Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Summer Salmon on the Lower Tay, Perthshire, Scotland August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catching Summer Salmon on the Lower Tay, Perthshire, Scotland August 2013.

Conditions remain difficult on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland with catches hard to come by however salmon are still being caught all be it in reduced numbers for the time of year. Everyone needs to get down on their knees and pray for rain and lots of it!

Drew Hodgkins was not put off by the conditions and managed to hook a good fish on the Benchil beat just below Stanley.


After a lengthy tussle the salmon was finally netted.


Drew proudly displaying his catch.


The fish was quickly weighed and then released back to the river. It weighed 14 pounds. Well done Drew for persevering this week.

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

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

The salmon fishing conditions remain difficult on the Tay with low water and few fish running however fish continue to be caught.

A cracking sea liced summer salmon caught on Benchil on the lower Tay.


Patrick Stewart-Fotheringham with a fly caught salmon from Murthly.


A good fish caught on the Stenton beat.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Grilse Fly Fishing on the Tay August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Grilse Fly Fishing on the Tay August 2013.

Conditions on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland are currently not easy however if you are prepared to fish hard results can be achieved.

This is the picturesque Kirkie stream on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley.


The girls were at it again! Sarah Hinchliffe was learning to fly fish again when suddenly the line tightened and a salmon took her fly as she carefully cast across the stream.


Sarah carefully plays a lively grilse.


Success! she lands a fresh grilse after a tense battle.


Sarah with her proud catch. The grilse took her Alleys variant expertly tied by keen angler Melvyn Brindley. Superb result!

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 24th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 24th August 2013.

The conditions are improving slowly on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with better weather; slightly lower water temperatures, rain showers, the river is low and catches have been maintained again this past week but it must be said it has not been easy for many beats. The weather is now better with an autumnal feel and a forecast for this week of sunshine and showers will hopefully encourage better sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river. Most people are now looking for a big spate to clean the river out and trigger off better sport but that will not happen this current week.
Summer is still here with autumn fast approaching but with cooler river temperatures and some rain hopefully making settled conditions to improve sport 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 can be maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The Tay is currently fishing reasonably well with improving conditions after low warm water; 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. Cooler temperatures and recent rain have spiced up the river and helped encourage more salmon to run, however it must be said everyone has to work extremely hard to gain results under the current conditions. The salmon gods are hopefully going to bless us with a improved run of grilse and autumn 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 have now risen and temperatures dropped to hopefully 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 but should be disappearing shortly 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!”

The Tay Foundation Summer Lunch and Auction took place at the picturesque setting of Derculich on the Upper Tay on Sunday. The event replaced the annual dinner and was a tremendous success raising a provisional £25,000 plus (final figure still to be given) for the Tay Spring Salmon Restoration Appeal.

Beat catches reported
(week ending 24th August)
SALMON & GRILSE: Almondmouth 20, Waulkmill 6, Lower Redgorton 5, Luncarty Summer and Autumn 1, Upper Redgorton 5, Fishponds 5, Benchil and Pitlochrie 4, Upper Scone 4, Burnmouth 1, Stobhall 8, Taymount 9, Ballathie 19, Cargill 16, Islamouth 9, Lower and Upper Islamouth 13, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 4, Meikleour House 4, Kercock 12, Murthly 1 1, Glendelvine 4, Murthly 2 5, Newtyle 4, Dunkeld House 4, Dalmarnock 1, Dalguise 4, Lower Kinnaird 6, Farleyer Lower 1, Islabank 2, Keithick Mains 1.
Total: 178 Largest: Lower Redgorton 28lbs
SEA TROUT: Dunkeld House 1.
Total: 1 Largest: Dunkeld House 2lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone after continued rain showers and cooler river temperatures.

