Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 21st February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 21st February 2015.

The salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire has improved this past week with good conditions for fishing in very cold weather and settled water levels at the end of the week. Milder weather with rain combined with high tides improved the run and catches increased. Expectation is high on the river for 2015 after successful springs in 2014 and 2013 and hopefully favourable conditions may trigger off improving runs and catches as we get close to March to give everyone a chance of landing a spring “Bar of Silver” as the last 2 years have proved.

Spring salmon were landed last week in much better numbers as cold weather returned and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases.

The last few days in the week saw better numbers landed at long last and the quality of the salmon caught was simply outstanding with fish caught in the late teens and early twenties. There seems to be a lack of kelts as well which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.

Salmon have been caught in the lower river this past week in better numbers, which is understanding with the cold conditions making it ideal as fish are running slowly due to the cold water temperature currently. The beats around Stanley traditionally lead the way in these conditions in early spring and should be a barometer for the runs and that has proved the case so far. The beats at Stanley are leading the way as expected. Further down river the Redgorton beats recorded their first fish of the season that was heartening. The Lower beat had a 7 pounds fish and

John Lessels caught the first springer off the Upper beat on Friday. At Stanley the Pitlochrie and Catholes beats featured on most days. Upper Scone caught a superb 19 pounds fish from Pitlochrie pool on Friday. Sally Bateson caught her first ever salmon from the boat early in the week and Stuart McArther caught a cracking fish on the fly from Horsey on Saturday. The Catholes fished reasonably well last week in good conditions. Another first was achieved by

Will Dawson landing a 10 pounds fish in the Little Head and George Gifford missed out on an outstanding picture of a beauty in the same pool due to ghillie pilot error! Saturday saw 2 fish off the beat including a 25 pounds corker for John Dewar fishing on his own in the Woodside with a Toby. He said it was a fight and a half taking numerous long runs and a fish of a lifetime. Well done John. Brain Stobie landed a much smaller fish in the Back Dam from the boat. Further up river Stobhall and Taymount continued their excellent start with 5 fish between them. The higher water will bring the Linn pool back into contention after the water came back up and that should produce several fish in the next week or so.

It certainly featured this past week with Andrew Spencer, Brendan Tumility and Stuart Miller all landing good springers there on the Taymount days and

Iain McLeod being successful with Stobhall.

Ballathie had a great fish fish for 10 year old Henry Mountford weighing 16 pounds under the watchful eye of ghillie Gary McErlain.

Islamouth had a better week with a couple of fish including a superb 21 pounds fish for Arnot McWhinnie from the boat. Charlie Martin also caught from the beat with a Toby Salmo.

On upper Islamouth and Meikleour Calum McRoberts reported “fresh water and milder weather last weekend, brought an improvement in sport during the week and confidence was high that we would catch a springer during the week. I'm happy to say that on Friday, we were proved right when we landed a 9lbs springer from Islamouth. Water height is great for us at the moment, so hopefully this might be the start of more regular sport.”

Further upstream Glendelvine reported their first fish, a 16 pounds beauty and Upper Kinnaird had a fish on Thursday. On the Loch Fish n’ Trips have been reporting salmon on a regular basis from early running salmon. Successful anglers included Marco Chicarella with 2 fish in a day up to 17 pounds in very challenging conditions, Brian Docherty and Bob Boyle also caught from the Loch.

The Spring Salmon fishing season has now nearly completed February and expectation is very high after previous seasons and poor overall catches last year. Last weeks catches hopefully encouraged everyone after fish were caught in the system up to 25 pounds in better numbers. Let us hope with improving conditions an upturn in catches will appear as last year proved. Tight lines!

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 February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 23rd February 2015.

The Spring Salmon fishing season is now nearing the end of February on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have been encountering very cold winter weather but still several anglers have braved the elements in pursuit of that magical spring salmon. The weather is looking a bit more unsettled over the coming week and colder, which hopefully will not deter the chances of producing good sport and some early "Bars of Silver" if you are prepared to brave the elements.

Catches are slowly improving and the quality of the salmon caught have been outstanding but as we go into March soon conditions will hopefully remain favourable and there will be an improvement in the run as happened in the last couple of years.

Currently the river has been steady due to colder weather (around 5’ on the Ballathie gauge) over the last few days after an increase river levels last week encouraging spring salmon to run.

