levels.

Islamouth on a summer evening with blue skies.


Islamouth ghillie Ally Scott with a sea liced 14 pounder caught by Stanley angler Arnot McWhinnie fly fishing on a size 10 Cascade.


Lovely streams on Islamouth ideal for fly.


A lovely fresh summer salmon which fell for a Sun Ray.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 15th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 15th June 2013.

The conditions last week were good on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with good weather and a little rain; a falling steady river and catches were maintained during the week. The weather is now much warmer and there is a good forecast for this week with a chance of rain that hopefully will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.
Summer has now arrived and when settled conditions prevail 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, let us hope the sport is maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The catches for the season so far have increased by 75% up to the end of May and now May has produced a 90% increase on last year which is simply amazing news for the river. The Tay is currently fishing very well despite being low, salmon run the Tay every day of the year due to its vast volume of water and is certainly a good destination to catch a salmon; you will maybe catch a fish of your dreams after the emergence of some monster salmon. 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.

Currently the Blue bells are out along the river with also numerous other wild flowers. Ospreys visit the river on a daily basis and you could see an Otter or a Kingfisher darting past while you are in mid cast! It is true what they say, “ a salmon is a bonus!”

Beat catches reported
(week ending 15th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Waulkmill 2, Lower Redgorton 2, Luncarty Summer and Autumn 2, Benchil and Pitlochrie 2, Upper Scone 1, Stobhall 4, Taymount 13, Ballathie 11, Cargill 5, Islamouth 7, Lower and Upper Islamouth 9, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 1, Meikleour House 1, Kercock 1, Murthly 1 8, Glendelvine 13, Murthly 2 17, Newtyle 6, Dunkeld House 2, Dalmarnock 3, Dalguise 2, Lower Kinnaird 8, Findynate 1, Farleyer Upper 5, Farleyer Lower 3, Portnacraig Pitlochry 8, Loch Faskally 11.
Total: 148 Largest: Dalmarnock 23lbs
SEA TROUT: Taymount 1, Murthly 2 6.
Total: 7 Largest: Taymount 4lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there is a continuing emergence of some larger multi sea winter spring salmon up to around 20 odd pounds, which is superb news. Sea trout and Grilse are also starting to appear. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon as warmer conditions appear. The Upper River registered 9 salmon from largely from Farleyer and one from Findynate. Further news from the upper beats would be welcome for the report.

The Tummel system registered 19 salmon. The Tummel has been fishing very well however bright weather and salmon running through the Dam in numbers has curtailed sport. Currently there is now over 2600 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year. Loch Faskally have now caught 65 spring salmon with fish up to 16 pounds coming off this week. Willie Candlish and Eddie Sommerville landed good fish on Tobies and Grilse were also caught. Sport on the Pitlochry Club water had slowed down until Friday when 6 were landed which was a complete surprise. Successful anglers included Saul MacKay and Kevin Maybury with 2 a piece up to 13 pounds and Frank Moscrop and Ian McLaren with fish on the fly. Paul Chappell landed a 13 pounds salmon on Saturday fly fishing on a Francis.

Other fish were landed on the clubs Sawmill stream during the week with Gordon Hanslip catching a cracking 12 pounds beauty on the fly.

On the Middle River 62 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish very well. Conditions have become a bit more difficult however the beats are reporting seeing several salmon in the pools. A little water should spice things up again but early mornings and evenings remain productive. Lower Kinnaird had a reasonable week and also reported the odd grilse with salmon landed up to 17 pounds. On Dalguise Trevor Nicolson got up very early on Thursday and landed a salmon by 6 O’Clock on the fly from the Otterstone pool and Jim Hunter had an 11 pounds fish from the Bridge pool early on Saturday. Dalmarnock reported salmon up to 23 pounds during the week. Dunkeld House had a quieter week mainly due to a busman’s holiday at the end of the week to Islamouth! Newtyle continued their excellent season with fish up to 18 pounds. Earlier in the week Stuart McArthur caught on the fly as did Ian Hendry.

Ron Fraser caught a sea liced beauty from the Boil also fly fishing. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats continue to have an exceptional season with some memorable days this past week including 8 on Friday from Glendelvine and 5’s and 4’s form days on Murthly largely caught on fly.

The Lower River had 58 salmon for the week. Islamouth was again successful but not as productive as last year. This will change if the current conditions remain. Catches were improving this week with Jim Ferrie and Simon Furniss’s party working hard at the end of the week. Ballathie and Cargill have started to do better as the river levels drop. Stobhall and Taymount continued to work away with success on most days. Gary Mitchell caught a 12 pounds fish from Horsey on Upper Scone. John Lessels and James McKay had good salmon out of the Skellies on Benchil. At Luncarty John Downie and Gary Waugh reported a couple of Grilse on Staurday. On Lower Redgorton Hugh Law landed his first salmon of the season and was unlucky to loose a 20 pounds fish as well from the Bleechings. A few more Sea trout have appeared with hopefully more to come.

The Isla registered 0 salmon.

It was certainly another superb week to remember with some great stories, at last some warmer weather and salmon caught with good conditions but now as we enter Summer with warmer weather and lower river levels the 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 17th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 17th June 2013.