The Lower River had 127 salmon for the week following improved conditions and more fish running. There was steady action at Isalmouth during the week with several salmon caught. Ballathie and Cargill continue to have the best catches in the river as salmon have packed into the beat with the low water conditions and have landed 35 salmon between them for the week up to an impressive 27 pounds caught by Chris Gibson. Taymount and Stobhall caught on most days throughout the week. On Upper Scone and Stanley the fishing was not easy however

William McAlistair caught his first ever salmon from the Woodside on the Pitlochrie beat on a Toby and John Watt caught an impressive 18 pounds beauty on a Toby fishing with the Muir Group and the Erne and Quibelle party had success with the Daves on Scone. Upper Redgorton caught with Mike Hay hooking 2 in the boat at once on Friday but unfortunately one got off prior to landing. Fishponds also caught during the week. Waulkmill started to catch, as did Lower Redgorton but not in the numbers usually caught for the time of year.

The high point was a superb 28 pounds salmon caught on Goldcastle by Ashley Cox on a size 14 Genie fly that was carefully returned. Almondmouth had a steady week with 20 salmon.

Salmon are also being caught down on the Stormont Angling Club water with Jason Stratton catching a fresh grilse from the Woody hole on Saturday. Other salmon were landed during the week.

On the Middle River 50 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish well after a freshen up from recent rain.

Lower Kinnaird had a reasonable week catching most of their salmon fly fishing with Stan Conway landing a 14 pounds fish on the fly in the famous Ash Tree pool.

On Dalguise Mel Thompson and Harry McCombie caught grilse on the fly earlier in the week and Charlie McCabe caught a 12 pounds salmon up streaming a Toby Salmo.

On Dalmarnock Rory Campbell caught a cracking 12 pounds salmon on the fly on Saturday. On the Dunkeld House beat a young Max Moore caught his first salmon and then his father Vernon caught a grilse also plus Mark English caught a 4 pounds grilse on the fly from the Ivy Tree pool.

At Newtyle Michael Henderson caught a lovely fresh grilse from the Cotter earlier in the week. Saturday saw 3 salmon landed with Gary Waugh catching 2 grilse and Robert McFarlane landing a 9 pounds salmon from the Steps pool. Murthly and Glendelvine worked away to catch their share for the week but there was a special moment recently for ghillie Tony Black with 4 year old Hayden Ritchie landing his first Tay salmon. Great stuff. Kercock had 12 fish for the week with Billy Mcinnes, Andrew Menzies, James Lang, Craig Punton, Mrs Sam Datta, Sandy Datta and Sue Tandall all catching. Sue had her first fish on the fly. Jackie Taylor had a Grilse then she hooked a big fish playing it for 20 minutes before it escaped. Norrie Mcloud got a 10 pounds fish then hooked a big fish, which he played for half an hour only to loose it. It was an eventful week, thanks Gary for your input.

The Upper reaches are now struggling for salmon after prolonged low water levels. The Upper River registered 1 salmon last week from Farleyer.

The Tummel system registered 0 salmon. The Tummel has struggled with bright weather and low water. Salmon are still running through the Dam in numbers. Currently there is now approaching 5000 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year.

The Isla registered 3 salmon but the recent water has made fish run and this figure does not reflect the truth. The salmon were registered from Islabank and Keithick Mains.

It was certainly a hard week with good conditions and a reasonable catch, the river must hope for yet more cooler weather and some rain with lower river levels to encourage salmon to run over the coming weeks 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 26th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 26th August 2013.

Summer conditions still remain but with some rain on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland but with a start to an autumn feeling over the past week or so. Catches have been maintained due to cooler temperatures and some fresh water but not as prolific as expected to the desired levels, and everyone has to work very hard to gain results. Warmer weather remains, however some showers are forecast as well for this coming week, which could continue to improve fishing further and draw in a better run of grilse and summer or even autumn salmon. The catches have spread as temperatures have fallen slightly maintaining some sport in the river but continued cooler weather and a large spate would boost it further and help to encourage more fresh fish to run into the lower stretches to sustain sport. There will not be a spate this coming week unfortunately.

Another superb image form Dalguise taken by Stephen Betts.
Currently the river settled back to summer level after last week (approximately 11” on the Ballathie gauge). The weather has been slightly cooler making the river temperature drop back to 61F or 16C at the end of the week and the fresh water should help to maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone and improve catches further this coming week.

