As previously reported, the first couple of days of the week were spoiled by a lift in water to nearly 4ft but as the river dropped as the week went on, so our chances improved. Saturday ended our week with a veritable bonanza, after I had had to leave early in the morning to drive south for […]
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Tay report Monday May 2nd 2016
So much for perfect conditions and low water. Water just over the 1ft 6in mark when we arrived this morning. Thank goodness I thought, the heavy rain we had last night must have not fallen in the west. Got the team started and saw several fish… any minute now I thought… and then a large […]
Tay on arrival Sun 1st May 2016
The river at the Caputh Bridge is standing steady at around the 1ft (pipe well out of the water) mark despite some considerable snow in the hills and fairly heavy rain on the drive up. According to Fishtay Tony had 25 on Stenton and Upper Murthly last week so there must be a good few fish about. […]
Tay April week Summary 2016
Post script 14th April 2016 – Having reported below, to prove the water height importance at Murthly, Donalds new group got 6 fish from the Lower Water on Monday including a 20 pounder and has had another three that I know about since. Water height 1ft 6ins! Well that’s two consecutive years when the weather […]
Tay report 8th April 2016
At last water down to a near sensible height (2ft 1ins) and as predicted a lot more activity. Several pulls reported by different rods and a fish lost for John E on the Green Bank. But at least we did managed to land a brace of nice fresh 10 pounders for the book. One for John M from […]
Courses 29th & 30th March 2016
Despite storm Katie’s best efforts to spoil the fishing for my novices on Tuesday and Wednesday by dirtying the water with the run off from over an inch of rain, we were very successful. The fish were well up in the water feeding on buzzer and some early olives and we managed to get everyone […]
Trout season opens!
We opened the new trout season at the Farm yesterday and what a cracking day. Chris J, ever the early bird, was down at the lakes by 7.30 and even though it was still pretty cold, he connected after about half an hour, landing our first trout of the season. […]
New season approaches!
Nearly there! The new season starts for us at the Farm on Friday with the new syndicate still in its infancy – not too late to join! The water is clearing after the deluge of a week ago and seems set fair for the time being and the fish all went in and away safely. The […]
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
Just a note to wish everyone who has supported me over the year a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful new year… May your log fire crackle as you sort through your tackle to ready for the next opening day It may be awful outside, but there are always flies to be tied. and lines to be cleaned come […]
Autumn Newsletter 2015
Autumn news! 16th October 2015 Dear Fly Fishers, Whilst the drought in the Borders continues to spoil the best of the autumn fishing on Tweed, my own salmon season has sadly now finished. So all I can do now is read the ever increasingly depressing reports whilst reflecting upon my own season and the much debated Scottish Fishery review. Not often […]
