Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld House Beat

I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year when it comes in a few hours. Thank you for following the blog & Tight Lines for 2018. Its going to be a good one ...

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

With only a few weeks now till the salmon season starts on the river tay hopes are high for a good spring . Check the facebook page out for the Dunkeld beat click on this link  Facebook

Dunkeld In The Snow

A bit of a winter's scene today at Dunkeld with all the snow.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

A lively spring salmon comes to the boat, Just to let us no that its in charge just now ...    This one was hooked on the fly in the Gauge pool on the Dunkeld House Beat

Dunkeld House Beat

A lovely spring salmon caught on the Dunkeld House Beat . If you are serious about catching an early springer this has to be the beat to try next season . It has it all good fly water great spinning and boating water. And some of the best holding water on the middle Tay.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year when it comes. And a big thnk you for following my blogs. Tight lines for 2018 hope to see you on the Dunkeld House Beat next season.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The beautiful Dunkeld House Beat on the river Tay in Perthshire

Dunkeld House Beat

The Tail of the Rock pool on the Dunkeld Beat

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

It will not be long till the spring run starts to slowly work its way through the system . With only 4 weeks away for the start of the 2018 season on the river Tay.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

Out covering the the bottom half of the Dunkeld Beat just waiting for that rod to buckle!!. Thanks to Jim McDonald for this picture.

Salmon Fishing On The Dunkeld House Beat

A cracking spring salmon safely in the net on the Dunkeld beat on the river Tay.  Salmon like these will be starting to enter the Tay very shortly, And with the start of the 2018 season nearly here thoughts are already turning to the big opening day on the 15th of January when it all starts again....

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The Cathedral steam on the Dunkeld House beat river Tay. A cracking bit of fly water from the boat to intercept some running salmon as the often stop here as the water warms up in the spring.

Brown Trout

This was a Brown trout just over 4lb that was caught a few years ago when we were out on the river fishing for salmon.  And as you can see the damage they do in the river is quite bad, when we opened it up there was five salmon parr inside it. How many salmon parr are eaten by these trout in a season on the river.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The beautiful Dunkeld House beat on the river Tay . Putting a fly down through the Fifey in bigger water on a cracking autumns day

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The lower river Tay looking tasty for a cast with the fly over the boils

Dunkeld Beat River Tay

Searching the Lady pool on the Dunkeld Beat for a bar of silver!!

Pike Fishing

A hungry Pike feeding on another smaller pike. I often liked to use an imitation pike lure when they were hard to get a take from them.

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

Jim with a lovely spring salmon caught in the Fifey on the harl on the Dunkeld Beat. This beat has got to be one of the best beats on the Tay early season with all of its holding water. Well worth a visit over the coming season. To book a day on the beat follow this link Online Booking Dunkeld Beat 
There is a new Facebook page for the Dunkeld beat follow this link Facebook Page

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay.

Well as from next season i will be back on the Dunkeld House beat as Head Ghillie.This coming year will see quite a few changes to the beat and how we operate on it. There will be Fly only areas on the top half and spinning and boating areas on the bottom half of the beat enough water to keep everyone happy and in with a good chance of a fish.
To book a permit on the Dunkeld Beat follow this link Online Booking Dunkeld Beat
This will be the new booking platform for the beat, with no credit card charges.Or through the Widget on the right hand side of this blog . Hope to see you up there soon..

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The stunning Dunkeld beat on the river Tay. One of the most scenic beats on the river and one of the best in the spring. But with its deep pools it holds fish all year round.

Salmon Fishing River Tay

The Beautiful river Tay down at Stanley, with the Stanley Mills in the back ground on a bright cold day in Perthshire.

Autumn On The River Tay In Perthshire

The sun setting over the river Tay on a cold crisp day.

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay Perthshire

Some lovely spring salmon in the chamber in the fish pass. As the spring run goes through the Tay system the one place to see them is at the Dam at Pitlochry . The right time of year you can see these lovely fish moving through the fish ladder.

Autumn Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

A lovely big double figure autumn salmon caught on the river Tay a few years ago,  Big salmon do turn up in the back end on the river as the water  temp drops they start to waken back up and become aggressive to a fly or lure .

Spring Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The perfect prize, The Spring Salmon, The River Tay can and does produce some big springer's every season. There is nothing better than to hear your real scream as one of these power houses grabs your fly or lure and tears of across the pool.

Salmon Fishing In Scotland

The stunning Dunkeld beat in the Autumn sun shine.

Pike Fishing On Loch Lomond

A lovely double figure pike from Loch Lomond caught on a dead bait in one of the many productive bays round the loch.

Spring Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The Perfect prize in the spring, the Springer the river tay can offer some great sport with these early salmon, If conditions are right . They don't half fight !!

Salmon Fishing Scotland

An autumn salmon jumping up a small water fall in Perthshire

River Tay Hatchery

Some nice salmon being held in the tanks for stripping down in the Tay hatchery. The team do a great job down there .

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

Plain water pool on the Benchil beat river Tay. A great wee pool for a cast you often get a fish or two sitting in front of the boils, In the middle of the picture.

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The Dunkeld beat on the river Tay. Out searching the water for some autumn salmon .

Pike Fishing Guide On Loch Lomond

Pike fishing on the Big Loch (Loch Lomond) can offer the pike angler some fantastic sport over the winter months, At this time of year sport can be quite good with the chance of a big double figure pike and they do turn up quite often .

River Teith

The lovely river Teith, One  of my favourite rivers to fish, for a smallish river it can and often does produce some big fish. From the spring till the end of season if the water conditions are right it can offer the salmon angler some great sport with salmon and sea trout.

River Tilt

The beautiful river Tilt yesterday, Glen Tilt has to be one of the most beautiful glens in the area.
 The river Tilt flows down through Glen Tilt and joins the river Gary it then flows into loch Faskally at Pitlochry. From there the river Tummel starts on its journey  to join with the River Tay at Kinnaird .

River Tay Hatchery

The Tay Bailiffs out collecting fish for the hatchery today in Glenn Tilt. Its all a help to the system

Pike Fishing Guide On Loch Lomond

Nothing better than seeing a nice Pike coming to the net.   Loch Lomond has a lot to offer the  pike angler, With its many bays, just about every bay holds pike on the loch and all forms of fishing from lure to Fly fishing, dead baiting, all produce good fish .

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

Looking upstream from the Dunkeld bridge into the Dunkeld beat on the river Tay

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

The river Tay at Stanley looking awesome in the autumn sunshine

Salmon Fishing Scotland

The good sides to  fishing !!  Although i think Salmon fishing could be different .

Spring Salmon Fishing River Tay

A perfect Fly caught Spring Salmon caught on the river tay . The Tug Is The Drug !!!!

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

A beautiful River Tay Spring Salmon the perfect prize in our game

Dunkeld House Beat River Tay

The beautiful Dunkeld House beat on the river Tay. One of the best holding beats for salmon on the Middle Tay.

Salmon Fishing On The River Tay

An Autumn scene on the river Tay

Newtyle Beat River Tay

The Newtyle beat on the river is where i first fished the river Tay and it was the first beat that i started on all those years ago. This beat gave me many great memories a some great wee nights in the hut !!! It will always have that wee special place in me.

River Tummel

The river Tummel today after all the rain