Islamouth.
The weather is to continue with more summer like conditions but cooler and the chance of occasional rain showers. Rainfall will cool the water and hopefully encourage salmon to run up the river in larger runs as we enter the last week of August. Salmon were running last week but not in the numbers expected at this time of year and further cooling temperatures on all fronts this coming week will encourage more fish to run and fill everyone with enthusiasm for supreme sport to come. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river if that temperature comes back a bit.

Kercock.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature is warm making floating lines 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. Summer conditions also enable you to try a riffled hitch, which can be very exciting. 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.

Dalmarnock.
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 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!

Stanley.
When releasing salmon especially in warmer conditions 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.

Kinnaird.
I have been using the prospects posts for images of the river and would welcome any contributions.
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 Foundation Lunch and Auction 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay Foundation Lunch and Auction 2013.

The Tay Foundation Lunch and Auction takes place at Derculich at Strathtay on Sunday and is a complete sell out.
There is also an Auction and Silent Auction at the lunch in aid of the River Tay Spring Salmon Restoration Appeal and Tay Foundation Projects. Bids can still be made at this late stage. The donation of all the unbelievable lots has been tremendous and are being keenly pursued by excellent bids all ready. To view all the lots click here and contact Inga McGowan at the TSFB offices to bid.
The River Tay Offices 6 Cromwellpark, Almondbank, Perth PH1 3LW Telephone: 01738 583733 Email Administrator Inga McGown: ingamcgown@btconnect.co.uk



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

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

Mid week has all ready arrived in the river as August starts to disappear. The salmon fishing on the river does not seem to get any easier however 100 salmon have been registered off the river so far and there is now some more fresh water to encourage more salmon to run plus water temperatures have dropped to nearly 60F or 16C.

This was William McAlistair fishing with the Muir Construction Group playing his first ever salmon on the Stanley beats on Tuesday. It turned out to be a 6 pounds grilse which was carefully returned.


A summer Scene on Benchil.


Anna Tankerville with her salmon caught on the recent Ladies days on the river at the start of August. News on monies raised for the Tay Foundation for the Salmon Eggs in the Classroom will be posted soon.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Salmon on the Lower Tay, Perthshire, Scotland August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Salmon on the Lower Tay, Perthshire, Scotland August 2013.

The Tay has got off to a steady start to the week with fish caught on most beats. The water temperature is falling slowly, all we need now is a big spate!

John watt with a superb 18 pounds summer salmon caught on the Benchil beat on the lower Tay which was safely returned to the river.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 17th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 17th August 2013.

The conditions are improving slowly on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with better weather; slightly lower water temperatures and rain showers, a steady low river height and catches have been maintained again this past week with a reasonable catch. The weather is now better and a forecast for this week of sunshine and showers will hopefully encourage better sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river. Most people are now looking for a big spate to clean the river out and trigger off better sport but that will not happen this current week.
Summer is still here but with cooler river temperatures and some rain hopefully making settled conditions to improve sport 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 can be maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The Tay is currently fishing well with improving conditions after low warm water; 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. Cooler temperatures and recent rain have spiced up the river and helped encourage more salmon to run, however it must be said everyone is having to work extremely hard to gain results under the current conditions. The salmon gods are hopefully going to bless us with a good run of grilse and summer 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 have now risen and temperatures dropped to hopefully 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!”

Summer Events on the Tay.
August 25th -River Tay Lunch & Auction. More details.
All the tickets for the Lunch are sold but there will be a reserve list created for people that are still interested in case of call offs. The auction and silent auction offer some great lots.

Beat catches reported

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone after rain and cooler river temperatures. Early mornings when the river is at its coolest or evenings are the best options still. The Upper reaches are now struggling for salmon as warmer conditions dominate. The Upper River registered 5 salmon last week from Upper Kinnaird and the Farleyer beats.

David Kent had a successful start to his salmon fishing career catching a lovely salmon on his first hour’s salmon fishing on Upper Kinnaird on the fly from the March pool.

Tristan Vratil also achieved the same result earlier in the week. Superb stuff and well done both anglers.