The weather is to be colder with some snow and reasonably unsettled over the next week. Colder conditions certainly benefit the river at this time of year slowing the spring salmon run down and giving everyone a chance to catch as they run up the river slowly. The milder weather forecast last week triggered off more water and combined with very high tides encouraged salmon to run the river improving catches. Expectation remains very high. Colder weather has settled the river back to a good level and made ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature is around 38 degrees Fahrenheit or 3.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. The colder weather has benefited the lower beats so far but hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river after milder conditions prevailed last week. There will no doubt be a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn. Should you require guidance on salmon identification at this time of year please see this

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing in the Little Head Catholes, Tay, Perthshire 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing in the Little Head Catholes, Tay, Perthshire 2015.


Footage of 2 spring salmon caught on the Tay in the Little Head pool of the Catholes at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland in February 2015.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland First ever Springer on the Tay, Perthshire 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland First ever Springer on the Tay, Perthshire 2015.

The recent days have seen a small improvement in the spring run of salmon with hopefully lots more to come.

The Catholes under the Stanley Weir, a prime spot in early spring to catch that elusive springer.

Will Dawson hooks his first ever salmon in the Little Head on the Catholes. Nervous times!!!

A superb 10 pounds beauty is successfully landed. Well done Will.

A watchful Dipper on the sidelines.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Fishing first ever Salmon on the Tay, Perthshire February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Fishing first ever salmon on the Tay, Perthshire February 2015.

The recent very cold weather has relented a bit and the river has more water in it after soon rain and a bit of snow melt. Could this be the trigger for an improvement in spring sport?

The Tay at Stanley Mill on a cold spring day.

This is 10 year old angler Henry Mountford with a superb 16 pounds salmon caught at Ballathie today under the watchful eye of ghillie Gary McErlain. This was Henry's first ever salmon and what a memory for him. The fish had long tailed sea lice on it meaning it was running fast from the sea. Hopefully this is a sign of more running the river at long last.

Sally Bakeson with her first ever salmon caught from the boat on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley weighing 10 pounds.

The sun sets on another spring day on the river Tay.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 14th February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 14th February 2015.

The salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire has continued with good conditions for fishing in very cold weather and settled water levels however the catches have continued disappointing so far but it is early yet. Expectation is high on the river for 2015 after successful springs in 2014 and 2013 and hopefully milder weather and some rain may trigger off an improving run in February to give everyone a chance of landing a spring “Bar of Silver” as the last 2 years have proved.

Spring salmon were landed last week despite the cold weather and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases. The week was disappointing with only a few fish landed. It is early yet with only small runs coming into the river and very cold weather is not making fishing easy however milder weather may change things hopefully. The spring fish that have been caught so far have been superb quality and of a good size. There seems to be a lack of kelts as well which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.

Only a few salmon have been caught in the lower river this past week, which is disappointing with the cold conditions making it ideal but only odd fish are running currwently. The beats around Stanley traditionally lead the way in these conditions in early spring and should be a barometer for the runs and that has proved the case so far. The beats at Stanley are still leading the way as expected. The Benchil beat has now produced 3 spring fish for Upper Scone with 2 landed during this past week. This beat has not produced in years but was always a good beat in the past when spring runs were prolific on the river. Hopefully this is a sign of improvement.

Phil Gibson was the skilful angler on the Scone team much to the disgust of the rest of the party! He caught the 2 fish during the week after catching a cracking 22 pounds fish last year. He landed a 14 pounds fish from the boat on a harled fly and caught an 9 pounds fish from the bank in the Todd holes on a Devon. Burnmouth had a 16 pounds fish on Tuesday and

Taymount continued their good start with a fish on Wednesday for Stewart Voce caught in Stank End.

On the middle river Murthly saw their first fish of the season with a couple from the upper fishery up to 16 pounds. Upper Kinnaird reported a fish as well. The Loch has seen odd fish caught which is expected in early season.

Fish n’ Trips reported a couple of salmon this past week including a superb 26 pounds fish on Saturday caught by Rob Wilson.

The Spring Salmon fishing season has now entered February and expectation is very high after previous seasons and poor overall catches last year. Last weeks catches hopefully will improve after fish caught in the system up to 26 pounds in limited numbers. Let us hope with milder weather an upturn in catches will appear as last February proved. Tight lines!

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 February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 16th February 2015.

