Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Catholes Beat river Tay Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

Catholes Fishings-Spring only (Jan to April)
Location
Lower Tay, near Stanley.
Summary
750 Yards double bank fishing
13 pools, 1 gillies, 2 boats
1 huts with WC, disabled access/facilities
Price range: £35 to £50 per rod/day
Description
Please note that this web page relates to SPRING fishing only.
Catholes Spring is amongst the most famous spring fisheries on the Tay let alone the World. Catholes is fished together with the Pitlochrie beat on an alternative day basis until the end of April.
Catholes is fished on both banks on both banks on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The beat is situated about six miles from the top reaches of tidal water. In the spring with water temperatures being low the salmon tend to have their first stop in these waters because of the Weir at the top of the Catholes thus making it a prime spring beat. The fishing comes with two ghillies and two boats.
The owners are anglers and support the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board Spring Conservation Measures and consequently would encourage all tenants to follow these guidelines as part of their rules and regulations.
Catholes offers some of the best spring fishing on the Tay with a weir crossing the river at the top of the Beat which acts as a temperature barrier.
The fishing is spinning and fly fishing from bank and boat in mostly small easily covered pools. It fishes six rods per day and has two boats and an excellent hut at the side of the river. It has 13 named pools including The Slap, The Pot, Gean Tree, Little Cast, Catholes Stream, Black Stones, Back Dam, Lucknow, Eric's, Geoff's, Freddie's Woodside and the Little Head.
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