Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 28th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 28th June 2014.

The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch salmon but in disappointing numbers as water levels dropped most of the week in warm weather. Currently there is a weak run of summer salmon on the river as we enter a quieter period before a grilse run and improving catches however there is still a good run of Sea trout for the river. The weather is to be cooler with a chance of some rain this week that may just trigger off some improvements. The catches on the lower river have eased as temperatures have risen but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches were maintained in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week assuming more fish enter the system.
This past week saw water levels drop away most of the week due to warm settled weather making catches suffer. The fishing can be 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 28th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Almondmouth 1, Luncarty 1, Fishponds 1, Stobhall 1, Taymount 4, Ballathie 4, Cargill 3, Islamouth 7, Murthly 1 3, Glendelvine 1, Murthly 2 3, Dunkeld House 2, Dalmarnock 1, Lower Kinnaird 1, Farleyer Upper 2, Loch Faskally 1.
Total: 36 Largest: Taymount 18lbs
SEA TROUT: Benchil 3, Taymount 3, Murthly 1 5, Glendelvine 1, Murthly 2 3, Lower Kinnaird 3.
Total: 18 Largest: Murthly 1 & Glendelvine & Murthly 2 4lbs

Lower Tay.
The summer fishing is well underway on the lower river as most of the boats are now back on the river below Stanley for rest of the season with an expected summer run over the next few weeks. Sea Trout have been an added bonus with more caught this past week on the lower river yet again and a sign of them spreading into the middle river. Odd fish were caught below Stanley, which was encouraging last week, let us hope this continues as we see an improved run of summer salmon over the next month or so. Almondmouth had a fish along with Luncarty as odd fish run the lower reaches.

On Saturday Rory Lees-Millais caught a cracking summer salmon on Fishponds on the fly. Taymount and Stobhall caught odd fish during the week with

James Armstrong landing a 10 pounds fish from Findford Head on the fly from Taymount. Ballathie and Cargill had better weeks as conditions improved for them with lower water.

Graeme Ritchie was one of the successful Cargill rods landing a 10 pounds salmon from the boat. Islamouth also had more success this past week but are expecting better sport in the weeks to come.

Craig Smith fishing with the Rundle party caught a lovely fresh 14 pounds fish from Donnits casting from the boat.

Middle Tay.
The catches further upstream were again harder earned this past week, as conditions were more settled with lower river levels. Over the weeks to come this will hopefully improve as the salmon run freely up the river with improving runs. The Murthly and Glendelvine beats accounted for a few fish in the week up to 16 pounds.

The spinner was working at Dunkeld House for Andrew Hubbard, who landed his first ever salmon weighing 10 pounds and Helmut Jakubwicz was also successful with an 11 pounds fish on the same day in the Lady pool.

Up at Dalmarnock John Legg caught a lovely fresh 6 pounds fish on a Sunray. Lower Kinnaird had one fish for the week.

Upper Tay.
This area is fishing steadily and seeing fish with Farleyer beats picking up 2 fish last week.

Tummel.
It has been much quieter on the Tummel again this past week with odd catches but fish have been running through Pitlochry Dam with the count up to around 2500. Loch Faskally reported one fish last week. The beats below have been catching as well but they do not register their fish on fishpal unfortunately to see the true picture.

Isla & Ericht.
Salmon are now freely running the Isla with rising water temperatures and nosing up into the Ericht however nothing was reported last week that seems strange.
Salmon have been running the Ericht but more water is now needed to trigger off more sport.


The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been good so far despite the big water levels early in the season with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come for the Summer and Autumn as the weather remains reasonable to maintain it all.

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 Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 30th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 30th June 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now at the end of June on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we are getting settled weather for summer fishing however the salmon run is currently weak making life difficult but resident fish are spreading throughout the river as temperatures have risen. The weather was settled for last week giving good conditions for the pursuit of that magical salmon but limited runs made life difficult and catches dropped away during the week to mostly single figures on most days.

Currently the river is at summer level (approx 7” on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels in the coming days should enable the river to be fished easily and hopefully a stronger run will produce some top quality fishing and allow fish to run further to enable catches to continue to spread. The weather is looking settled over the next few days with a chance of some rain that should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some "Bars of Silver”.