The Spring Salmon fishing season is now well into February on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have been encountering very cold winter weather but still several anglers have braved the elements in pursuit of that magical spring salmon. The weather is looking a bit more unsettled over the coming week, which hopefully may help improve the chances of producing some sport and some early "Bars of Silver" if you are prepared to brave the elements. Catches have been limited so far but as we go deeper into February a change in conditions hopefully may improve runs as happened in the last couple of years.

Currently the river has been steady due to harder weather (around 3’ on the Ballathie gauge) but this may change with milder conditions and increase river levels encouraging spring salmon to run.

The weather is to get milder over the next week with some rain expected which may give us some fresh and snow melt water. Colder conditions certainly benefit the river at this time of year slowing the spring salmon run down and giving everyone a chance to catch as they run up the river slowly. The milder weather forecast however may trigger off more water and encouraged salmon to run the river which maybe what is required to improve the high expectation on the river. Colder weather has settled the river back to a good level and made ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature is around 38 degrees Fahrenheit or 3.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. The temperature may rise very slightly with overall milder temperatures for the week ahead but there have been salmon running throughout the system after milder conditions prior to the opening day and resulted in fish being caught well up the system. The colder weather has benefited the lower beats so far but hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn. Should you require guidance on salmon identification at this time of year please see this link for some help.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method will have to be slow and deep with large lures to catch the elusive Tay Springer. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year but be warned wrap up well or it will not be a pleasant experience.

Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January – 1st April 2015 is that all spring salmon must be released, i.e. the Tay has a policy of 100% mandatory release of all salmon caught under the new Scottish Government Statutory Conservation Regulation. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the release of salmon as it is a now legal requirement during this period even if a fish has died. The Board's bailiff team will be enforcing this new legislation.

The Tay Ghillies Association are continuing their popular 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. Full details of this initiative.
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. Further information on the policy and good 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 Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire February 2015.

We have been encountering continual cold weather on the Tay in Perthshire for spring salmon fishing in early season. The conditions have been excellent especially recently with blue skies but catches have been hard to achieve however expectation is still very high after good springs in the previous successive seasons.

A great many anglers are braving the elements and a few are being rewarded with an elusive Tay Springer.

This was a superb 14 pounds fish caught by Phil Gibson on the Benchil beat of the Upper Scone fishings being carefully returned by Ghillie Dave Barwick.

Andy Kerr caught this superb 15 pounds salmon on Loch Tay on Saturday in extreme conditions. Andy was not expecting much as some of the loch had a lot of ice on it with the surface water temp at around 32f, a very cold day indeed, it wasn't for the faint hearted! Well done, it must have been a memorable day.

A recent sun set on the river.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 7th February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 7th February 2015.

The salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire has continued with good conditions for fishing in very cold weather and settled water levels however the catches have been a bit disappointing so far but it is early yet. Expectation is high on the river for 2015 after successful springs in 2014 and 2013 and hopefully settled weather will continue with an improving run in February to give everyone a chance of landing a spring “Bar of Silver” as the last 2 years have proved.
Spring salmon were landed last week despite the cold weather and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases. The week was an improvement with a few more fish landed. It is early yet with only small runs coming into the river and very cold weather is not making fishing easy. The spring fish that have been caught so far have been superb quality and of a good size. There seems to be a lack of kelts as well which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.
The majority of the salmon have been caught in the lower river, which is understandable with the cold conditions and only odd fish running. The beats around Stanley traditionally lead the way in these conditions in early spring and should be a barometer for the runs and that has proved the case so far. The beats just above Stanley are leading the way as expected. Catholes, Burnmouth Taymount and Stobhall have continued their excellent start with a more fish last week. Now we have entered February the expectation is to kick on as the last couple of years. A couple of superb spring salmon were landed on Catholes this past week.

Firstly Davie Cameron caught a 17 pounds beauty on Monday in the Little Head then Danny Fulton caught a cracking 18 pounds fish on Saturday on the fly in the Catholes stream.

Further upstream Burnmouth accounted for a few during the week including an 8 pounds fish for Roy Thompson. Stobhall and Taymount continued their good start with Doug MacLachlan landing a good 12.5 pounds fish on Taymount. Islamouth got their season off to a good start with a couple of fish during the week. Much further up river Dunkled House continued their good start with 4 salmon during the week. Howard Lane was a successful rod with a 6 pounds fish spinning the bank in the Grotto. Some spring salmon have run up river with the Kinnaird beats and Farleyer reporting salmon. A couple of good fish have been reported from the Loch with Fish n’Trips recording a couple up to 18 pounds.

