River Tay

Annual week up at Kenmore in Perthshire on the banks of the mighty Loch Tay. Hoping to catch one of the 'springers' that run this river. Didn't hold too much hope as the water although it's a lovely height is freezing, 5c. So I don't expect too much action although beats a lot lower down are catching some big fish.

But it's nice to be in good company and nice surroundings.

Fished on the Sunday evening for a couple of hours on the Tirinie beat of the River Lyon that joins up with the Tay at the Junction Pool. Very difficult wading just down from the Comrie bridge as the water was quite high. Managed to get in lower down and fished all the way down to the Junction Pool, without even seeing a fish. The river coming out of the Point Pool onto the Junction was really quite high and as i was fishing that for salmon on Tuesday & Thursday it really need to drop some.

River Lyon - Tirinie Beat,  upstream to Comrie Bridge

River Lyon, downstream to Junction Pool

Eventually managed to get a couple of offers on a small gold head fished tight to the far bank but nothing came to the net.

Tuesday and it was time to Fish the Bolfracks Estate upper beat, nice water that I've fished many times before. River had dropped ever so slightly but still running very cold. Never saw or touched a salmon all day which was disappointing. Early finish as it was my wifes birthday so slap up meal was called for.

Bolfracks Estate, Point Pool

Bolfracks Estate, Millers Bed & Pipers

Wedenesday and it was off for a look at the salmon ladder at Pitlochry, amazed at so few fish had gone through this year only 52 on the counter. Did see a couple of big fish in the viewing tank as well as a few jumping in the river. If you've never been and get the chance take a look at it, its worth a look.

Back on Bolfracks on Thursday, again on the Upper beat, river had dropped about 6 inches since Tuesday but still very cold, water temperature needs to be a good few degrees higher. We fished hard all day covering all but one of the pools, Shepherds.
Spent some time watching the Osprey diving for fish on the Lyon, he was doing as well as we were.

End of the Point pool an otter suddenly appeared a couple of quick rolls and a dive and it was gone, so probably were all the fish in the pool, still it was really nice to see.

A brief hatch of March Browns just after lunch brought some very quick sport, but they were so difficult to keep on. Mat managed a nice brownie of about a pound & a half, so he was pleased.

Heard on fish jump just after lunch but neither of us spotted it, then along came 4 rafts full of school kids so out our lines came and just as the 3rd raft was passing up came a large bar of silver right next to the raft. We fished on until about 8.45 that night and it showed at least another 4 times times but it just wasn't interested in anything we put across it.

Never mind that's fishing for you.

Mat on the croy at Millers Bed

Mat on the Point Pool

Millers looking at Pipers

Loch Tay & snow capped Ben Lawers

Busy weekend ahead, clients booked in all day Saturday and the CPP Day with GAIA on the River Ribble on Sunday.


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