Summer has arrived on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland after some outstanding spring catches with a lower settled river and some brilliant weather, which at times can make life difficult. Catches continued at good levels during the week with also some good multi sea winter salmon caught, which was very heartening. Warmer weather remains, and there is a continued settled forecast for this coming week with some chance of rain at the end of the week, the catches have now spread as temperatures climb maintaining good sport especially in the middle and Upper River with also more fresh fish appearing in the lower stretches as well due to the low water.

Wades bridge at Dunkeld.
Currently the river is dropping back and settling to a lower height (around 6” and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain good over the next week with a chance of rain. This will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water would help to hopefully maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

Willies Stone on Stobhall and Taymount.
The weather is set to be good predominately giving us some rain to spice the river up. Colder conditions have disappeared and warm temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping, steady and at summer level. The water temperature remains around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. 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.


Sunset at Stanley.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature has warmed up slowly enabling floating lines to come out with the addition of a sink tip being a favoured tactic and using normal dressed flies. It is still worth a go with sinking lines as well depending on water heights and stripping a Sun Ray Shadow is always worth a go. When spinning, Tay favourites include Toby Salmos, weighted and floating devons, flying C’s and Visons or Rapalas. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year on many beats.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's catch and release policy for 2013.
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 the recommendations. We have had a superb run and catch this season, which may just be down to the majority of anglers returning spring salmon over the past seasons. Thank you to all anglers who have this season so far returned their spring salmon to maintain our sport for the future, it is vitally important and is a great contribution by individuals who care for their sport and the river. Well done!

Islamouth.
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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Summer Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

Summer Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

The Tay is currently at summer level with all the recent dry weather but summer salmon are still running the river.

Gary Mitchell playing a fresh summer salmon in the Horsey pool of the Lower Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland with his father, Davie helping him land it successfully.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Nights on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Nights on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

We are now approaching the longest day in 2013 and we have had some superb weather of late. Evenings salmon fishing on the river Tay in Perthshire, Scotland can produce some superb last light scenes.

Isalmouth on the lower Tay.


View looking up towards Stanley Mill.


The bridge looking down towards Ballathie from Islamouth.


Last light scene looking down to Benchil.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland June 2013.

There are some superb summer images on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland currently with all the good weather we have had recently.

Islamouth looking down to the former railway bridge.


A cracking bar of Tay silver caught by James McKay in the Skellies at Benchil just below Stanley.


Andy Kerr with a cracking summer salmon caught on Newtyle at Dunkeld.


The boat on lower Islamouth on a hot day in June.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 8th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 8th June 2013.

The conditions last week were good on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with good weather; a falling steady river and catches were maintained during the week with a tail off at the end of the week due to the very bright conditions. The weather is now much warmer and there is a good forecast for this week with a chance of rain that hopefully will continue to give us great prospects and will maintain sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.
Summer has now arrived and when settled conditions prevail 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, let us hope the sport is maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The catches for the season so far have increased by 75% up to the end of May and now May has produced a 90% increase on last year which is simply amazing news for the river. The Tay is currently fishing very well and is certainly a good destination to catch your first salmon of the season; you will maybe catch a fish of your dreams after the emergence of some monster salmon. 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. Currently the Blue bells are out along the river with also numerous other wild flowers. Ospreys visit the river on a daily basis and you could see an Otter or a Kingfisher darting past while you are in mid cast! It is true what they say, “ a salmon is a bonus!”

Beat catches reported
(week ending 8th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Lower Redgorton 3, Upper Redgorton 1, Fishponds 1, Stobhall 3, Taymount 6, Ballathie 10, Cargill 5, Islamouth 4, Lower and Upper Islamouth 10, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 1, Meikleour House 2, Kercock 2, Murthly 1 8, Glendelvine 7, Murthly 2 8, Newtyle 13, Dunkeld House 7, Dalmarnock 3, Dalguise 4, Lower Kinnaird 4, Findynate 1, Farleyer Upper 10, Farleyer Lower 1, Islabank 2, Portnacraig Pitlochry 5, Loch Faskally 6.
Total: 127 Largest: Dalmarnock 22lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 1, Benchil and Pitlochrie 1, Taymount 2, Murthly 2 3, Dunkeld House 1.
Total: 8 Largest: Dunkeld House 4lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone and there is a continuing emergence of some larger multi sea winter spring salmon up to around 20 odd pounds, which is superb news. Sea trout and odd Grilse are also starting to appear. The Upper reaches are now encountering more fresh salmon as warmer conditions appear. The Upper River registered 13 salmon from largely from Farleyer and one from Findynate. Further news from the upper beats would be welcome for the report.

The Tummel system registered 10 salmon. The Tummel has been fishing very well however bright weather and salmon running through the Dam in numbers has curtailed sport. Currently there is now over 2200 salmon through the ladder. Loch Faskally have now caught 55 spring salmon with fish up to 10 pounds coming off this week. On Monday Walter Alexander and Jim Fisher had success on the club water and on Thursday mother and daughter Sleight and Sabrina Gladstone caught fish up to 12 pounds. On Saturday local angler Gordon Hanslip went out very early to beat the bright conditions and was rewarded with a lovely 7 pounds fresh fish on the fly.

