Cargill beat- River Tay Johnson party

Cargill beat- River Tay. Some action pictures from the Johnson party from the last few day. Congratulations to Jim Davidson who caught a lovely 8lb spring salmon from the Sauch bush on lower Cargill a devon. Unfortunately no photo to record the moment.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Big water but dropping fast

Cargill beat- River Tay. Some action photos from today on upper Cargill. Levels dropped and cleared by over 18 inches during course of day. Hopefully now most of the low lying snow is now through levels will settle down more for next week.

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay

Cargill beat- River Tay. More action on the fly rod yesterday on Upper Cargill. High and rising water conditions but still some strong kelts came to the fly rod.

 

 

Cargill- River Tay. Tay monsters live on!!

This is what is left of the Beech tree which stood above Mermaids stone on lower Cargill. The rising sap must have been too much for this old tree to take after the hard winter.

 

This is a bit of a gruesome picture but it proves that monster Tay salmon are still present. From kype to dorsal this corpse is over 2 ft long. As grim as it was i removed some scales and will post the age and an estimation of its weight soon.

 

Cargil beat- River Tay Dolphin

Cargill beat River Tay- Exciting site today in the River Tay next to the Willowgate trout fishery. A dolphin making its way up river. Crusing quickly around the river it seemed like the animal was feeding. Hopefully this may be a sign of a run of salmon up river as a seal was following close behind. I will post a few better photos next week.

 

Cargill beat- River Tay

Cargill beat- River Tay. Plention of action for Hendo and Dave on Upper Cargill. Unfortunately no springers but big kelts putting up good fights in the low clear water conditions. River conditions are still good. To check availability follow the Book salmon fishing online link above.

 

 

 

Willowgate open day- 28th March 2010

We are holding an open day at Willowgate on 28th March 2010. Please follow the open day link at the top of the page on contact Willowgate on 01738446546.

Cargill beat- River Tay

Cargill beat- River Tay. Conditions on the Tay are improving with a slight rise in the air temperature. The river is still low so perfect for flyfishing. Ericht bound fish are starting to run so catches should improve over the coming days. To book a spring day on Cargill follow the Book salmon fishing online link above.

Cargill fishing the fly

Good clear conditions for fly fishing at Cargill. This fish put up a good fight on the fly rod but was unfortunately a well mended kelt. As we enter March all the kelts we catch should be very silver and well mended. If they sucessfully return to salt water the silver colouration gives camouflage.