Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay Salmon Season Opening Event at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.
A superb Tay opening day event in Perthshire, Scotland at Dunkeld.
The river Tay Salmon Fishing Opening day event at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland featuring Tay chairman Bill Jack and first cast girl Cat Cubie. A superb opening ceremony.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Opening Day 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Opening Day 2013.
The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland opened today with massive press and television coverage at Dunkeld but after the opening ceremony it was down to the serious business of fishing for the Tay Spring Salmon.
The Tay at Dunkeld.
Cat Cubie performs the first cast. The river had a great start registering 15 spring salmon on the first day up to 21 pounds.
Jim Ferrie had a superb day, firstly assisting Cat Cubie for the all important first cast on the river, them looking after his friend Alexis Ward and guiding her on to a memorable 16 pounds opening day spring salmon on the Dunkeld stretch on the famous river Tay.
Gordon Nicol gave himself and Portnacraig Pitlochry Beat a great start to the season with a magnificent deep springer estimated from its length and girth to be about 21 lb. It was caught on a yellow and black tube fly on Pitlochry bank at the Moulin Burn mouth just after noon and carefully released.
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The Tay in Perthshire, Scotland opened today with massive press and television coverage at Dunkeld but after the opening ceremony it was down to the serious business of fishing for the Tay Spring Salmon.
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Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day 2013.
The river Tay in Perthshire, Scotland salmon season finally got underway today with great excitement with good Television and Press coverage especially at the Dunkeld Opening gathering.
This was the scene on the river at Dunkeld prior to the opening ceremony.
There was a large turn out for the business breakfast in the Dunkeld Hilton Hotel.
Cat Cubie successfully made the first cast of the day ably assisted by Jim Ferrie.
Tay chairman, Bill Jack being interviewed for the television news. All in all it was an extremely successful opening on a cold day in Perthshire and it was then down to the serious business of fishing for the elusive Tay spring salmon.
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The river Tay in Perthshire, Scotland salmon season finally got underway today with great excitement with good Television and Press coverage especially at the Dunkeld Opening gathering.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Season Opening 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Season Opening 2013.
The big day has nearly arrived, one sleep to go! The conditions could not be better with much colder temperatures and good water levels. I am sure the river will produce some memorable spring salmon on the first day.
These were some picturesque scenes on the river at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland today prior to tomorrows opening.
Stanley Mill on the famous Pitlochrie beat.
The Catholes just above Stanley.
The Wash House at Stanley.
The winter sun starts to go down over Horsey and looking down to Benchil.
Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay can produce some magical moments. These are some over the last few years.
TIGHT LINES EVERYONE TOMORROW and ENJOY the EXPERIENCE.
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The big day has nearly arrived, one sleep to go! The conditions could not be better with much colder temperatures and good water levels. I am sure the river will produce some memorable spring salmon on the first day.
These were some picturesque scenes on the river at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland today prior to tomorrows opening.
Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay can produce some magical moments. These are some over the last few years.
TIGHT LINES EVERYONE TOMORROW and ENJOY the EXPERIENCE.
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day 2013.
Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day.
Dunkeld where the Opening gathering takes place.
There is now only a day until the river Tay opens its salmon fishing season for 2013. The excitement is building slowly with anticipated large crowds expected at Dunkeld and Kenmore for the public opening day events. Cat Cubie
will formally open the Mighty Tay and perform the first cast of the 2013 season at the Hilton Dunkeld Hotel opening day gathering in association with THE TAY FOUNDATION, DUNKELD AND BIRNAM ANGLING AND TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS & the PERTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. This event starts with a Community Reception from 08:45am until 10.00am ~ALL ARE WELCOME at this Event in the Garden Room,the Opening with Pipes & Music at the Riverbank. Also available is a Business Breakfast– 8.00am for 8.30am at a cost of £15 per person or tables of up to 10 guests can be booked - Tickets to the business breakfast are limited and must booked in advance. Also planning to attend the event is the BBC One Show who are going to be doing an article on Ladies and Salmon fishing. There are numerous examples on the Tay when the ladies have excelled over the years with Georgina Ballantine being a fine example.
