Plagued by constant high water which never moved from 3ft 5ins on Dalmarnock gauge all day, we struggled to find much fishing let alone fish – though I definitely saw a fish twice, or several fish with two showing, moving through the summerhouse pool in the afternoon stopping for nothing. Despite Colin’s efforts even using […]
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29th March Dalmarnock Tay
Water 2’11” on Caputh Gauge, 3′ 7″ on Dalmarnock gauge. More than 6″ up on yesterday, which we really didn’t need. Weather good, overcast and little wind. Not many places to fish at this height and so we struggled. We didn’t see any fish but at this height new fish struggle to get through the […]
28th March 2024 Dalmarnock
Water 2ft 5ins and clear. Blustery wind but thankfully not too much rain. Basic course, so not a lot of fishing pressure whilst learning, but Eric N had a spanking 9lb fish from the neck of Dalmarnock pool on the top beat on the fly from the bank! Well done him to get our beat […]
Scotland before we go 2024
Quick update on the Tay before I head off on Wednesday to begin my spring courses and fishing: The water has been unsettled recently which does not make fishing easy. Nevertheless there were 12 fresh fish off the system last week including a 19 pounder from Newtyle which is a beat just below Dalmarnock where […]
SCOTLAND TOUR… Sometimes I despair!
Scotland Tour September 5th to 27th 2023. There are times when I truly despair! 5th September we drove up to stay with Cecil D on the Spey at Grantown and fish a couple of days on Tulchan A beat with John Anderson the ghillie. We arrived at the beat to find the water level off […]
Still here and…. Sea Fishing!
Having not posted since my April Salmon courses I thought I should mention that I am at least still here first. No thanks to a very nasty six or so weeks of “new” Covid, bought back from India by Jacky. And this after (I might add for the record) having had Covid in early 21 […]
Tay, Scotland 8th April 2023
Lower Water: Water 1’1″ on the Caputh gauge. Overcast. We fished all morning without seeing a fish and then Cecil D went out with Donald in the boat and promptly caught a spanking fresh 8 pounder right up in the neck of the Spruces just where we had both fished down earlier from the bank. […]
Tay, Scotland 7th April 2023
Upper Water: River now down to 1ft 1ins on the Caputh gauge. As low as I think I have ever seen it in April. And the sun shone from a cloudless sky… Two fish seen at the Green Bank and the Burn by Donald, but with little draw there now, he thought they might be […]
Tay, Scotland 6th April 2023
Lower Water: 1ft 4ins on the gauge. Overcast but a strong downstream wind. Conditions don’t get much better…. and we never saw so much as a fin all day. Nothing seen, no pulls, no fish! Perverse game this salmon fishing.
Tay, Scotland 5th April 2023
Upper Water: 1ft 7ins on Caputh gauge. Water 48 degrees, mild and overcast with a short shower mid day. A nice 8lb fresh fish on the fly from the boat for Iain B just below the Burn stream close to the right bank. Cecil D also had a close encounter at the top of the […]