The Tummel system registered 2 salmon from Loch Faskally. The Tummel has struggled with bright weather and low water. Salmon are still running through the Dam in numbers. Currently there is now approaching 5000 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year.

On the Middle River 51 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish well after a freshen up from recent rain. Lower Kinnaird had a few fish during the week. On Dalguise Dr Howard Waring and Malcolm Bennett caught salmon during the week. Dalmarnock had a couple of fish on Tuesday. Dunkeld House also caught a few during the week but the main talking point was a 28 pounds salmon caught by John MacMillan on the fly from the Rock pool on a Red Francis. The feeling was that it was probably a spring salmon as it was fairly coloured. Newtyle, Murthly and the Glendelvine beats caught but not in the usual numbers and would desperately like more water as all the beats in the area to liven sport up in the coming weeks.

Kercock had a reasonable week with 9 salmon, 14 year old Caleb Jack landed a 10 pounds salmon and 5 pound Grilse in the Dungeon. Jim McEwan, Billy McInnes, Robert Mcfarlane, Mark Thomson all had fish and Colin Chisholm had a nice salmon on the fly also.

The Lower River had 105 salmon for the week following improved conditions and more fish running. Islamouth was again successful with consistent catches for the week. Cargill and Ballathie continue to fair well but are finding it harder as the rest of the river. Despite catches being secured everyone is loosing a lot of fish for some reason.

Taymount had a good week with experienced rods exploiting the beat despite difficult conditions. Local anglers Simon Furniss, the Ferries and the Deacons all caught salmon mainly on the fly having a good but hard week. Down at Stanley the fishing was not easy but on Upper Scone the Erne’s had success over the week. On Stanley Alun Reese’s party worked extremely hard over their three day visit.

Richard Jeffrey caught a couple of salmon and Lee Davies caught a grilse on a Sun Ray. This was a small report from Mark Roberts. “The head Ghillie Bob White and Jimmy couldn't have done more for us to ensure we had a great trip. The water appeared perfect but only a few fish running which made the fishing hard with running fish snapping at the fly but soon letting go after the initial pull. I had a fish on in the first 5 minutes with it just coming off. Three fish caught for the week all fresh and sea liced but many more hooked and lost by us all. The crack was brilliant and the laughs long and hard. I couldn't have been with a nicer group of guys and must thank Alun Rees for organising it all and putting the trip together. Wading still an effort for me since the spinal op but am still improving.” Thanks Mark. Almondmouth have had a few fish but not the numbers expected with the fresher water encouraging salmon to run. This will surely change this coming week.

The Isla registered 0 salmon but the recent water has made fish run and this figure does not reflect the truth.
It was certainly a much better week with improved conditions and more fish were caught, the river must hope for yet more cooler weather and some rain with lower river levels to encourage salmon to run over the coming weeks and spread throughout the entire system. The youngsters are certainly the story of the week on our system and should be encouraged as much as possible. 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 19th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 19th August 2013.


Summer conditions primarily remain but with some rain on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland improving the fishing over the past week or so. Catches have improved due to cooler temperatures and some fresh water but not to the desired levels, as everyone has to work very hard to gain results. Warmer weather remains, however some showers are forecast as well for this coming week, which could continue to improve fishing further and draw in a run of grilse and summer salmon. The improved catches have spread as temperatures have fallen slightly maintaining some sport in the river but continued cooler weather and a large spate would boost it further and help to encourage more fresh fish to run into the lower stretches to sustain sport. There will not be a spate this coming week unfortunately.

A superb image form Dalguise taken by Stephen Betts.
Currently the river settled back to summer level after last week (approximately 9” on the Ballathie gauge). The weather has been slightly cooler making the river temperature drop back to 63F or 17C at the end of the week and the fresh water should help to maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone and improve catches further this coming week.

Lower Kinnaird.
The weather is to continue with more summer like conditions but cooler and the chance of occasional rain showers. Rainfall will cool the water and hopefully encourage salmon to run up the river in larger runs as we enter late August. More salmon were running last week but further cooling temperatures on all fronts this coming week will encourage more fish to run and fill everyone with enthusiasm for supreme sport to come. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river if that temperature comes back a bit.