On the Middle river 58 salmon were caught this past week. Conditions have become a bit more difficult however the beats are reporting seeing several salmon in the pools. A little water should spice things up again but early mornings and evenings should be productive. Lower Kinnaird had a reasonable week and also reported the odd grilse.

On Dalguise a finnish party enjoyed success with 15 year old Matias Juranto catching a first ever salmon and Risto Narvanen, Toni Kakkuri and Jari Woulle also having fish up to 14 pounds.

Dalmarnock saw fish landed up to 22 pounds mostly on fly with Adam Coren catching his first ever fish on a Toby. Dunkeld House continue to work away with Mark Caswell landing a 7 pounds fish on the fly and David Williamson catching a fish at 8 pounds on a devon. Later in the week Simon Firness caught a 12 pounds beauty and Malcolm Bennett had a 9 pounds salmon from the Rock Pool on the fly. Newtyle had another productive week and also reporting catching grilse.

Anthony Wright landed the beats 100th fish of the season 3 months ahead of last year! What a season the river is having.

There was another first ever for Fiona Guest landing a 10 pounds beauty. Richard Lee also did well landing 2 fish up to 12 pounds on the fly. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats continue to fish well.

Jim Reids party enjoyed success on the fly on Murthly 2 and combined his fishing week on the Tay by collecting the 2012 Savills Malloch Trophy at the House of Bruar on Thursday evening. Tay long service awards also were presented to Bob Campbell of Stobhall, George McInnes of Ballathie and Bill Mason of Megernie on the Lyon. Kercock reported a couple of fish with Gary Harkin landing a 12 pounds fish on the fly and Nick Barrs getting one at 7 pounds on a Cascade.

The Lower River had 43 salmon for the week. Islamouth was again successful but not as productive as last year. This will change if the current conditions remain. Ballathie and Cargill have started to do better as the river levels drop. Stobhall and Taymount continued to work away with success on most days. Former ghille on Taymount George Maitland enjoyed a good week on the beat.

Sea trout are still slow but 8 years old Morven McKay still managed to land her first one at the Corner pool at Stanley. The lower beats reported odd fish from Redgorton and a few more Sea trout have appeared with hopefully more to come.

The Isla registered 2 salmon from Islabank.
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 10th June 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 10th June 2013.


Summer has arrived on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland after some outstanding spring catches with a lower settled river and some brilliant weather, which at times can make life difficult. Catches continued at good levels most of the week with also some good multi sea winter salmon caught, which was very heartening. Warmer weather has now arrived, and there is a continued settled forecast for this coming week with some chance of rain at the end of the week, the catches have now spread as temperatures climb maintaining good sport especially in the middle and Upper River.

Kinnaird.
Currently the river is dropping back and settling to a lower height (below 6” and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain good over the next week with a chance of rain. This will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water would help to hopefully maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.

Kercock.
The weather is set to be good but may break down at the end of the week giving us some rain to spice the river up. Colder conditions have disappeared and warm temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping, steady and at summer level. The water temperature has risen slightly to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. 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.


Catholes at Stanley.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature has warmed up slowly enabling floating lines to come out with the addition of a sink tip being a favoured tactic and using normal dressed flies. It is still worth a go with sinking lines as well depending on water heights and stripping a Sun Ray Shadow is always worth a go. When spinning, Tay favourites include Toby Salmos, weighted and floating devons, flying C’s and Visons or Rapalas. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year on many beats.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's catch and release policy for 2013.
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 the recommendations. We have had a superb run and catch this season, which may just be down to the majority of anglers returning spring salmon over the past seasons. Thank you to all anglers who have this season so far returned their spring salmon to maintain our sport for the future, it is vitally important and is a great contribution by individuals who care for their sport and the river. Well done!

Islamouth.
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 Savills Malloch Trophy presentation and Tay Long Service awards 2012.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Savills Malloch Trophy presentation and Tay Long Service awards 2012.

This week saw the presentation of the 2012 Savills Malloch Trophy and the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Long Service awards at the House of Bruar followed by a celebratory dinner at the East Haugh Hotel in conjunction with the Tay Foundation.

The magnificent Malloch Trophy which is the most prestigious salmon angling award for any fisherman gracing Scottish waters.


The event was perfectly hosted by the House of Bruar and a special thanks should go out to Patrick Birbeck and retail manager Calum McRoberts.


The successful Malloch Trophy winner team. Jim Reid caught the epic fish, Ian Farr was the ghillie and Bemersyde owner Lady Haig.


Video and Stills from the presentation of the Savills Malloch Trophy and river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Long Service awards at the House of Bruar and East Haugh Hotel.


The Tay Long Service award recipients Bob Campbell from Stobhall, George McInness from Ballathie and Bill Mason from Megernie on the Lyon.


The event was supported by the other large rivers as well which was heartening. Pictured here is David Summers from the Tay, Alan Williams from the Spey, Roddy Willis from Savills and Ken Reid from the Dee. Thank you all for supporting such a good event.

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