Thursday 18th February 2010. Cargill River Tay. The first 2010 Cargill springer was captured on February 12th . The long tailed sea liced bar of silver was captured from the pot shot by head ghillie David. It weighed in at 8lb and was carefully returned to carry on its journey. Current river conditions are good for the time of year. The river level has been low and very clear for days. The temperature has remained cold at 2 ̊c or below. This means that any fresh fish entering the Tay will be making very slow progress upstream. There are still plenty of kelts throughout the beat with many being landed on the fly rod. Long term forecasts are suggesting we haven’t seen the end of the cold snap yet. If this is the case the resulting very slow rise in river temperature as spring progresses will help slow any advancing fish down. This will help captures in the lower river. March will see an increase in numbers as Ericht bound fish begin advancing. Visit www.taysalmon.co.uk for more information.
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