The weather is looking far more settled with a chance of some rain in the week with reasonable temperatures and hopefully this will spark off some better sport in the coming weeks with a strengthening summer run. The warmer weather will certainly continue to give us more settled water levels and encourage salmon to run the river, as we should soon be seeing some grilse. The water temperature is around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius. These are now normal temperatures for the time of year and the conditions have seen salmon running throughout the system with milder weather which has resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage spring salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Springer. 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 policy from June to the end of 2014 Season is that
• 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.
Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

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. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

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, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 21st June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 21st June 2014.

The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch salmon but in disappointing numbers as water levels dropped most of the week in warm weather. Currently there is a weak run of summer salmon on the river as we enter a quieter period before a grilse run and improving catches however there is still a good run of Sea trout for the river. The weather is to be cooler with a chance of some rain this week that may just trigger off some improvements. The catches on the lower river have eased as temperatures have risen but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches were maintained in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week assuming more fish enter the system.
This past week saw water levels drop away most of the week due to warm settled weather making catches suffer. Sea trout continued to run in better numbers than recent years. The fishing can be 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 21st June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Almondmouth 2, Lower Redgorton 1, Luncarty 1, Stobhall 1, Taymount 1, Cargill 3, Islamouth 2, Kercock 1, Murthly 1 1, Murthly 2 9, Newtyle 1, Dunkeld House 1, Dalguise 2, Upper Kinnaird 1, Farleyer Upper 2, Farleyer Lower 1, Ruan Ruarie 1.
Total: 31 Largest: Murthly 2 18lbs
SEA TROUT: Waulkmill 1, Lower Redgorton 6, Luncarty 1, Benchil 1, Taymount 1, Cargill 1, Murthly 2 6, Newtyle 2, Dunkeld House 1, Dalmarnock 2.
Total: 22 Largest: Taymount & Murthly 2 & Dalmarnock 4lbs

Lower Tay.
The summer fishing is well underway on the lower river as most of the boats are off the river below Stanley for May and June but reasonably priced bank fishing is still available. Sea Trout have been an added bonus with more caught this past week on the lower river yet again and a sign of them spreading into the middle river. Odd fish were caught below Stanley, which was encouraging last week, let us hope this continues as we see an improved run of summer salmon over the next month or so. Almondmouth had a couple with fish also landed at Lower Redgorton and Luncarty. There were lean pickings above Stanley as well with Stobhall and Taymount having a fish apiece. The lower water levels now are ideal for the Ballathie area with Cargill catching 3 for the week.

Greg Sheldon landed a couple of fresh fish up to 11 pounds including his first on the fly. Islamouth had a very quiet week despite superb conditions for the beat.

Middle Tay.
The catches further upstream were again harder earned this past week, as conditions were more settled with lower river levels. Over the weeks to come this will hopefully improve as the salmon run freely up the river with improving runs. Kercock had one fish for their week. The Murthly beats accounted for odd fish on most days with Murthly 2 doing best with fish landed up to 18 pounds.

On Newtyle Juan Martinez-Cubells caught his first Tay salmon on the fly from the Cotter weighing 12 pounds.

On Dunkeld House there was limited success however John Mills caught a superb 13 pounds fish on a Toby from the Cutty Stone on a Toby having donated to the Atlantic Salmon Trust auction donated by the beat. Dalguise landed a couple of fish in the week with Donald Cameron catching a 7 pound fish from the Bridge Stream and John Wilson catching a cracking 13 pounds fish on a flying c from the tail of the Bridge Stream. Upper Kinnaird had on fish.

Upper Tay.
This area is fishing steadily and seeing fish with Farleyer beats picking up 3 fish last week.

Tummel.
It has been much quieter on the Tummel again this past week with odd catches but fish have been running through Pitlochry Dam with the count up to around 2200. Further up the system David Wilson caught a 10 pounds fish at Ruan Ruarie. The beats below have been catching as well but they do not register their fish on fishpal unfortunately to see the true picture.

Isla & Ericht.
Salmon are now freely running the Isla with rising water temperatures and nosing up into the Ericht however nothing was reported last week that seems strange.
Salmon have been running the Ericht with all the recent rain. Dougy Morison has reported several grilse are now in the river and Keith Wright from Crook of Devon being successful.


The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been good so far despite the big water levels early in the season with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come for the Summer and Autumn as the weather remains reasonable to maintain it all.

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 Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 23rd June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 23rd June 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now in mid June on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we are getting settled weather for summer fishing however the salmon run is currently weak making life difficult but resident fish are spreading throughout the river as temperatures have risen. The weather was settled and warm for last week making life difficult making the pursuit of that magical salmon a bit more difficult and catches dropped away during the week to mostly single figures on most days.

