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Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire March 2015.
The river Tay in Perthshire is settling back nicely after last weeks big water and hopefully there will be a good catch this week of spring salmon.
First thing on Monday morning and Swedish fly fisher Stefan Franzmann lands a superb 10 pounds springer on the Benchil beat just below Stanley in Aitken Head on a Temple Dog fly.
A superb 23 pounds beauty caught by Mrs Caplan on the Dunkeld House beat from the boat on a Tomic.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 14th March 2015.
The salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire is continuing to improve slowly week on week when good conditions for fishing in cold weather and settled water levels prevail. Milder weather with heavy rain combined to cause a big river over the last week but this could be the catalyst for even better catches over the next few weeks. 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 go deeper into 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 continuing better numbers despite extreme water levels and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases. Earlier last week saw limited numbers landed but the end of the week saw good catches as the river receded and the quality of the salmon caught remains outstanding with fish caught in the late teens and early twenties. There is a lack of kelts which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.
Some recent action from the Tay in Perthshire.
Salmon have been caught in the lower river this past week in better numbers, which is understandable with the cold conditions making it ideal as fish are running slowly due to the colder water temperatures 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 with consistent catches coming from Stobhall, Taymount, Burnmouth, Catholes, Pitlochrie and Benchil but in disappointing numbers for those beats at the time of year. Hopefully as river levels fall this may change numbers will increase.
In the Stanley area Upper Scone had a few fish on the Pitlochrie beat with Pitlochrie pool and the Wash House being the favoured spots in big water.
Dave Allan caught on the fly and Chris Porter landed a 14 pounds fish from Pitlochrie pool. A party of Swedish fly fishermen were fishing on the Stanley beats this past week and enjoyed limited success due to the extreme river heights.
Peter Sundgren caught fish up to 17 pounds with a Temple dog fly from Pitlochrie pool and the Wash House and Christen Lindstrom was successful with the same medicine on the Catholes and Pitlochrie pool. The party had a good day on the Pitlochrie beat on Saturday as levels fell away landing 4 fish.
Frederick Hoiland and Alex Vicklund were amongst the successful anglers. Burnmouth continue to do well above the Catholes Weir landing several fish during the week including 3 on Saturday. Stobhall and Taymount continue to have success especially from the Linn pool in high water. On Taymount
Ian Montgomery and
Hugh Robbins both caught in the Linn pool good fish up to 11 pounds. On Cargill Susie Hardwick caught her first ever salmon weighing 8 pounds from the boat.
Up at Upper Islamouth Calum McRoberts reported that “in conditions that were far from ideal, they managed two springers, both sea-liced, weighing up to 14 pounds. Conditions for the week ahead are looking very encouraging, with more fish being seen now as well.”
The middle river is seeing more fish and this should improve over the coming weeks in rising temperatures. Murthly reported one fish while Dunkeld House reported a couple on Saturday.
Mike Elgie caught a10 pounds fish from the boat in the Chestnut tree pool and Jason Stratton landed a 14 pounds fish from the Gauge pool. Further upstream Upper Kinnaird proves to be a successful stopping off spot for spring fish as they travel up river to the Loch with 4 fish last week up to 20 pounds. Fish are showing signs of spreading in the system with a couple coming off the Isla at Coupar Grange and the Loch continuing to catch with all the big water encouraging salmon to run. The produced several fish last week with Fish n’ Trips registering 4 on Saturday.
Donald Brown and a friend caught 3 up to 16 pounds and Rob Wilson caught a fish at 12 pounds.
Also on the Loch from Highland lodges the Alnwick Angling club had a successful 3 days fishing despite some inclement weather landing 9 spring salmon up to 20 pounds in weight. They had their most successful trip to the Loch for several years with
Kevin Hackett landing the 20 pounds fish.
The Spring Salmon fishing season is deep into March 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 in continuing better numbers. Let us hope with improving conditions after the current big water and an upturn in catches will continue 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.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 16th March 2015.
The Spring Salmon fishing season is now well into March on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have just had a massive spring spate after 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 settled 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 steadily improving and the quality of the salmon caught remains outstanding but as we go deeper into March hopefully conditions will remain favourable and there will be an improvement in the run after the current high water as happened in the last couple of years.
Currently the river settling back nicely after a week of big water (below 6’ and falling on the Ballathie gauge) and hopefully encouraging more spring salmon to run.
The weather is to be slightly colder and reasonably settled over the next week after the recent horrible weather. 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 at times last week triggered off more water and combined with very high tides encouraged salmon to run the river improving catches. We have just had a massive spring spate as well, which could be the tonic for even better catches. Expectation remains very high. Colder weather will settle the river back to a good level and made ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit or 4.5 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 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.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring on the Tay, Perthshire 2015.
The spring salmon fishing on the Tay, Perthshire has been hard going with fluctuating water heights on a daily basis this week so far. Salmon do not react favorably to river levels going up and down every day but hopefully the weather will settle down soon.
Spring is arriving fast in Perthshire.
Spring salmon are being caught despite the unsettled weather and river levels. This was Chris Porter with a 14 pounds beauty caught in the Pitlochrie pool at Stanley on the Upper Scone day.