Current conditions on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.
At Kenmore a traditional opening of the salmon season on the River Tay will also be held with a parade of fishermen to the river bank with the Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, the 1st cast of the season will be made to mark the opening of the River Tay and a speaker will wish the anglers 'tight lines' for the season.
A Tay spring salmon. Currently the spring average weight is increasing year on year with a 12 1/2 pound weight for last year.
On January 15th anglers will be competing for the Redford Trophy, awarded for the biggest spring salmon caught and safely released on the main river.
Currently the river is running at a good height following less rain and far colder weather. Colder and more settled weather is on the horizon at long last giving the river a great chance of producing some good sport and some early "Bars of Silver" on the opening day.
The scene in Perthshire today.
The weather is to be colder and and far more settled as the week goes in. The water temperature was high for the time year but has fallen back to around 40 degrees Fahrenheit or 4.5 degrees Celcius, which is more typical for this time of year but this could change by the end of this week. The temperature may come back further with the colder forecast during the week ahead but any salmon that are running may be spread throughout the system after milder conditions prior to the opening day giving everyone a good chance for the coming week. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be quite a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn.
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 - May 2013 is that all spring salmon should be released, i.e. the Tay has adopted a policy of 100% catch and release for spring salmon. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.
When releasing salmon please try to keep the fish in the water as much as possible to give them every chance to recover prior to release. Releasing fish from boats in the river is not recommended.
If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.
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Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Opening Day.
There is now only a day until the river Tay opens its salmon fishing season for 2013. The excitement is building slowly with anticipated large crowds expected at Dunkeld and Kenmore for the public opening day events. Cat Cubie
Current conditions on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.
At Kenmore a traditional opening of the salmon season on the River Tay will also be held with a parade of fishermen to the river bank with the Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, the 1st cast of the season will be made to mark the opening of the River Tay and a speaker will wish the anglers 'tight lines' for the season.
On January 15th anglers will be competing for the Redford Trophy, awarded for the biggest spring salmon caught and safely released on the main river.
Currently the river is running at a good height following less rain and far colder weather. Colder and more settled weather is on the horizon at long last giving the river a great chance of producing some good sport and some early "Bars of Silver" on the opening day.
The weather is to be colder and and far more settled as the week goes in. The water temperature was high for the time year but has fallen back to around 40 degrees Fahrenheit or 4.5 degrees Celcius, which is more typical for this time of year but this could change by the end of this week. The temperature may come back further with the colder forecast during the week ahead but any salmon that are running may be spread throughout the system after milder conditions prior to the opening day giving everyone a good chance for the coming week. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river. There will no doubt be quite a few kelts about on many beats and possibly some later run fish, which have yet to spawn.
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 - May 2013 is that all spring salmon should be released, i.e. the Tay has adopted a policy of 100% catch and release for spring salmon. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations.
When releasing salmon please try to keep the fish in the water as much as possible to give them every chance to recover prior to release. Releasing fish from boats in the river is not recommended.
If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Season to be opened by Cat Cubie on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Salmon Season to be opened by Cat Cubie on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.
THE RIVER TAY OPENING DAY GATHERING will be held on Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 9.30am
at the THE HILTON, DUNKELD HOUSE HOTEL.
It has now been announced that Cat Cubie will formally open the Mighty Tay and perform the first cast of the 2013 season.
Cat Cubie is a Scottish TV presenter, broadcaster and writer; best known for presenting the weather on BBC Scotland and Euromillions lottery on BBC 1.
Cat hosts her own show on Real Radio and writes a weekly column in the Evening Express alongside guest presenting and writing for a number of different broadcasters and publications. Cat is also in demand as an experienced event host and compare.
When she's not on stage or in the studio, Cat loves to play in the Scottish Highlands and is a keen skier and walker. She also enjoys heading to sunnier climes to scuba dive or trying her hand at more unusual hobbies like cirus skills and surfing.