The Spring Salmon fishing season has now entered February and expectation is very high after previous seasons and poor overall catches last year. Last weeks catches have improved with fish caught in the system up to 20 pounds in better numbers. Let us hope this is a sign of an upturn in catches as last February proved. Tight lines!

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 February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 9th February 2015.

The Spring Salmon fishing season is now well into February on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have been encountering very cold winter weather but still several anglers have braved the elements in pursuit of that magical spring salmon. The weather will remain dry but a bit milder over the coming week, which should help continue give the river settled conditions and a chance of producing some sport and some early "Bars of Silver" if you are prepared to brave the elements. Catches have been limited so far with a slight improvement last week but as we go deeper into February hopefully the runs will improve as happened in the last couple of years.

Currently the river has been falling away very slowly due to harder weather (around 3’ on the Ballathie gauge).

The weather is to get slightly milder over the next week which may give us some snow melt water. Colder conditions certainly benefit the river at this time of year slowing the spring salmon run down and giving everyone a chance to catch as they run up the river slowly. The milder weather prior to the start of the season gave us more water and would have encouraged salmon to run the river. Colder weather has settled the river back to a good level and made ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature is just below 38 degrees Fahrenheit or 3.5 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. The temperature may rise very slightly with overall milder temperatures for the week ahead but there have been salmon running throughout the system after milder conditions prior to the opening day and resulted in fish being caught well up the system. The colder weather has benefited the lower beats so far but hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn. Should you require guidance on salmon identification at this time of year please see this link for some help.

As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method will have to be slow and deep with large lures to catch the elusive Tay Springer. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year but be warned wrap up well or it will not be a pleasant experience.

Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January – 1st April 2015 is that all spring salmon must be released, i.e. the Tay has a policy of 100% mandatory release of all salmon caught under the new Scottish Government Statutory Conservation Regulation. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the release of salmon as it is a now legal requirement during this period even if a fish has died. The Board's bailiff team will be enforcing this new legislation.

The Tay Ghillies Association are continuing their popular 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. Full details of this initiative.
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. Further information on the policy and good 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 Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay February 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay February 2015.

The Spring Salmon fishing season has now entered February and expectation is very high after previous seasons and poor overall catches last year. Last weeks catches were disappointing with only a few fish caught in the system but today has shown a marked improvement with the best part of 10 fish registered. Let us hope this is a sign of an upturn in catches as last February proved.

Davie Cameron plays a lively salmon in the Little Head on the Catholes beat at Stanley.

A superb 17 pounds spring beauty is landed after a tremendous fight in hard water. The fish was caught on a Vision 110 and carried head lice.

This was a cracking fish caught by Pat McVey on Taymount on Saturday. Taymount and Stobhall have had their best spring catches in January for years so let us hope this is an omen of a great run to come as numbers hopefully increase dramatically.

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Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 31st January 2015.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 31st January 2015.

The January salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire has now been completed with good conditions for fishing in very cold weather and settled water levels however the catches have been disappointing so far. Expectation is high on the river for 2015 after successful springs in 2014 and 2013 and hopefully settled weather will continue with an improving run in February to give everyone a chance of landing a spring “Bar of Silver”.

Spring salmon were landed last week despite the cold weather and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases. The week proved hard work with only odd fish landed. It is early yet with only small runs coming into the river and very cold weather is not making fishing easy. The spring fish that have been caught so far have been superb quality and of a good size. There seems to be a lack of kelts as well which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.

The majority of the salmon have been caught in the lower river, which is understandable with the cold conditions and only odd fish running. The beats around Stanley traditionally lead the way in these conditions in early spring and should be a barometer for the runs. Taymount and Stobhall have continued their reasonable start with a few fish last week.

Alan Chapman caught his second spring salmon of the season with a 14 pounds fish from the Linn pool on a Toby. Stobhall caught a couple from the Linn pool also on Wednesday with

Neil Glencross being the successful angler. Ballathie had a superb 19 pounds fish to open their spring account and further upstream

Meikleour caught a cracking 18 pounds fish on Thursday from Isalmouth. Dunkeld House continued their good start with another fish last Monday.

Coupar Grange caught their first of the season with a Polish guest being the successful angler.

The Spring Salmon fishing was well and truly underway after all the excitement of opening day’s celebrations. It has been a reasonable start so let us hope the season lives up to every ones expectations over the coming weeks and months. Tight lines!

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