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| Fishing R Tay in the City of Perth |
Lower River Tay (Meiklour
to Perth)
The Tay from it's confluence with the River Isla
is a truly mighty river. Its strong currents and deep pools make
other Scottish rivers pale to insignificance. Many of the lower
Tay salmon beats are well known for large catches and much of
this portion of river is now time-shared. However there are a
number opportunities to fish famous beats during spring and early
summer when the fishing is not normally at its best and given
good conditions great fishing can be picked up at very reasonable
prices. Trout and grayling fishing is available throughout at
very reasonable prices.
Middle River Tay (Ballinluig
to Meiklour)
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| Miss Balantine 64 lb salmon and her father |
At the confluence with the River Tummel the Tay
becomes a big river, immediately below the junction is, Lower
Kinnaird a picturesque salmon beat that is characterised by gravel
runs and good fly fishing water. From here down there are a number
of famous salmon beats including Glendelvine. It was here on
Saturday 7th September 1922 a young lass by the name of Miss
Georgina Ballantine made history by landing the current UK record
rod
caught salmon weighing 64 pounds. There is some excellent trout
and grayling fishing available throughout this portion of the
river that extends to a length of about 18 miles where it reaches
Islamouth. Just upstream of Dunkeld the Tay is joined by the
River Braan that is well known for excellent brown trout river
fishing.
Upper River Tay (Kenmore
to Ballinluig)
From below the Kenmore Bridge the River Tay flows
eastwards picking up the River Lyon en route and continuing in
the same direction it meets its main tributary, the River Tummel
at Ballinluig, a total distance of around twenty miles. There
are several interesting salmon beats in the first few miles of
its journey. Trout fishing in the Upper Tay is excellent at times.
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R Tay Craggan Pool
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River Tay - Findynate Estate Fishing, Perthshire
Two half-mile long, scenic and secluded beats on
the upper River Tay. Findynate and Clochfoldich offer some lovely
scenery and very nice fly fishing opportunities for salmon, trout
and grayling. Findynate is situated near the village of Strathtay
between the lovely towns of Pitlochry and Aberfeldy in Highland
Perthshire. Salmon up to 20 pounds are not uncommon on the Tay.
Fishing starts on January 15 and extends to October 15. During
high or cold water conditions a 15 foot rod and a type 2 sinking
line offering a Willie Gunn or Black and Yellow tube fly up to
two inches long may be the best way to tackle these beats. Spinning
is also allowed under high water conditions. When the water drops
to summer level and warms up an intermediate, sink tip or floating
line used in conjunction with a smaller fly such as Ally's Shrimp,
Tummel Shrimp, Ally's Yellow Shrimp, or a darker pattern, for
example a Stoats Tail, Munro Killer or a Silver Stoats Tail may
well prove to be effective. A weeks fishing includes three alternating
days on each beat.
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