(River Tay weekly report week ending 28th June 2025) We are currently in the midst of the Scottish summer, with July almost upon us. Last year, the main summer salmon and grilse run on the River Tay coincided with Wimbledon fortnight (which commences on Monday). The...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 21st June 2025) We are currently in the midst of the Scottish summer, with July almost upon us. Indeed, Saturday was the summer solstice, the longest day in the northern hemisphere. Hopefully, the summer run will build in the next...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 14th June 2025) We are now into the middle of June and hopefully, in the days and weeks ahead, the summer run on the River Tay will start to build momentum. There have already been a few grilse and larger summer salmon caught from...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 7th June 2025) We have now moved into June and hopefully, in the days and weeks ahead, the summer run on the River Tay will start to gain momentum. As we move through June and into July, more fish should enter the river with every...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 31st May 2025) We have now moved into June, which marks the beginning of the summer salmon fishing season across Scotland. In the next few weeks, grilse and summer salmon will start running our rivers in ever-increasing numbers....
(River Tay weekly report week ending 24th May 2025) 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. Early June...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 17th May 2025) We are now into mid-May and the current dry spell feels like it has lasted an age. Indeed, it could be the driest and warmest spring on record across the UK. This, of course, can only be confirmed at the end of the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 10th May 2025) We are moving towards mid-May, 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 time before...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 3rd May 2025) We moved into May last week and the good weather continued as it has done for much of the spring with very little rainfall. Indeed, through the middle part of the week, temperatures in some parts of Perthshire hit in...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 26th April 2025) It is has turned out to be a very dry April across Scotland and this has been on the back of hardly any rainfall in March. This has led to river levels dropping away and on the Tay, the water has been at summer...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 19th April 2025) We have now moved into mid-April and there was a distinct change to the feel in the weather last week. The high pressure that had dominated our weather for much of April moved away to the near continent and low...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 12th April 2025) 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 better understand how...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 5th April 2025) Statistically, it is more likely to snow in Scotland over Easter than Christmas, but hopefully, none of the white stuff will fall over the next few weeks. The weather has been very pleasant over the past few days,...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 29th March 2025) We move into April next week, with Easter now on the horizon. It always seems to be a date in the calendar when it feels like spring has finally sprung in Scotland. The nights are getting longer, and the clocks...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 22nd March 2025) We are now moving toward 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...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 15th March 2025) We have 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 8th March 2025) We have now moved into March and the spring salmon fishing season is well underway in Scotland. There have been some fine spring salmon caught on many of Scotland’s rivers, including the mighty River Tay and...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 1st March 2025) We have now moved into March and this is often when many anglers decide to pick up a rod for the first time in the new season. In March, the days get notably longer and the weather starts to improve. Usually, more...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 22nd February 2025) It was a settled start to last week but it was cold. On Tuesday, there was a spell of snow especially over higher ground. As the week progressed, it became more unsettled and milder. There were some showers and...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 15th February 2025) We moved into the second week of February and the weather was relatively settled. High pressure located to the north and east of the UK led to mainly dry conditions but the settled weather did come at a price,...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 8th February 2025) We moved into February last week and are now into the final month of winter. So far, it has been a relatively mild winter with the odd cold snap. However, as we all know, February can be a bitterly cold month...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 1st February 2025) We moved into February last week and are now into the final month of winter. So far it has been a relatively mild winter with the odd cold snap. However, as we all know, February can be a bitterly cold month with...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 25th January 2025) It was the first full week of the season on the River Tay last week and the weather played ball during the first half of the week. It was mainly dry, with light winds and variable amounts of cloud. Unfortunately,...
(River Tay report for week ending 18th January 2025) A new season dawned once again on the River Tay as anglers made their first casts of the year on Wednesday. The weather was excellent, with mild conditions for the time of year. There was a lift in the water at the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 19th October 2024) The River Tay finally closed its banks to anglers on Tuesday. The weather was quite settled, with cold, frosty mornings, sunny spells, and variable amounts of cloud. River levels were steady for the final two...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 12th October 2024) With only a couple of days of fishing remaining on the Tay system, last week was the final full week of the season. The weather was quite unsettled and there was a small lift in water at the beginning of last...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 5th October 2024) It was another productive week on the Tay system, with many happy anglers on the river getting their rods bent. It is hoped that the good catches will continue until the season finally draws to a close a week on...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 28th September 2024) The autumn equinox has now come and gone. This is the time of year when the days and nights are roughly the same length. This means that going forward, we will start to see the days getting shorter quite...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 21st September 2024) We moved deeper in autumn last week but nobody told the weather that, as we experienced a bit of an Indian summer. A large area of high pressure over much of the UK led to mainly dry and settled conditions....
(River Tay weekly report week ending 14th September 2024) We moved deeper into autumn last week, and it certainly felt that way. After the heat and humidity of the previous weekend, temperatures nose-dived at the beginning of last week. On Tuesday and for much of the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 7th September 2024) We have now moved into September and the first month of autumn. The weather had an autumnal feel at the beginning of last week when a band of heavy rain spread northwards on Monday. This led to a rising river by...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 31st August 2024) We have now moved into September, which 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 weekly report week ending 24th August 2024) We are moving towards the end of August with the traditional summer salmon fishing season in Scotland drawing to a close. It has been an excellent summer season on the Tay this year with anglers enjoying good...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 17th August 2024) It was a lively start to last week, with thunderstorms impacting much of Scotland on Monday morning. These produced heavy rain but were short lived. This led to a lift in water at the beginning of last week. There...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 10th August 2024) We have moved into August and are well into the summer salmon fishing season on the River Tay. So far this summer, the Tay system has produced decent numbers of fish week after week, even when river levels have...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 3rd August 2024) We have now moved into August and are well into the second half of the Scottish summer. It has certainly felt summer like in recent days, with temperatures widely in the early twenties, especially during the first...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 27th July 2024) We are now moving towards the end of July and the River Tay continues to produce the goods. It is not only that decent numbers of fish have been caught in recent weeks but also that the quality of fish being caught...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 20th July 2024) We are now moving towards the end of July. Over the past few days, it has felt more like summer as temperatures have risen to more seasonable norms. The mercury hit the low twenties across some parts of Perthshire...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 13th July 2024) It was another week of unseasonably cool temperatures for mid-July. There was also a spell of heavy rain on Tuesday as a low pressure system drifted up from the south, leading to a slight lift in water. Despite the...
(River Tay weekly report week ending 6th July 2024) We are now moving towards the middle of July. Thankfully, summer has been on holiday so far this year, making fishing conditions much more favourable for anglers. June remained quite cool, with temperatures well...