Kercock.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature is warm making floating lines 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. Summer conditions also enable you to try a riffled hitch, which can be very exciting. 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.

Dalmarnock.
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 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!

Benchil.
When releasing salmon especially in warmer conditions 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.

Kinnaird.
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 August 2013.

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


Some clips of the Alun Reese party from Benchil and Pitlochrie beats of fly fishing on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Fly Fishing on the Tay August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Summer Fly Fishing on the Tay August 2013.

The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland is having a reasonable week but anglers are having to work extremely hard to catch salmon in the low water conditions.

This was a small grilse caught on the Pitlochrie beat by Lee Davis fly fishing from the bank in the Woodside stream below Stanley Mills. The fish fell to a stripped Sun Ray Shadow.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 10th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Report for week ending 10th August 2013.

The conditions are improving and more favorable on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland with better weather; slightly lower water temperatures and more rain, a steady low water and catches have improved again this past week with around 250 salmon registered. The weather is now better and the forecast for this week of sunshine and showers will hopefully encourage better sport on this marvelous river and spread it throughout the whole river.

Summer action on fly and spinner taken recently.
Summer is still here but with cooler river temperatures and some rain hopefully making settled conditions to improve sport 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 can be maintained for the remainder of the season then it will certainly be one to remember in years to come. The Tay is currently fishing well with improving conditions after low warm water; 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. Cooler temperatures and recent rain have spiced up the river and helped encourage more salmon to run. The salmon gods are hopefully going to bless us with a good run of grilse and summer 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 have now risen and temperatures dropped to hopefully 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!”

Summer Events on the Tay.
August 25th -River Tay Lunch & Auction. More details.
All the tickets for the Lunch are sold but there will be a reserve list created for people that are still interested in case of call offs. The auction and silent auction offer some great lots.

Beat catches reported
(week ending 10th August)
SALMON & GRILSE: Almondmouth 28, Waulkmill 3, Lower Redgorton 3, Luncarty Summer and Autumn 1, Catholes Summer and Autumn 3, Fishponds 4, Benchil and Pitlochrie 4, Upper Scone 2, Stobhall 21, Taymount 16, Ballathie 14, Cargill 28, Islamouth 12, Lower and Upper Islamouth 19, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour House 3, Meikleour House 9, Kercock 15, Murthly 1 5, Glendelvine 6, Murthly 2 9, Newtyle 4, Dunkeld House 15, Dalmarnock 2, Dalguise 7, Lower Kinnaird 9, Portnacraig Pitlochry 2.
Total: 244 Largest: Dalguise 24lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 1, Taymount 1, Murthly 2 1.
Total: 3 Largest: Murthly 2 3lbs

Salmon have been caught throughout the system this past week encouraging everyone after rain and cooler river temperatures. Early mornings when the river is at its coolest or evenings are the best options. The Upper reaches are now struggling for salmon as warmer conditions dominate. The Upper River registered 0 salmon last week.

The Tummel system registered 2 salmon from Portnacraig. The Tummel has struggled with bright weather and low water. Calum McRoberts and Gordon Nichol also had success in the Pitlochry Angling clubs Sawmill stream. Salmon are still running through the Dam in numbers. Currently there is now approaching 5000 salmon through the ladder, which is now a good increase on last year.

On the Middle River 83 salmon were caught this past week and continues to fish well after a freshen up from recent rain. Lower Kinnaird had a few fish during the week up to 17 pounds in weight. On Dalguise Stephen Betts from Kirkintulloch caught his first ever salmon weighing 13 pounds spinning in the Bridge Pool. John Geddes caught a superb fish to remember weighing 24 pounds on a Toby Salmo. They had a fantastic end to week with four fish added to the book. Angus Carruthers landed two fish, Colin Henderson one and Mrs Wright landed her first ever salmon. A fine 11 pounder caught on the fly at the Tail of the Island. Dalmarnock also caught salmon up to 19 pounds on the fly. Dunkeld House had a good week with several salmon landed. Robert Moore and James Jaffrey caught salmon from the Ivy Tree pool on flying C and fly respectively.

