As reported earlier, the week at Dalmarnock began with the remnants of Storm Dave (who names these things – Dave, really?!) which bought down a flood which we could have done without. But at least the weather stayed nice for the course which I ran Monday to Wednesday. I never expect much in the way […]
Archive | River Tay
Dalmarnock, Tay 10th April 2026
Water 2’3 on Caputh gauge (3′ on Dalmarnock gauge) overcast and cold upstream wind. Cecil saw a fish in the Summerhouse pool in the morning so we went over to try it from the right bank in the afternoon and I was lucky enough to land a cracking bar of silver – a hen of […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 9th April 2026
2′ 7″ on the Caputh gauge (3’6″ on Colins gauge) and running clear with a nice mild overcast day and the odd shower. Perfect conditions for fishing but not a good height for the beat. At this middle height the fish tend to run through without stopping. Anyway, it would have been encouraging to at […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 8th April 2026
Tay down to 3′ 3″ and clear. Overcast for the morning but then bright sun all afternoon. Cecil D hooked a running fish in the tail of the Summerhouse Pool this morning but it ran upstream and then fell off. Runners can be very frustrating like that. We also learned this morning that one of […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 7th April 2026
River down to 3′ 1″ on the Caputh gauge over night, then rose a little during the day as the sun melted snow off the hills, but it remained gin clear and as I have said many times, bright sun and clear water at whatever level does not help. So, despite lots of good effort […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 6th April 2026
In this week last year the river was 8″ on the Caputh gauge and we basked in blazing sunshine all week. Today the was Tay down to 3’9″ from 5’6″ yesterday after storm Dave swept though, but running clear. The weather was mild and the wind was cold, but not too severe. The contrast for […]
Tay before we go…
As I write before we head north, the Tay is running at 2ft 11ins and clear, though the arrival of storm Dave over the weekend could change things somewhat – A band of heavy rain and snow is forecast to sweep through on Saturday night. That said, Dalmarnock can fish well in high water and […]
2026 Dalmarnock Courses
Good morning, Just to let you know I am still trying to finalise my courses for next spring with the hotel and Estate but the dates should be the same week as this year, which on the 2026 calendar will be Mon – Wed 6th – 8th April. The cost will be a small increase […]
Dalmarnock, Tay, Wk 7th – 12th April 2025
The weather never ceases to amaze. Last year a bitter-cold, overcast week with lots of water. This year it was hotter than Spain. We barely saw a cloud all week and the sun bought temperatures in the mid 20s every day. As ever with bright sun on low, gin-clear water, the fish were either just […]
Dalmarnock, Tay 11th April 2025
More of the same… Another day of baking hot sun from a cloudless sky. Water 1″ on Dalmarnock Gauge now – that’s about 6″ on Caputh gauge. I have never seen it this low, even in September. The talk now is a worry that there is no snow melt to come and the water is […]
