Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon caught Fly Fishing on the Stanley beats, Perthshire in recent years.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon caught fly fishing on the Stanley beats, Perthshire in recent years. 

These are some memorable spring salmon caught fly fishing on the Stanley beats in recent years. They were caught casting from an anchored boat or wading from the bank. At Stanley we major on fly fishing and for 2020 season we have the reduced the rod availability to 4 to give you even more water to fish. 

Tim Greenfield with a superb 23 pounds springer caught casting from the boat in the Woodside at the top of the Catholes.

R Abbott with a 15 pounds beauty caught in Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat in late March.

 Danny Fulton with another good springer from Horsey on the Pitlochrie beat. 

Ron Birmingham from Australia with a cracker caught casting from the boat in the Back Dam on the Catholes. 

Rodger Worth with a beauty caught casting on the famous Slap at the top of the Catholes. 

Mark Hickson with a 13 pounds springer caught casting form the boat in the Wash House on the Pitlochrie beat at Stanley. 

Tim Greenfield with a superb spring salmon caught in Cawn Pore on the Pitlochrie beat. 

There is good availability currently. You can book on Fishtay under the beats of Catholes, Pitlochrie and Benchil or contact me directly on 01738 827416. 

Salmon Fishing Scotland - By Robert White

Salmon Fishing Scotland The Stanley beats of the lower Tay, Perthshire.

Salmon Fishing Scotland The Stanley beats of the lower Tay, Perthshire.

The salmon fishing around Stanley, Perthshire offers great opportunities for great sport throughout the year especially for keen fly fishers. The scenic river has some of the most attractive streams and pools that are anyones dream to fish.

There are 3 beats to choose from, Catholes, Pitlochrie and Benchil and all offer a similar experience.

We have been looking hard at modern fishing trends and how they can improve the experience of visiting anglers. As a result we have decided to reduce the number of rods fishing our beats at any one moment from 6 to 4. This will increase the time that individual fishers spend on the productive pools, give our fishers more time in the boat and give the pools more time to rest. We are confident that these measures will increase the catches per rod per day and elevate the experience of fishing our beats to a new level. Fishing is increasingly an escape from the pressures of the modern world and the reduction in rod pressure has been greeted with great enthusiasm by our regular rods.’

Top of the Catholes where a weir crosses the river and can be a temperature barrier in cold early spring making it the ideal place for that first spring salmon of the season.

The Slap, one of the most famous pools on the Tay for a spring salmon.

The Catholes stream.

A salmon being played from the boat on the fly from the Black Stones.

Salmon Fishing Scotland - By Robert White