Thursday, December 22, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland Merry Christmas.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to one and all.


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Opening Day 2012.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay Opening Day 2012.

THE RIVER TAY OPENING DAY GATHERING 16th January 2012.

The Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board and Dunkeld Hilton House Hotel
in association with
the Dunkeld & Birnam Tourist and Angling Associations
have pleasure in inviting you to attend

THE RIVER TAY OPENING of the 2012 SALMON FISHING SEASON

Monday 16th January 2012

Business Breakfast– Hilton Dunkeld House 8.30am- 9.30am
9:00am ~ Community Reception at the Hilton

9.30am ~ Opening Of The River by Ally McCoist
Accompanied by Pipes and Music


Video of 2011 Tay Opening day celebrations.







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Friday, December 16, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pheasant Shooting December 2011.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Pheasant Shooting December 2011. December Pheasant shooting in Perthshire, Scotland.
Labradors at the ready to flush the birds.
A cold December day at Dungarthill near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2011.

Salmon Fishing Scotland River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2011.

A cold December evening as the sun goes down on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland Savills Malloch Trophy 2011.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Savills Malloch Trophy 2011.

2011 winner of Scotland’s most prestigious angling award, the greatest honour in British gamefishing.
Article written by Andrew Graham-Stewart.
The Chairman of the Tay Foundation, owners of the Savills Malloch Trophy – for the largest salmon caught on the fly and safely returned during the year in Scottish waters – is delighted to announce that this year’s winner is Sam Valentine for a fish of 34.5 lb landed on the River Nith.

Mr Valentine commented on being told of the decision of the Savills Malloch Trophy Committee on December 12th: “In 27 years of fly-fishing it has always been my ambition to catch a salmon of over 20 lb. In November this ambition was well and truly achieved! I saw something huge breaking the surface of the water. It appeared almost like the back of a seal. Two casts later my line just stopped. At first the fish seemed unaware that it was hooked. Then it took off and I had an epic battle of 45 minutes before eventually we were able to land it. After quickly weighing it, we returned it to the water and with a flash of the tail it swam off very strongly”.

Mr Valentine’s magnificent salmon was caught on the Dalswinton beat of the Nith on November 16 and weighed in a weigh-net, before being carefully released back into the river. To be eligible for the trophy a fish must be caught on a fly in a sportsmanlike manner and be returned unharmed in accordance with best catch and release practice.

Sam Valentine (right) and Dougie Smith, gillie at Dalswinton on the Nith, (left) with the 34.5 lb salmon from the River Nith, which was carefully returned to the water.

At the Savills Malloch Trophy Committee meeting on December 12th nine possible contenders, the great majority in excess of 30 lb, landed by both male and female anglers in a wide range of rivers between the north Highlands and the Solway, were considered. Mr Valentine’s entry, which fulfilled the relevant criteria including best evidence and careful handling, was after lengthy consideration endorsed as the winner for 2011. His name will be engraved on the Tay Foundation’s trophy, joining an illustrious list of previous winners which stretches back four decades.

Savills Director Roddy Willis said: “As sponsors of the Savills Malloch trophy we are delighted to see it head south to the River Nith. It exemplifies that one does not have to fish one of the Big Four Scottish rivers to be in with a chance of winning this trophy and indeed of catching a leviathan salmon”.

The Committee also agreed to make a special award to 14 year old Frank Cotton, who landed and released a fine 28.5 lb spring salmon in the Tweed at Sprouston in May. Robert Rattray, of CKD Galbraith and Secretary of the Savills Malloch Trophy for the Tay Foundation, commented: “Frank’s tremendous achievement should be a real inspiration for all young salmon fishers. In his youth he has caught the fish of a lifetime! Furthermore the fact that he returned the fish sends out a highly positive conservation message”.
Frank Cotton with his 28.5 pounds beauty.

The encouraging number of large salmon entered for this year’s Savills Malloch Trophy is consistent with a remarkable, unprecedented in recent decades, increase in 2011 in the numbers of larger salmon – fish that have remained at sea for three or even four years. On some rivers fish in the teens of pounds dominated catches in May and June and throughout the season heavier fish have been unusually common with plenty in the 20 lb to 30 lb class and several in the 30 lb to 40 lb class.

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland First Winter Snow on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland December 2011.

Salmon Fishing Scotland First Winter Snow on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland December 2011.

Today Tayside and much of Scotland awoke to the first snowfall of the 2011/2012 winter.
Looking south from Stanley on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

The Wash House at Stanley just above Stanley Mill.

The tail of Pitlochrie pool at Stanley on a very cold winters day in December.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Salmon Fishing Scotland Weather Extremes on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Weather Extremes on the Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

What a difference a year makes in the weather on Tayside.
This was a 4.5 metre flood on the Tay at Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland today 1st December 2011. Tayside has certainly had an abundance of rainfall since the summertime but this has been the biggest flood.

Exactly a year ago in the last week of November and early December 2010 we were knee deep in snow.

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