Currently the river is at summer level (approx 1’ on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels in the coming days should enable the river to be fished easily and hopefully a stronger run will produce some top quality fishing and allow fish to run further to enable catches to continue to spread. The weather is looking settled over the next few days with a chance of some rain that should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some "Bars of Silver”.

The weather is looking far more settled with a chance of some rain in the week with reasonable temperatures and hopefully this will spark off some better sport in the coming weeks. The warmer weather will certainly continue to give us more settled water levels and encourage salmon to run the river, as we should soon be seeing some grilse. The water temperature is around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius. These are now normal temperatures for the time of year and the conditions have seen salmon running throughout the system with milder weather which has resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Springer. 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 policy from June to the end of 2014 Season is that
• 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.
Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

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. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

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, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 14th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 14th June 2014.

The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch salmon last week but in disappointing numbers as water levels fluctuated due to heavy thundery downpours most of the week. A reasonable run of summer salmon continued on the river as we really enter summer however unsettled weather and river levels curtailed sport but there was still the continued sign of some good fish caught and good run of Sea trout for the river. The catches on the lower river have eased as temperatures have risen but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches were maintained in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week assuming the river settles.
This past week saw water levels fluctuate most of the week due to unsettled weather making catches suffer. Sea trout continued to run in better numbers than recent years. The fishing can be 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 14th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Taymount 3, Islamouth 3, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 2, Murthly 1 2, Glendelvine 1, Murthly 2 5, Newtyle 4, Dunkeld House 5, Dalguise 2, Lower Kinnaird 2, Farleyer Upper 1, Portnacraig Pitlochry 2, Loch Faskally 2, Ruan Ruarie 1.
Total: 35 Largest: Dunkeld House 19lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 4, Luncarty 5, Benchil 3, Taymount 1, Murthly 1 1, Murthly 2 5, Newtyle 2, Dalmarnock 1, Dalguise 2, Upper Kinnaird 1, Upper Aberuthven 3.
Total: 28 Largest: Lower Redgorton 4lbs

Lower Tay.
The summer fishing is well underway on the lower river as most of the boats are off the river below Stanley for May and June but reasonably priced bank fishing is still available. Sea Trout have been an added bonus with more caught this past week on the lower river yet again and a sign of them spreading into the middle river. Above Stanley life was difficult with the dirty water coming into the river from the Isla. Phil Neary’s party enjoyed some success on Taymount landing 3 for the week. Islamouth also had limited success under the adverse conditions but settled water levels will improve these catches in weeks to come on all beats.

Mr Taylor caught a 12 pounds fish on the fly in the Tunnel stream just above the Isla on Saturday with Meikleour and earlier in the week

Clair Mercer Nairn caught her first ever salmon on the fly.

Middle Tay.
The catches further upstream were harder earned this past week, as conditions were more unsettled. Over the weeks to come this will hopefully improve as the salmon run freely up the river with water levels easing. The Murthly beats accounted for odd fish on most days.

Newtyle had 4 for their week with 3 of them landed on Friday. Brian Cherry caught his first Scottish salmon on the fly from the Dean’s Burn visiting from Ireland and John Young caught his first ever salmon from the Boil on the fly. Earlier in the week Peter Dobson caught a 10 pounds fish from the St Mary’s stream on the fly. This past week saw some superb fish caught from Dunkeld House. Simon Furness landed a 19 pounds fish from the Cathedral stream and Brian Joseph caught a sea liced 18 pounds salmon from the Rock Pool. Other fish caught included a 12 pounder for

Joshua French on his first day salmon fishing, caught on the fly and Jimmy Lapsey with a fish of 5 pounds. Dalmarnock saw some action as well with odd salmon lost and sea trout caught.

Up at Dalguise Johnathan Dingwall caught a 5 pounds grilse on Saturday and earlier in the week Fen Howieson caught an 8 pounds fish on a devon. There was a couple of salmon off Lower Kinnaird in the week as well.

Upper Tay.
This area is fishing steadily and seeing fish with Farleyer beat picking up 1 fish last week.

Tummel.
It has been much quieter on the Tummel again this past week with odd catches but fish have been running through Pitlochry Dam with the count up to around 2150. Gordon Nichol and Duncan Webster caught sea liced fish on the fly last week on Portnacraig up to 8 pounds. Loch Faskally landed 2 for the week and a cracking fresh fish of 10 pounds was caught at Ruan Ruarie by David Wilson with many others seen running through. The beats below have been catching as well but they do not register their fish on fishpal unfortunately to see the true picture.