Swedish angler Christen Lindstrom caught this 10 pounds springer on the Catholes in the Back Dam on the fly.
Further upstream Calum McRoberts successfully landed this fresh beauty on Upper Islamouth and Meikleour.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Spring Salmon Fly Fishing on the Tay, Perthshire 2015.
The Tay catchment in Perthshire has had heavy rain and a large snow melt causing the river levels to swell in the last few days.
There is a party of Swedish fly fishers at Stanley this week enjoying what the mighty Tay has to offer. Conditions have not been ideal so far but they have been prepared to work at it.
This is the party leader Christen Lindstom with a fresh 9 pounds spring salmon caught in the Back Dam of the Catholes beat on a Temple Dog.
More success with the fly, this time in Pitlochrie pool for Peter with a sea liced 12 pounds springer again caught on a Temple Dog fly.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Tay, Perthshire Salmon Fishing Report for W/E 7th March 2015.
The salmon fishing on the Tay in Perthshire is continuing to improve slowly week on week with good conditions for fishing in cold weather and settled water levels until the massive spate at the end of last week. Milder weather with heavy rain combined to cause a large spate over the weekend but this could be the catalyst for even better catches over the next few weeks. 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 go into 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 better numbers as cold weather returned and fortune favoured those who braved the elements in some cases. Earlier last week saw better numbers landed and the quality of the salmon caught remains outstanding with fish caught in the late teens and early twenties. There still seems to be a lack of kelts as well which maybe reflects the poor autumn run and early big spates.
Video montage of recent spring fishing on the river.
Salmon have been caught in the lower river this past week in better numbers, which is understandable with the cold conditions making it ideal as fish are running slowly due to the cold water temperatures 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 with consistent catches coming from Stobhall, Taymount, Burnmouth, Catholes, Pitlochrie and Benchil but in disappointing numbers for those beats at the time of year. Hopefully the current spate may change that and increase numbers.
Below Stanley the Redgorton beats have been having success with both beats picking up odd fish and Upper Redgorton landing a 17 pounds fish on a Toby for a Perth & District angler.
In the Stanley area Upper Scone had a good week with several fish. Benchil continued to fish well with 3 spring salmon being landed from Ship Linn and Aitken head for Brian Brown and Lo Lai Hat "BERTHA" visiting from France. On Pitlochrie the famous Pitlochrie pool came into its own seeing a few fish landed in the week in high water.
Ghillie Dave Seaton accounted for 3 beauties from the pool on Monday including a superb 25 pounds fish landed by regular Dave “ harling” Brown. Later in the week
Brian Stobie had a fresh 9 pounds fish in unbelievable conditions on a rising river on Saturday with Stanley Fishings. Dougie Wangert got his season going with a 9 pounds fish from Horsey on a Devon. The Catholes saw some good action as well with fish from the Little head and Woodside. Paul Sutherland and
Derek Wangert caught fish to 13 pounds on Max Raps and
Tam Fotheringham caught a lovely sea liced fish on a Toby on Friday. Burnmouth continued to fish well and the Linn pool was the favoured place on Stobhall and Taymount as they continued their steady season so far. Cargill, Ballathie and Islamouth all caught in the week as more fish start to run the river. The mouth of the Isla seems to be the spot on Upper Islamouth and Mieklour where a couple of fish were caught during the week. On the Isla Coupar Grange registered a spring salmon as water levels have risen to encourage fish to run further afield.
The middle river is seeing more fish and this should improve over the coming weeks in rising temperatures. Murthly and Glendelvine are catching odd fish.
Dunkeld House continues to do well with fish caught most weeks. They accounted 3 springers this last week with Arnot McWhinnie, Jim McDonald and Jim McDonald all being successful with fish up to 13 pounds caught from the boat. Dalmarnock registered another fish this week and a spring salmon was reported from the
Loch by Fish n’ Trips caught by Mirko and Maru from Switzerland.
The Spring Salmon fishing season has entered March 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 in continuing better numbers. Let us hope with improving conditions after the current spate and upturn in catches will continue 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.
Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 9th March 2015.
The Spring Salmon fishing season is now in March on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland and we have just had a massive spring spate after cold winter weather but still several anglers have braved the elements in pursuit of that magical spring salmon. The weather is looking fairly unsettled over the coming week and colder after the very mild last couple of days, 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 steadily improving and the quality of the salmon caught has been outstanding but as we go deeper into March hopefully conditions will remain favourable and there will be an improvement in the run after the current spate as happened in the last couple of years.
Currently the river unsettled and in spate due the milder weather and heavy rain (around 13’ and falling on the Ballathie gauge) over the weekend hopefully encouraging more spring salmon to run.
The weather is to be colder with some snow and reasonably unsettled over the next week after the recent milder spell. 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 at times last week triggered off more water and combined with very high tides encouraged salmon to run the river improving catches. We have just had a massive spring spate as well, which could be the tonic for even better catches. Expectation remains very high. Colder weather will settle the river back to a good level and made ideal spring fishing conditions. The water temperature is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit or 4.5 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 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.