Karl Sauerwald at the grand old age of 85 caught a 7 pounds salmon on the fly from the Cathederal stream while his daughter Nicola caught 2 salmon up to 9 pounds on the spinner. Between the two of them they caught 6 salmon in 4 days. It was 15 salmon for the week with Norwegian Sverre Lolli catching a 3 pounds grilse from the Rock Pool.

Newtyle had a few salmon during the week with David Ritchie catching a 13 pounds fish from the boil. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats continue to fish reasonably well. Kercock caught 15 fish for the week; James MacLennan from Mull, had 3 on the fly at Boatlands pool, the largest 12 pounds. Darren Kaye had 2 and Norrie MacLeod had 2.

Dougy Morison took two brothers from South Africa to Kercock aided by ghillie Gary Harkin. They hadn't fished before. Ivan Minucci landed a grilse in the afternoon and shortly after Saba, his brother, caught one about 10 pounds. This is the second week running that two brothers, new to fishing, have caught fish when they've been with Dougy Morrison of Kinnear Fishing in Tayside. Stewart Donald had a15 pounds salmon on a Park shrimp. Mrs Sam Datta caught a nice grilse.

The Lower River had 160 salmon for the week following improved conditions and more fish running. Islamouth was again successful with consistent catches for the week. Cargill and Ballathie had good weeks with Cargill landing 14 on Monday. A good head of salmon are now lying in the beats which is helping sport with ideal water heights. Taymount and Stobhall had improved sport as well with the extra water. Further down stream sport was hard earned as it seem limited runs were coming through the lower stretches however catches were still achieved. Catholes produced 3 superb salmon for ghillie John Bennett on Friday all caught on fly.

It was ladies day on Benchil on Monday and Anna Tankerville did not disappoint catching her first ever salmon, a superb 14 pounds beauty on a spinner. It was a good day with other salmon lost and valuable funds raised for the salmon eggs in the classroom project for the Tay Foundation.

There was a double for the Lawrence family on Fishponds with Father and son landing salmon up to 10 pounds. Craig caught his 10 pounds beauty on a Sun Ray Shadow. Almondmouth have had a few fish but not the numbers expected with the fresher water encouraging salmon to run. This will surely change this coming week.

The Isla registered 0 salmon but the recent water has made fish run and this figure does not reflect the truth.
It was certainly a much better week with improved conditions and more fish were caught, the river must hope for yet more cooler weather and some rain with lower river levels to encourage salmon to run over the coming weeks 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 12th August 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 12th August 2013.

Summer conditions primarily remain but with some rain on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland improving the fishing over the past week. Catches have improved due to cooler temperatures and fresh water. Warmer weather remains, however more rain is forecast for this coming week, which could continue to improve fishing further and draw in a run of grilse and summer salmon. The improved catches have spread as temperatures have fallen slightly maintaining some sport in the river but continued cooler weather would boost it further and help to encourage more fresh fish to run into the lower stretches to sustain sport.

Currently the river settled back to summer level after last week (approximately 5” on the Ballathie gauge). The weather has been slightly cooler making the river temperature drop back to 63F or 17C at the end of the week and the fresh water should help to maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone and improve catches further this coming week.

Benchil.
The weather is to continue with more summer like weather but cooler and the chance of occasional rain showers. Rainfall will cool the water and hopefully encourage salmon to run up the river in larger runs as we enter mid-August. More salmon were running last week but further cooling temperatures on all fronts this coming week will encourage more fish to run and fill everyone with enthusiasm for supreme sport to come. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river if that temperature comes back a bit.

Summer salmon fishing images from the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013. Video clips and stills taken recently of Salmon being played on fly and spinner and stunning scenery pictures of the river.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Salmon. The water temperature is warm making floating lines 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. Summer conditions also enable you to try a riffled hitch, which can be very exciting. 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.

Dalmarnock.
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 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!

Stanley Mill.
When releasing salmon especially in warmer conditions 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.

Kinnaird at Sun set.
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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