Isla & Ericht.
Salmon are now freely running the Isla with rising water temperatures and nosing up into the Ericht however nothing was reported last week that seems strange.
Salmon have been running the Ericht with all the recent rain. Dougy Morison has reported several grilse are now in the river.


The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been good so far despite the big water levels early in the season with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come for the Summer and Autumn as the weather remains reasonable to maintain it all.

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 Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 16th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 16th June 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now in mid June on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we are getting unsettled weather for the start of summer fishing with a continued reasonable salmon run which is now spreading throughout the river as temperatures have risen. The weather was unsettled for last week making life difficult as river levels fluctuated making the pursuit of that magical salmon a bit more difficult and catches dropped away during the week to mostly single figures on most days.

Currently the river is fluctuating after heavy rain thunder bursts over last week (approx 3’ on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels in the coming days should enable the river to produce more top quality fishing and allow fish to run further to enable catches to continue to spread. The weather is looking a bit more settled over the next few days, which should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some "Bars of Silver”.

The weather is looking far more settled with a chance of some rain in the week with reasonable temperatures and hopefully this will not unsettle the river any more after the recent heavy downpours. The warmer weather will certainly continue to give us more settled water levels and encourage salmon to run the river. The water temperature is creeping up to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius. These are now normal temperatures for the time of year and the conditions have seen salmon running throughout the system with milder weather which has resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage spring salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Springer. 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 policy from June to the end of 2014 Season is that
• 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.
Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

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. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

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, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 7th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 7th June 2014.

The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch salmon last week as water levels eased even further at the start of the week however heavy thunder downpours curtailed sport at the end of the week. A reasonable run of spring/summer salmon continued on the river with over 50 registered as we really enter summer however unsettled weather and river levels curtailed sport but there was still the continued sign of some more bigger multi sea winter fish with more mid twenty pounds salmon landed. The catches on the lower river have eased as temperatures rise but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches were maintained in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week.
This past week saw water levels drop below 2’ most of the week due to better weather however that was dashed at the end of the week with heavy rain downpours fluctuating river levels. Sea trout continued to appear as well in better numbers that was very encouraging. 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 7th June)
SALMON & GRILSE: Lower Redgorton 2, Upper Redgorton 1, Stobhall 6, Taymount 6, Ballathie 5, Cargill 2, Islamouth 11, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 1, Murthly 1 2, Murthly 2 3, Newtyle 1, Dunkeld House 5, Dalmarnock 1, Dalguise 1, Lower Kinnaird 3, Farleyer Lower 2, Portnacraig Pitlochry 1, Loch Faskally 1.
Total: 54 Largest: Ballathie 20lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 5, Luncarty 2, Upper Redgorton 2, Fishponds 2, Benchil 1, Pitlochrie 2, Stobhall 2, Taymount 2, Cargill 2, Murthly 1 1, Murthly 2 7, Newtyle 1, Dalguise 1, Lower Kinnaird 1, Lochlane and Laggan 3.
Total: 34 Largest: Lower Redgorton & Fishponds & Stobhall & Murthly 2 & Dalguise 4lbs

Lower Tay.
The summer fishing is well underway on the lower river for the coming weeks as most of the boats are off the river below Stanley for May and June but reasonably priced bank fishing is still available. Sea Trout have been an added bonus with more caught this past week on the lower river yet again and a sign of them spreading into the middle river. Salmon catches below Stanley have been limited but sea trout continue to be caught in reasonable numbers. 3 salmon were caught on the Redgorton beats with

Alun Williams landing a superb 18 pounds fish from Lower Redgorton in the Bleachings on a size 12 Executioner. Stobhall and Taymount had a reasonable week catching on most days. Ballathie had a good week as well with fish caught up to 20 pounds. Islamouth caught 11 for their week despite unsettled water at the end of the week. Settled water levels will improve these catches in weeks to come on all beats.

Middle Tay.
The catches further upstream were harder earned this past week, as conditions were more unsettled especially at the end of the week. Over the weeks to come this will hopefully improve as the salmon run freely up the river with water levels easing. The Murthly beats accounted for fish on most days.

Newtyle struggled however Ron Fraser caught a lovely 12 pounds fish from the Boil on his birthday!

