(River Tay weekly report week ending 25th March 2023) We are now moving towards the end of March and as each day passes more hard fighting spring salmon are running the Tay system. Over the next few weeks, we should be entering the prime spring period on the river and...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 18th March 2023) We have now moved into mid-March and over the next few weeks we should be entering the prime spring period for many salmon fishing beats on the Tay system. Gradually the runs of salmon entering the system destined...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 11th March 2023) We have now moved into March and this is often when many anglers decide to pick up a rod for the first time this season. In March the days get notably longer, and the weather starts to improve. Usually more fresh...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 4th March 2023) We moved into March last week and as each day passes more hard-fighting spring salmon should be running the Tay system. Over the next few weeks, we should be coming into the prime spring period on the river and...
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(River Tay weekly report week ending 25th February 2023) We moved into the last week full week of February and the weather was quite settled. There was some rain over the catchment area on Wednesday night as a cold front spread across the country. Following this...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 18th February 2023) It was another week of quite settled weather across much of the country including Perthshire, especially during the first half of the week. There was some rain on Wednesday morning. On Thursday night Storm Otto...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 11th February 2023) We moved into the first full week of February last week and for once the weather played ball. There was very little rainfall as an area of high pressure dominated our weather. This led to mainly dry conditions...
(River Tay report for January 2023) A new season dawned once again on the River Tay as anglers made their first casts of the year on Monday 16th January. The main opening day ceremony was held at the Meikleour & Upper Islamouth Beat and was very well attended....
River Tay weekly report w/e 22nd January Over 90 anglers welcomed the 2023 Tay salmon season, Monday 16th January, at Meikleour Fishing and raised over £1,300 for Angling For Youth Development and the Tay Rivers Trust. Special guests included Burn Gorman, David...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 15th October 2022) The River Tay finally closed its banks to anglers on Saturday. The weather was typical autumn fare last week for mid-October with frequent showers and some longer spells of rain from time to time. River levels...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 8th October 2022) Last week was very frustrating in many ways for anglers fishing the Tay despite it being the most productive week of the season so far with well over three hundred fish caught from the Tay system. The autumnal...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 1st October 2022) We have now moved into October and are into the twilight of the 2022 Tay salmon fishing season. Historically September and October have been prime months on the river when large catches have been made. In recent...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 24th September 2022) We have now moved into the middle of September and there are only three weeks of the Tay salmon fishing season remaining. Hopefully, there will be some good sport to be had on the river in the upcoming weeks...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 17th September 2022) We moved deeper into autumn last week and the signs were there for all to see with the nights getting noticeably longer and thick fog on some mornings which took some time to clear. It was considerably cooler...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 10th September 2022) We moved deeper in autumn last week and the signs were there for all to see. The weather had a distinctly autumnal feel with a large area of low pressure firmly in charge for much of the week. This led to...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 3rd September 2022) We have now moved into September and this can potentially be a productive month on many of Scotland's salmon rivers including the mighty Tay. Looking around us, the landscape is changing. The leaves on the trees...
(River Tay Salmon fishing weekly report week ending 27th August 2022) It has been noticeable over the past few weeks that the shadows have been growing longer and the evenings becoming darker. The hand of autumn is beginning to tighten its grip as we say goodbye to...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 20th August 2022) There was a lift in the water early last week on the Tay system. This not only encouraged more fish to run but also helped cool down the water temperature which led to improved catches on the Tay system. The...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 13th August 2022) Unsurprisingly it was a tough week for anglers fishing on the Tay last week. Bright days coupled with cloudless skies and soaring temperatures made salmon fishing a very difficult proposition. Monday was warm but...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 6th August 2022) We have now moved into August and are well into the second half of the Scottish summer. Traditionally the most productive time of the season is normally over the next six weeks. Anglers will be hoping that the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 30TH July 2022) We move into August next week which can be a prime summer month on many of Scotland's rivers including the mighty Tay. Given decent conditions, it is usually when the runs of summer salmon and grilse peak. There is...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 23rd July 2022) The mercury soared last week and temperature records were smashed across all four nations of the UK on Tuesday. The start of the week saw temperatures in Scotland widely in the late twenties and early thirties. On...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 16th July 2022) It was another mainly dry week across much of Scotland and as the week progressed temperatures started to rise again, peaking in the mid-twenties over the weekend. It became very warm but thankfully nothing like the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 9th July 2022) We are now moving towards the middle of July and are in the height of the Scottish summer. Thankfully compared to the previous week, the weather last week was a little more favourable to anglers, especially at the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 2nd July 2022) We moved into July last week but it certainly did not feel like mid-summer. The weather was more akin to April with frequent heavy showers and some longer spells of rain. River levels were unsettled at the beginning...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 25th June 2022) We are currently in the midst of the Scottish summer with July almost upon us and the summer salmon fishing season is in full swing on the River Tay. In the past couple of weeks, there have been reasonable numbers...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 18th June 2022) It will quite literally be mid-summer next week as on Tuesday the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will be upon us once again. This is when one of the Earth's two poles achieves maximum tilt towards the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 11th June 2022) We have now moved into mid-June and hopefully, in the days and weeks ahead the summer run on the River Tay will continue to gain momentum. There have already been grilse and larger summer salmon caught from...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 4th June 2022) We have now moved into June which heralds the beginning of the summer salmon fishing season across Scotland. In the next few weeks, grilse and summer salmon will hopefully start running our rivers in ever-increasing...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 28th May 2022) We move into June next week which will mark the end of the spring salmon fishing season on many rivers across Scotland. In the past, June had been a bit of an enigma in terms of salmon fishing on the Tay. Often there...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 21st May 2022) We are now moving towards the end of May which for many, heralds the end of the spring salmon fishing season across Scotland. This of course does not mean that fresh springers cannot still be caught as salmon do not...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 14th May 2022) We are now moving towards the middle of May but last week it felt more like autumn with strong winds coupled with showers or longer spells of rain, especially during the first half of the week. The rain was heaviest...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 7th May 2022) We have now moved into mid-May, which is a prime spring month on many Scottish rivers. Before our eyes, the seasons are changing, as we move deeper into spring. With the days getting longer, it is only a matter of...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 30th April 2022) It was another mainly settled week of weather across much of Scotland including Perthshire although there was some rain on Saturday. River levels remained steady and generally fishing conditions were decent. We are...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 23rd April 2022) We are now moving towards the end of April and traditionally this should be the prime spring period on the River Tay for many beats. Over the next few weeks, the numbers of fish destined for the Lyon, Tummel and...
River Tay weekly report week ending 16th April 2022 We are now moving towards the end of April which is traditionally a prime time of year for spring salmon fishing on many of Scotland’s rivers. Usually, spring catches start to build from early March and peak over the...
River Tay weekly report week ending 9th April 2022 With Easter only a few days away we are now moving into what should be the prime spring period on many of Scotland’s salmon rivers including the River Tay. In the next six weeks, we should get a better idea of how...
River Tay weekly report week ending 2nd April 2022 We have now moved into April and are entering what should be the prime spring period on the Tay system for many beats. In the next few weeks, the numbers of fish heading up the main river should increase as well as...
River Tay weekly report week ending 26th March 2022 We are now moving towards the end of March and as each day passes more hard fighting spring salmon are running the Tay system. Over the next few weeks, we should be entering the prime spring period on the river and...