Dunkeld Beat River Tay

I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year when it comes and Tight Lines for 2018. Hope to see you on the Dunkeld beat next season..

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The Rock pool on the Dunkeld beat . One of my favourite casts with the fly on the beat.

Winter Wonder Land

Feeling a bit like winter today in Perthshire with a fair bit of snow falling. Makes you in the mood for some spring salmon action

Dunkeld House Beat

The Mouse Trap on the Dunkeld House Beat. A great pool with the spinner in the lower water, The depth in this pool makes it ideal to work a deep spinner through the depths .

Dunkeld House Beat

Its great to see our future salmon anglers catching salmon especially when its from all there own efforts.

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The Dunkeld House Beat looking a lot like Christmas.  Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year. Tight lines for 2018. Thank you for following my blog this year next season is going to be interesting so stay tuned to see what happens on the river and on our Dunkeld Beat . only a few weeks away till it all starts. Roll on  the 15th January

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld Beat

A early spring morning on the Dunkeld beat.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

the Tail of the Gauge pool in lower water.  A few nice big boils for some fish to sit around. When your fly or lure is swimming over them you really are waiting to feel that magical take from a salmon.

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld Beat

The bottom half of the Dunkeld beat looking really good this afternoon. Roll on the 15th January !!!

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld House Beat

The Chestnut Tree pool on the Dunkeld House beat. A great cast from the boat or bank with a spinner, the bigger the water the more they move into the left bank any time of year. In  big water they can be just a rod length out so make sure you let your lure come right in to the bank . The lower the water is the more they will be mid stream to the right bank.

Dunkeld House Beat

The Rock pool on the Dunkeld House beat. A great cast with the fly in search of a salmon. You often see fish as they come into the tail of the pool . Your just hoping that your fly is swinging round at the right time....

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld Beat River Tay

A cold crisp day on the banks of the river Tay on the Dunkeld beat.

Dunkeld House Beat

The Gauge pool on the Dunkeld beat. A great cast in the spring when searching for a Springer . Not long till that happens now.

Salmon Under Water

Here is a great wee video for all the salmon anglers out there makes you think ?

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

A beautiful sun set over the Ash Tree Pool on the Lower Kinnaird beat.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

A nervous moment as a lively springer nears the boat, but you still cant beat that feeling when your line tightens and you feel the weight of a Spring Salmon.  Roll on the 15th January when it all starts again on the river Tay.

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld Beat

The Ferry pool on the Dunkeld beat a lovely bit of water that normally doesn't get the same rod pressure as the other pools. The top croy is a great wee cast fly or with a spinner and just above and below the bottom croy. In big water the right bank can be well worth a cast.

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

Looking up stream from the Dunkeld Bridge into the Cathedral stream and Gauge pool some fantastic water to fish over. To book a day on the Dunkeld Beat click on this link  Online booking Dunkeld House Beat

Spring Salmon Release

Releasing a lovely spring salmon back to the Tay. We all need to do our bit .

Ivy Tree Pool Dunkeld Beat

The Ivy Tree Pool on the Dunkeld House Beat . A great cast from the bank or from the boat in any height of water . There are some nice features in the pool to hold fish up in, In big water most of the fish are close in to the left bank .  To Book a days salmon fishing on the Dunkeld Beat follow this link Online Booking Dunkeld Beat

Dunkeld House Beat

The Cathedral stream on the Dunkeld beat a great bit of fly water as the water warms up late spring .

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld Beat River Tay

Fishing down through the Green Bank in the shade waiting for that bar of silver. With the deep water from the Green Bank into the Mouse Trap fish hold up here in the low water.

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

Its great to catch a salmon but its really nice to see them swim away to continue on there journey .

To book a days salmon fishing on the Dunkeld beat follow this link Online Booking

Dunkeld House Beat

To book your days Salmon fishing on the Dunkeld House beat follow this link here to book.

Dunkeld Booking Site

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The Pitlochrie beat on the river Tay down at Stanley

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The early months of the salmon fishing season is a great time of year to be out on the river searching for a spring Salmon. Its not that long now till the season starts again on the 15th January . This picture was taken on the Dunkeld beat a few years ago just as the day started to warm, up in time for a real to start singing !!!

Dunkeld House Beat

The beautiful Dunkeld beat on the river Tay. One of the best beats on the river in the spring .

Spring Salmon Fishing River Tay

A lovely Spring Salmon caught on the river Tay in the early weeks of the season. Not that long now till we will be chasing these lovely creatures again

Autumn On The River Tay

A beautiful autumn's day on the banks of the Tay on the Dunkeld Beat.

Autumn Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

A lovely big autumn salmon caught on the river Tay on the fly

River Tay

Evan when the rain starts to move in the Tay still looks magical

Autumn Salmon Fishing River Tay

Here is a big autumn river tay salmon caught a few season's ago when we had the extension to our season until the 31st October. This 34lb was caught on the Dunkeld beat by David Ritchie in the last gasp effort just after 5pm. We finally landed this cracker as it was getting dark.

Effective Coverage

The river Tay Boat, An Ideal platform to cover the river, Spinning, Harling, Or casting a fly the boat gives the angler a chance to cover lies that are just that bit out of range, or sometimes just that slower approach more so in the spring months .

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay In Perthshire

The Corner pool on the Pitlochrie beat that joins onto the Catholes beat river tay. The Corner pool can be a great wee cast in low water.

Salmon Hatchery

Some good salmon in the Tay Hatchery being held for stripping then the reconditioning of the Kelts for a help with the salmon stock levels in the river

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The Dunkeld beat looking awesome in the Autumn sunshine.  Just waiting for that rod to buckle !!

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The Benchil beat on the River Tay near the village of Stanley. looking upstream from Plain Water into Atken Head on a lovely Autumn day .

Spring Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The spring salmon. The best fish of the year, It might be cold in the early months of the season but when one of these silver tanks grabs your fly or lure you soon forget about the cold and it could well be one of the biggest of the season .

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The beautiful Dunkeld Beat on the river Tay. This shot was taken a few years ago when i worked on the beat.   In the early months of the season the bottom half of the beat was the place to be, just waiting to find those early spring Salmon as they slowly made there way upstream .

Highland Perthshire

The Stanley Mills looking awesome in the autumn sunshine. This is the Pitlochrie beat on the River Tay

River Tilt

The beautiful Glen Tilt in Perthshire one of the many tributaries of the Tay system .

Dunkeld Beat River Tay

Looking across the River Tay to the town of Dunkeld.

Salmon Fishing River Tay

The beautiful river Tay in all its autumn glory. Perthshire at its best