Sunday 31 July 2011

The Winning Salmon Fly Fishing Combination

The correct fly, balanced Speycasting tackle, some casting ability & a bit of luck are all that's needed to catch a salmon and of course 'the right place at the right time' like most things in life !!

Saturday 30 July 2011

The Hole In The Wall Gang !!

Here's a lovely shot of the pipe at the Ash Trees Pool on Lower Kinnaird

Friday 29 July 2011

The Monteith Multi System Speyline

For more information on this superb Speyline visit the salmon fishing scotland website.

Thursday 28 July 2011

Catch & Release River Tay Salmon Fishing


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Here's a lovely wee Tay Salmon regaining her freedom in the Junction Pool of the Lower Kinnaird beat of the Tay. This practice permits the angler, salmon & ghillie to all win !!!

Wednesday 27 July 2011

River Tay Sea Trout



These wonderful fish are plentiful in the Tay at the moment and are the best fighting fish of them all. Prior to the salt water fish farms on the West Coast of Scotland these creatures were over abundant. Sea lice issues have downsized the West coast population these days however I do recall one afternoon in the mid 70's on the River Fyne estuary pool landing 49 of them !!!

Tuesday 26 July 2011

River Tay Salmon Fishing Success


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Within ten minutes on his second day salmon fishing Rizwan Aya hooked and landed this beautiful salmon at the Junction Pool on Lower Kinnaird. Rizwan returned this hen fish to the Tay immediately after this photograph was taken. Very well done Rizwan.

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This is how the Kinnaird beat ghillies start their day !!!!

Monday 25 July 2011

River Tay Sea Trout Lower Kinnaird Beat







Here's a lively little sea trout which was hooked in the Guay pool this evening on Kinnaird

Grilse Action River Blackwater







Here's some grilse action from the River Blackwater.

Salmon From Guay Pool Lower Kinnaird





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Here's Altaf Patel with his first ever salmon on his first day salmon fishing. Extremely well done Altaf.

Location:Pitlochry,United Kingdom

Sunday 24 July 2011

Monarch of the Glen




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Look at this beautiful 'Royal' beast that are so majestic and plentiful in the Scottish highlands

Saturday 23 July 2011

The Rogie Falls River Blackwater




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This wee Highland Scottish river is full of salmon at the moment with clients hooking salmon both yesterday and today within 10 casts !!!

Thursday 21 July 2011

Martin Edgar Kinnaird Beat Ghillie

Here's my great friend Martin Edgar with a salmon that was landed this morning in the Rock Pool on Upper Kinnaird. I've had the pleasure of working with Martin not only in recent years on Kinnaird but also on Newtyle in the past. This salmon was returned immediately after this shot was taken.

Gean Trees Pool Kercock Beat




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Here's the Gean Tree pool on Kercock. This pool produces many fish each season from both banks.

Tuesday 19 July 2011

20lbs Salmon Ash Trees Pool




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Here's Kristina Pruett with the results of her first day salmon fishing in Scotland. They say ladies make the best fishers and I cannot argue with that. Kristina's salmon was returned immediately after this shot was taken. Seriously well done Kristina.

River Tay Today




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At last the Tay is again starting to settle after recent high water levels.

Monday 18 July 2011

Ash Trees Pool River Tay

Here's the tail of the Ash Trees Pool on Lower Kinnaird this afternoon showing high water levels after the heavy weekend rain. If you click to enlarge this shot you may be able to spot the osprey hovering in the sky.

Sunday 17 July 2011

River Tromie River Spey Tributory

The River Tromie photographed here in high water after recent heavy rain. This stunning little river is a big back end spawning burn for the River Spey's salmon & sea trout.

Friday 15 July 2011

The Monteith Speycaster Full Floating Fly Line

This is the perfect Speyline for those who like to fish a polyleader and a small fly at this time of year. For more information click on this link to the salmon fishing scotland website.

Thursday 14 July 2011

The River Glass Balmore Beat




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Here's a delightful little late Summer and Autumn salmon beat on the River Glass which offers superb salmon fishing and has been perfectly groomed with the salmon fishers in mind.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

River Spey Salmon Fishing Guide


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Beautiful blue skies above Castle Grant today and salmon have moved into the beat.

Location:High St,Grantown-on-Spey,United Kingdom

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Castle Grant Garra Pool




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Here's the lovely flowing Garra Pool on Castle Grant beat 1.

Location:Grantown-on-Spey,United Kingdom

Castle Grant Beat 1 River Spey




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Falling water on the Spey today following the recent heavy rainfall should bring some salmon action our way.

Location:High St,Grantown-on-Spey,United Kingdom

Sunday 10 July 2011

Ash Trees Pool




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High water and heavy rain coming down the Tay valley today at Kinnaird. Hopefully things will settle in the next few days.

Location:Pitlochry,United Kingdom

Saturday 9 July 2011

Kercock Beat River Tay




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Here's the Gean Tree pool on the Kercock Beat of the River Tay.

Friday 8 July 2011

The Junction Pool Kinnaird




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This is the Junction Pool in perfect water conditions. Hopefully when the recent high water levels of the last few days subside then this amazing pool will be back in good order.

Thursday 7 July 2011

The Falls of Dochart




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Heavy rain has swollen the River Dochart and this spectacular sight has to be one of the finest on the Tay system. Hopefully the Tay will settle soon and the good fly water that we had earlier in the week will return.

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Salmon Action On The Fly Lower Kinnaird River Tay



This lively fish gave a great account of itself on a light 14ft 9/10 weigh rod in the heavy swirling water of the Junction Pool of Lower Kinnaird.

12lbs Salmon On The Tay



Here's this beautiful salmon seconds before her safe release. This fish took a size 11 Copper Ass fly in the famous Junction Pool of the Tay at Kinnaird.

Salmon Released Kinnaird Beat River Tay



Here's this lovely salmon regaining her freedom earlier this afternoon.

Saturday 2 July 2011

AshTrees Pool Kinnaird Beat River Tay




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Here the Ash Trees Pool on the Lower Kinnaird salmon beat

Friday 1 July 2011

Speycasting Tuition River Tay




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Why non treat yourself to a total easy to understand insight into the ease of Speycasting. Communication is everything and no one leaves my tuition without a full understanding of this cast and the little things that make it flow. I also teach how to hook a salmon on the fly which unchecked accounts for many missed opportunities for many fly fishers each season.