Dunkeld House had a better week with 5 fish grassed so to speak. Nick Hildyard caught a lively 12 pounds fish on the fly at the Cutty Stone. Robert Mainwearing also caught a 12 pounds fish from the Lady Pool on a spinner. Mr McCollum caught a cracking 11 pounds fish from the Cathedral Stream on the fly and they said they were seeing quite a few fish running the river. Dalmarnock had a frustrating week only landing one fish, a sea liced 6 pounds beauty for Ian Shaw on a Sunray Shadow with several others lost. On Dalguise Sandy Fairfoul caught a 9 pounds fish on the fly from the Island and Malcolm Bennett caught a 4 pounds Sea trout. Kinnaird had 2 from the beat on Tuesday and one from the Upper beat on Saturday.

Upper Tay.
This area is fishing steadily and seeing fish with Farleyer beat picking up 1 fish last week.

Tummel.
It has been much quieter on the Tummel again this past week with odd catches but fish have been running through Pitlochry Dam with the count up to around 1750. Brian Joseph caught 1 fish last week on Portnacraig on the fly at 12 pounds. Loch Faskally landed 1 for the week weighing 13 pounds. The beats below have been catching as well but they do not register their fish on fishpal unfortunately to see the true picture.

Isla & Ericht.
Salmon are now freely running the Isla with rising water temperatures and nosing up into the Ericht however nothing was reported last week that seems strange.
Salmon have been running the Ericht with all the recent rain. Dougy Morison has reported several of his clients have had success.

New to salmon fishing, father and son Mark and William Siggers landed 3 fish up to 13 pounds in 4 days above Blairgowrie. Michael Preedy also caught 2 up to 8 pounds further upstream on the fly.


The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been good so far despite the big water levels early in the season with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come for the Summer and Autumn as the weather remains reasonable to maintain it all.

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 Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 9th June 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 9th June 2014.

The Salmon fishing season is now in June on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we are getting unsettled weather for the start of summer fishing with a continued reasonable salmon run which is now spreading throughout the river as temperatures have risen. The weather was unsettled for the end of last week making life difficult as river levels fluctuated making the pursuit of that magical salmon a bit more difficult and catches dropped away towards the later end of the week with reasonable numbers at the start of the week with some larger multi sea winter spring salmon caught as well.

Currently the river is fluctuating after heavy rain thunder bursts over the weekend (approx 3’ on the Ballathie gauge). Lower river levels in the coming days should enable the river to produce more top quality fishing and allow fish to run further to enable catches to continue to spread. The weather is looking a bit more unsettled over the next few days, which should benefit the river and give a great chance of producing some more sport and some "Bars of Silver”.

The weather is looking a bit more unsettled with a chance of some rain in the week with reasonable temperatures and hopefully this will not unsettle the river any more after the recent heavy downpours. The warmer weather will certainly continue to give us more settled water levels and encourage salmon to run the river. The water temperature is creeping up to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15 degrees Celsius. These are now normal temperatures for the time of year and the conditions have seen salmon running throughout the system with milder weather which has resulted in fish being caught well up the system, the milder weather and increased river levels will continue to encourage spring salmon to run. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Springer. 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 policy from June to the end of 2014 Season is that
• 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.
Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.

• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to: -
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

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. Guidance on good Catch and Release practice.

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, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 31st May 2014.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Fishing Report for week ending 31st May 2014.

The river Tay in Perthshire Scotland continued to catch spring salmon last week as water levels eased even further. Catches improved as the river dropped steadily and the weather continued to improve with some good fish landed including a

34 pounds fish from Ballathie. A reasonable run of spring/summer salmon continued on the river with over 100 registered as we really enter summer and there was the continued sign of some more bigger multi sea winter fish with more mid twenty pounds salmon landed. The catches on the lower river have eased as temperatures rise but there were continued signs of fish spreading up river as catches were maintained in the middle and Upper River giving renewed optimism for the coming week.
This past week saw water levels drop below 2’ most of the week due to better weather and improved conditions with spring salmon being registered from the river with others caught as well but not registered. Sea trout continued to appear as well in better numbers that was very encouraging. 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 31st May)
SALMON & GRILSE: Stobhall 3, Ballathie 3, Cargill 1, Islamouth 16, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 2, Kercock 1, Murthly 1 25, Glendelvine 2, Murthly 2 13, Newtyle 7, Dunkeld House 5, Dalmarnock 1, Dalguise 3, Lower Kinnaird 7, Upper Kinnaird 4, Findynate 1, Farleyer Upper 2, Portnacraig Pitlochry 5, Loch Faskally 6.
Total: 107 Largest: Ballathie 34lbs
SEA TROUT: Lower Redgorton 2, Fishponds 1, Benchil 2, Ballathie 2, Cargill 1, Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 1, Murthly 1 9, Murthly 2 5, Newtyle 5.
Total: 28 Largest: Upper Islamouth and Meikleour 4lbs

