Cargill beat- River Tay Lots of running fish

Cargill beat- River Tay. This is regular Angus Johnson fly fishing the ledges in the Pot shot head and bending into a nice fish shortly after. This moring there were fantastic runs of fish with fish continuously being seen. 8 were hooked, 6 on the fly but unfortunately only 2 were landed. This has been a better week on the Tay in general with good runs every day. We so far have managed 9 fish with more to come i'm sure. All but one have been caught fly fishing.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay. 4 Summer fish on upper beat

Cargill beat- River Tay. There were 4 summer salmon landed today on Upper Cargill. Shown below is South African Rob Campbell from Durban with a 6lb fish from the Pot Shot on worm. There was also a good fish (14lb) caught harling in the tail of Clocksden. After reports of fish running off the tide i went for a cast tonight and managed another 2 from the bridge stream. Both 6lb and hanging with sea lice. Had another hooked but perfected a long distance mid air release. With settled weather in the forcast it is looking good for next week with the river still dropping.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Yesterdays flood cleared out

Cargill beat- River Tay. Yesterdays flood has cleared out nicely with the water dropping nicely to a clear 5ft which is a very fishable height. Had a throw tonight and returned a nice little sea trout on a salmo and also hooked and dropped a couple of good salmon. A few other bumps and pulls. Looking better for the weekend as there is definetely good numbers of fish around. Saw plenty tonight anyway.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay 9ft and rising

Cargill beat- River Tay. Again the Tay fishing summer has been affected by very high water. All we can hope for is a dry spell now to let the water run off. There are lots of fish running the Tay just now is which appears to be the strongest grilse run in years. So they are there to be caught we just need a helping hand with the water levels.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay One salmon and one grilse

Cargill beat, River Tay. Two fish captured on upper Cargill today. One grilse and one salmon weighing in at 13lb. Again today there were fish spotted running with the tide in the estaury. A drop in water in the coming days will increse catches.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay 4lb sea trout on the fly

Cargill beat- River Tay A nice sea trout i got tonight from the cradle on a pearly Cascade. The river level is steady at 2ft 6inch but heavy rain today will see a small rise tomorrow. Grilse are piling up the catchment with many being seen further up river. There are fish showing in the estuary on the top of every high tide.

 

Sea trout resting at my feet after release.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay 3lb sea trout

Cargill beat- River Tay. A 3lb sea trout caught today from the Saugh Bush on Lower Cargill. A few other pulls and rattles and a few fish seen during the morning. The river dropped quickily during the morning and also cleared a little.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay. Larger numbers of running fish

Cargill beat- River Tay. With the help of an extra flush of water at the weekend there are lots of fish running the river right now. On Saturday even though there were none landed there were 6 fish hooked. All of which were larger summer salmon. Some days the salmon will tend to take a bit short and the result is a poor hook up. River conditions are improving all the time as the level is dropping closer to 2ft. Also the dip in water temperature accompanying the extra water help encourage more fish to take.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Lots of fresh running grilse

Cargill beat- River Tay. Today the river is rising after some heavy rain in the western end of the catchment. While this means some extra water the river should remain relatively clear keeping fishing conditions good. This week has seen a stronger run of grilse with lots of fish hooked and seen and a few landed on the rare occasions we have ventured out for a cast. This extra freshet from the west should encpourage yet more fish to run the river. Encouraging to see the grilse we are encountering seem to well proportioned strong little fish around the 4lb mark. We are even regularly seeing fish moving in the tidal water downstream of Perth at high tide. There is some fishing free during July and with fish coming regularly to the fly there is some great sport to be had. Below is an arial shot of the Bridge stream with is one of the best fly pools on the river.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Two grilse on the fly

Cargill beat- River Tay. Two grilse i got tonight from the bridge stream tonight on a cascade. Both heavy with sea lice. Held and dropped another 2. All within the space of 30 mins.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Sea Trout

Cargill beat- River Tay. A nice little sea trout i got tonight on a pearly Cascade.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Gillian Anderson

Cargill beat- River Tay Two nice summer fish for Malcolm Andersons daughter Gillian on Saturday. Great day capturing her first and second ever salmon.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Fly fishing the cradle

Cargill beat- River Tay. Fly fishing the Cradle yeasterday on Lower Cargill. One of the best fly fishing pools on the lower Tay.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay 20lb hen

Cargill beat- River Tay A cracking 20lb fish for Howard Lane taken from the Pot Shot on a toby salmo on July 1st. Congratulations to Howard on his first trip to Cargill. Today was less productive with only a sea trout being caught in blustery conditions.