Archive | River Tay

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.  

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 […]

Lower Water.  1’6″ on gauge and overcast. Perfect conditions, rewarded by a fresh 7 pounder from the tail of the Garth for David S-M out of the boat. Several other fish seen moving through late morning but this was the only one we managed to stop. Still, a quantum leap between nought and one!  Well […]

Water 1’6″ on the Caputh Gauge. A perfect height. Weather bright sun and a lovely day to be out on the river. Mostly just teaching in the morning but fish seen in the Tronach and the Well am. Pm, Donald saw a fish of over 20lbs come charging through the Girnals just after lunch, next […]

As I write (Thursday) the Tay is holding steady at 1ft 11ins which is a tad over the ideal height but not by much. I spoke with Donald yesterday and his team had two springers on Tuesday. Tony on Murthly beat 2 had one on Monday and another on Tuesday. Amongst others, Newtyle (the next […]

Just to let everyone know, I have now posted up the new dates and details for my 2023 spring Tay Salmon Fishing & Spey Casting courses. Information in the main pages Salmon Fishing Courses – Michael Evans & Co For availability and booking Salmon Fishing Courses – Michael Evans & Co Please feel free to ring me […]

Lower water:  Water back down to about 1ft 5ins. Good height for Murthly. Bitterly cold, strong, downstream wind and sporadic bright sun did not add to our enjoyment. I had a fish on briefly in the Bargee right opposite where Cecil had a kelt on Wednesday, but it took and behaved like a kelt before […]

Upper Water:  Water 1ft 10ins on the Caputh gauge. A freezing cold and gusty downstream wind did not add any enjoyment. We kept at it despite the conditions, assisted by the log burner in the hut and Donald’s excellent hot soup at lunchtime. But what you really need under these conditions is the occasional, spanking […]

What on earth do we have to do to put one on the bank! Lower Water: River up about 5ins after the rain yesterday and slightly colored. Mild and overcast with a light downstream breeze. Perfect. Cecil D got a good pull at the bottom of Ministers, then another which stuck but it was a […]

Upper Water:  Water down a little on yesterday, still a good height for Murthly. But steady rain all day did not make the fishing much fun. The blazing log fire in the hut log burner was rather more of a draw than the two fish that were seen!  Donald saw a big fish (20+ he […]