Cat supports a number of charities and is currently an ambassador for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Macmillan Cancer Care.
Also planning to attend the event is the BBC One Show who are going to be doing an article on Ladies and Salmon fishing. There are numerous examples on the Tay when the ladies have excelled over the years with Georgina Ballantine being a fine example.
Join the opening of the Salmon Fishing Season on the mighty TAY at the Hilton Dunkeld Hotel in association with
THE TAY FOUNDATION, DUNKELD AND BIRNAM ANGLING AND TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS & the PERTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Community Reception - From 08:45am – 10.00am ~ALL ARE WELCOME at this Event in the Garden Room,the Opening with Pipes & Music at the Riverbank.
Also available is a Business Breakfast– 8.00am for 8.30am at a cost of £15 per person or tables of up to 10 guests can be booked - Tickets to the business breakfast are limited and must booked in advance.
To book for Breakfast contact: Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel.
(Wendy Wisher) Dunkeld. Perthshire. PH8 0HX Phone: 01350 728369/338-(wendy.wisher@hilton.com)
For more information on Opening Day please contact the River Tay Offices on 01738-583733 or Mob: 07831 -131313
Tay opening ceremony at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland in 2012.
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THE RIVER TAY OPENING DAY GATHERING will be held on Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 9.30am
at the THE HILTON, DUNKELD HOUSE HOTEL.
It has now been announced that Cat Cubie will formally open the Mighty Tay and perform the first cast of the 2013 season.
Cat hosts her own show on Real Radio and writes a weekly column in the Evening Express alongside guest presenting and writing for a number of different broadcasters and publications. Cat is also in demand as an experienced event host and compare.
When she's not on stage or in the studio, Cat loves to play in the Scottish Highlands and is a keen skier and walker. She also enjoys heading to sunnier climes to scuba dive or trying her hand at more unusual hobbies like cirus skills and surfing.
Cat supports a number of charities and is currently an ambassador for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Macmillan Cancer Care.
Also planning to attend the event is the BBC One Show who are going to be doing an article on Ladies and Salmon fishing. There are numerous examples on the Tay when the ladies have excelled over the years with Georgina Ballantine being a fine example.
Join the opening of the Salmon Fishing Season on the mighty TAY at the Hilton Dunkeld Hotel in association with
THE TAY FOUNDATION, DUNKELD AND BIRNAM ANGLING AND TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS & the PERTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Community Reception - From 08:45am – 10.00am ~ALL ARE WELCOME at this Event in the Garden Room,the Opening with Pipes & Music at the Riverbank.
Also available is a Business Breakfast– 8.00am for 8.30am at a cost of £15 per person or tables of up to 10 guests can be booked - Tickets to the business breakfast are limited and must booked in advance.
To book for Breakfast contact: Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel.
(Wendy Wisher) Dunkeld. Perthshire. PH8 0HX Phone: 01350 728369/338-(wendy.wisher@hilton.com)
For more information on Opening Day please contact the River Tay Offices on 01738-583733 or Mob: 07831 -131313
Tay opening ceremony at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland in 2012.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Season Opening 2013.
Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland Salmon Season Opening 2013.
There are still a few days until the salmon season opens on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland but preparations are well and truly under way.
The boats are all being relaunched into the river for the anticipated opening day on this mighty river.
Ready for the off on the famous Wash House pool on the Stanley beats, some of the most productive beats in the spring over the years when spring salmon dominated the river.
After temperatures of 42F plus or 5.5C recently more colder weather is forecast so the river temperature should come down to suit the lower beats into the opening. Spring salmon however could be spread throughout the river after the milder conditions. A more current forecast will appear nearer the big day.
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There are still a few days until the salmon season opens on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland but preparations are well and truly under way.
After temperatures of 42F plus or 5.5C recently more colder weather is forecast so the river temperature should come down to suit the lower beats into the opening. Spring salmon however could be spread throughout the river after the milder conditions. A more current forecast will appear nearer the big day.
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