Disaster! 24 hrs of lashing rain all Sunday and Sunday night and it was over 4ft on arrival this morning. We saw a couple of fish and one of the rods had a brief encounter but otherwise zip. B…..r it!
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Tay and office closed 25th – 30th September
Please note that whilst I am up on the Tay there will only be limited staff available at my office and I apologise for any delay in dispatching orders or responding to queries whilst I am away. For those coming to the Tay, we had a good lift of water last night (Fri) and with […]
Sally Gladman funeral
The funeral for Sally Gladman will be at Tunbridge Wells Crematorium at 2.30pm on Friday the 22nd September 2017 and afterwards at the Fountain in Cowden. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all her family and friends.
Sally Gladman
It is with a very heavy heart I must announce the death of Sally Gladmen at 7.30 this morning at Kings Hospital. Her sister Gina was with Her. Sal worked for me for nearly 20 years and was adored by absolutely everyone who met her. For the past 16 months she had been fighting cancer […]
Annual Leave – Office closed 18th to 27th August 2017
Please note we will be closing from 18th – 27th August. During that time there will be temporary staff coming in to dispatch urgent orders from time to time but please accept our apology if you do not receive our normal prompt service.
VARZUGA TRIP CANCELLED!
Just to let everyone know, I have just received confirmation from Charlie at Roxton’s that our forthcoming trip to Varzuga has been cancelled. For the first time in the 23 years I have been going to Varzuga, the river is still frozen half way through what should have been the first week running now and […]
Autumn three day Salmon Fishing & Speycasting course 25th – 27th September 2017
I have at last got the dates sorted for my autumn courses which I am moving to Dalmarnock on the Tay this September. You can find all the details in my shop under Courses & Tuition – Tay or by clicking here as ever places offered on a first come first served basis. If you […]
Murthly on Tay 7th April 2017
Donald’s comment on the conditions: “If you arrived to fish at this time of year and got these conditions you would think you had won the lottery!” Water 1ft 1ins on Tony’s gauge, 45 degrees, mild and slight cloud, light breeze. So we fished furiously all day for not so much as a pull… until […]
Murthly Castle on Tay 6th April 2017
Perfect water height and lovely fishing conditions. Seen several fish but other than one on for about 3 or 4 minutes on a fly from the boat on the upper water, absolutely nothing to show for our efforts. Strange game this!
Murthly Castle on Tay 5th April 2017
River down to 1ft 5ins on Caputh gauge. Overcast and strong downstream wind making casting on some of the pools tricky. Nothing from the Upper Water but on Stenton fishing in Tony’s boat, just before lunch Cecil D landed a fresh fish of 8lbs. Then, just as soon as they got the boat back out, he immediately […]