Cargill beat- River Tay 1 landed and 3 lost this week

The river settled down nicely this week and fish are running. Unfortunately they don't always stay on after being hooked.

Cargill beat- River Tay A few from 2010

A few of the big fish landed in 2010 on Cargill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cargill beat- River Tay Returning 15lb springer yesterday

This is Dave Wilmot making sure his prize returns to the river unharmed yesterday. Think the water temperature gave him a surprise though. Well done Dave on your first Tay Springer. The water is clearing after recent high water. With big spring tides this weekend fingers are crossed for some more cracking spring salmon making there way upstream.

Cargill beat- River Tay 15lb springer on fly

Dave who travelled up to the Tay from the River Ribble in Lancashire landed a cracking sea liced springer today fly fishing from the boat in the bridge stream. Heavily sea liced, this fish was typical of the stamp of fish being commonly landed on the Tay just now. This is our biggest fish on the fly so far this year.

 

Cargil beat- River Tay Dave playing springer

Dave playing a 15lb sea liced springer hooked fly fishing in the bridge stream today

Cargill beat- River Tay Coloured water after heavy rain today

Water conditions were settled early on this morning but quickly coloured after heavy rain all day today. Just a kelt today before the water coloured up.

Cargill beat- River Tay 2 springers on lower beat today

2 springers today on the harl from the cobble croy. 16lber for Craig Forest on a kynoch and an 8lber on a rapala for his dad. We hooked and lost another fish in the Maggot in the morning. Good fishing despite wintry conditions.

Cargill beat- River Tay 11lb springer and one lost at net

11lb sea licer landed in garden pool today. Also hooked another in potshot in afternoon which dropped off at the boat side. Both fish hooked harling plugs. The river has cleared after the recent high water and running at around 3 1/2 feet. A perfect height for hooking March springers.

Cargill beat- River Tay Playing fish in bridge stream today

This is Bruce playing a strong fish in the bridge stream hooked harling today. The river is looking a little more unsettled after a small rise this morning and more rain and snow forcast for the coming days. Hopefully it encourage more spring fish to come forward.

Cargill beat- River Tay Dave playing a stubborn fish on fly

The river has settled clear and is currently around 2ft 8. Hopefully these conditions will remain and we get a go at any fresh fish which enter the beat during the coming week.

Cargill beat- River Tay Jim playing fish on fly rod

Jim to getting stuck in a big kelt on Friday. Dave also landed a springer on the fly from the pot shot.

Cargill beat- River Tay Water conditions settling

The water has finally settled clear in the main stem of the Tay. Although running around 4 ft still it is crystal clear. This allowed for plenty of action on the fly in the Maggot today. 6 kelts/baggots/rawnwers from this pool and plenty more harling through the rest of the beat. No springer today but with settled weather forcast for the week hopes are high. Below is a big baggot being played on the fly rod in the saugh bush.