Salmon Fishing Scotland Good Salmon Catches on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.

Salmon Fishing Scotland Good Salmon Catches on the Tay, Perthshire, Scotland 2013.

The Tay salmon season is shaping up to be one of the best for decades.

This was a STV report on local television yesterday by Susan Nicholson.

http://news.stv.tv/tayside/245067-river-tay-salmon-season-has-enjoyed-best-run-for-many-years/

Around 10,000 fish have been landed since January, though the summer heatwave took its toll on some stretches of the river.

The figure is around 1000 more than last year — and well above the five-year average.

Dr David Summers of the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board said: "We have also seen much bigger salmon this year than for a number of years. For example, if you take the Pitlochry fish ladder you've actually got to go back to the late 70s to get a similar number of big salmon ascending through the counter, not grilse, but what we would call multi-sea winter salmon.

"It's the best run for many years."

One theory to explain the improvement is that the salmon are spending longer at sea and the catch-and-release policy is also thought to be helping.

The season officially ends on October 31.

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