Fishing News

Here's a fine shot of the River Tay with its dark swirling mysterious waters that can lure anglers from all across the globe. The Tay is indeed Scotland's flagship salmon river and always has sufficient water due to its massive loch fed headwater catchment also making it the best bet for fresh run fish.

Salmon fishing in Scotland offers some of the most exciting anywhere in the world as Scotland has a unique 400 salmon river infrastructure and fantastic local hotel accommodation in all river valleys.

Placing one of these fine creations at your boots in a landing net is no easy achievement. It takes good skill and plenty patience for this to happen so let one of our professional Scottish salmon guides show you the correct tactical approaches to ensure you succeed.

Planning your Scottish salmon fishing trip carefully is crucial for optimising your fishing time and chances of success. Don't take advice from back seat drivers and discuss your requirements only with a time served Scottish salmon fishing professional.

There's nothing I've ever seen in the natural world that compares to the thrill & buzz of a close up encounter with a heavy weight Atlantic salmon after the adrenalin inducing thrill of battle.

Looks at this picture for salmon fishing pool perfection. This is the Ash Tree Pool on the famous Lower Kinnaird salmon beat of the Tay which is one of many high quality salmon pools our professional salmon guide team host our guests on.

There's many of these fine specimen salmon already present in the River Tay prior to tomorrow's official opening day. Book yourself the chance of a highly memorable capture with one of these pristine Spring salmon.

The River Dee up in Aberdeenshire is indeed another Scottish flagship salmon river which has immense natural beauty. The Dee's boulder strewn riverbanks and fast flowing pool necks create the perfect stepped salmon river terrain for stopping even the hardest running salmon.

Each of Scotland's 400 plus salmon rivers have their own individual kind of special magic. None more so that Perthshire's famous River Tay which is Scotland's largest and deepest salmon fishing river. The Tay Valley around the area of Dunkeld & Pitlochry is certainly one of the most desirable salmon fishing areas in the whole of Scotland.

The riverbank terrain and general landscapes of the middle River Tay Valley between the Perthshire towns of Pitlochry & Dunkeld are indeed some of the most beautiful in Scotland.

The River Tay has many fine and independently large salmon fishing tributary rivers. The River Tummel is however one of the most renowned when it comes to Spring salmon fishing as the bulk of Tummel salmon show up at that time.

Personally I love a flicker of sunlight on the water through the early Spring salmon fishing months in Scotland. That sunlight brings an element of warmth that assists salmon movement when the river has been running cold through January, February & March.