Lower Tay.
The summer fishing is well underway on the lower river for the coming weeks as most of the boats are off the river below Stanley for May and June but reasonably priced bank fishing is still available. Sea Trout have been an added bonus with more caught this past week on the lower river yet again and a sign of them spreading into the middle river. Salmon catches below Stanley have been limited but sea trout continue to be caught in reasonable numbers.

Stobhall enjoyed some success last week with Richard McDougalls party having a good day. Two salmon were lost but Jordan landed a 7.5 pounds fish from the boat. Ballathie also did reasonably well but were blessed with the catch of the week, a superb 34 pounds salmon. The salmon was landed by Fred Harris, a mere 80 year old casting a floating devon out the boat. The fish measured 44 inches long and was weighed in a weigh net prior to release by ghillie George McInnes. Superb stuff!

Islamouth had a much better week with 16 fish on the fly with Lee Philpott being one of the successful rods.

Middle Tay.
The catches further upstream have improved this past week as conditions have eased and the water temperature has climbed up a bit. Over the weeks to come this will hopefully improve as the salmon run freely up the river with water levels easing. Kercock had 1 for their week but the Murthly and Glendelvine beats accounted for 40 including 10 fish from Murthly 1 to a party from Ayrshire on Monday.

Colin McLean, a gamekeeper at Bargany Estate in South Ayrshire hooked 8 fish and landed 5 for his day fly fishing sun ray shadows.

What a superb day by anyone’s standards. During the week this area of the river fished very well.

Newtyle had a consistent week catching on most days. Salmon were caught on fly and spinner with David Porter landing 2 fish on fly in a day up to 17 pounds, John Kelly caught a fish of 17 pounds in the Cotter, Alum Williams caught a 12 pounds fish on a Salmo and George Slater and Jon Wood both landed good fish on spinners.

Dunkeld House had a reasonable week with Peter Sproston catching 2 fish for his day on fly and spinner up to 17 pounds. Later in the week he landed another at 13 pounds and Brian Peacock caught an 11 pounds fish on a Collie Dog in the Rock Pool.

Up at Dalmarnock Sam Datta landed an 8 pounds fish on a floating devon.

On Dalguise John Herhalt caught a 6 pounds fish on the fly and Kenny Tragham caught a 12 pounds fish on a Devon from the Bridge Pool Bay. Lower Kinnaird had a much better week with 7 fish landed and Upper Kinnaird faired better as well.

Upper Tay.
This area is fishing steadily and seeing fish with Farleyer and Findynate beats picking up 3 fish last week.

Tummel.
It has been much quieter on the Tummel again this past week with odd catches but fish have been running through Pitlochry Dam with the count up to around 1500. 5 fish were caught last week on Portnacraig up to 12 pounds on fly and spinner that were hard earned.

Loch Faskally landed 6 for the week, which included an 8 pounds salmon for Sam Datta on a Pink and Pearly Tomic. The beats below have been catching as well but they do not register their fish on fishpal unfortunately to see the true picture.

Isla & Ericht.
Salmon are now freely running the Isla with rising water temperatures and nosing up into the Ericht however nothing was reported last week that seems strange.

The Tay Ghillies Association has launched a FISH OF THE MONTH AWARD to encourage good catch and release practice on the Tay. Each month the winner will receive 2 personalised crystal Whisky glasses engraved with details of the catch and they will automatically be entered into the fish of the year competition for a Stylish Crystal Engraved Decanter.
• Catch a good Tay Salmon
• Weigh it carefully and photograph it with as little handling as possible.
• Verify with Ghillie
• Safely return the fish with a minimum of handling
• TGA Committee decision is final
Send entries with a photo and verification details to:-
Mike Hay, Sec of Tay Ghillies Assoc.
Mobile: 07762 464407
Email: tayhayurg@gmail.com

The Spring Salmon fishing has been good so far despite the big water levels early in the season with some notable catches, let us hope this is a taste of what is to come for the Summer and Autumn as the weather remains reasonable to maintain it all.

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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