i was on a Tummel beat near meeting of Tay and found it all to be terribly fast moving. the line hit the water and was downstream in seconds. an angled cast and it was dangling in seconds, a 90 degree cast seemed to give it a fighting chance of sinking , but even then was whooshing around the arc. i really didn't have a clue how to fish the water.
whilst this might be ok for grabbing a running fish, it seemed like a poor way to sink it quickly and drift round to annoy bottom lying fish in cold water as this time of year seems to produce. Does anyone have a view on how best to fish this type of shallow but fast beat, or if better to find one with deeper slower pools?
i was on a Tummel beat near meeting of Tay and found it all to be terribly fast moving. the line hit the water and was downstream in seconds. an angled cast and it was dangling in seconds, a 90 degree cast seemed to give it a fighting chance of sinking , but even then was whooshing around the arc. i really didn't have a clue how to fish the water.
whilst this might be ok for grabbing a running fish, it seemed like a poor way to sink it quickly and drift round to annoy bottom lying fish in cold water as this time of year seems to produce. Does anyone have a view on how best to fish this type of shallow but fast beat, or if better to find one with deeper slower pools?
lightlines, in simple terms, that water sounds too fast by far!,I doubt fish will lay in that water this time of year as they'll have to expend to much energy to hold station!, your chances of intercepting a running fish in water of that speed won't be that high either
It's been a fair old while since I fished that bit of water and I fished it later on in the year, but if I recall The Monument pool is above where you actually fished,I'd have given that pool a good going over.I know early season fish do tend to pass through lower Tummel quite quickly and Monument is a good intercepting spot!.
Now,don't think you have to plough the bottom either!,that's ok for fish holding in certain known spots, but Salar tends to run at 18" to 2ft deep and Salar WON'T go down for a fly, however present it slowly enough and at their level and they'll be ready takers.
It's down to knowing your water and your fish.
Stick at it, best of luck,Pedro.
Hi all
Can anyone assist with some info on flies, pools and presentations on the Atholl estates water in late March? We have 2 days booked and are new to the beat. Thanks all.
I see one up the ladder for yesterday,I'm sure this happened at the start of last season as well......could have been a hen Kelt on her way down , then she changed her mind and went back up.......you know what woman are like ,:lol:
I see one up the ladder for yesterday,I'm sure this happened at the start of last season as well......could have been a hen Kelt on her way down , then she changed her mind and went back up.......you know what woman are like ,[emoji38]
You had a lucky one Innes especially with the saw in your hands ,happened to me on the Earn ,the bank just collapsed and I ended up in a Nettle patch ,going by the photo there can't be many trees about on that bank , and you'd get a sair one if you fell on one of the recently gnawed stumps .
Not sure when it becomes pointless, some of the local guys may help. I think port na Craig is ok for higher water but how high is to high any advice please
Hard going today on the dam but water dropped about a foot throughout the day and plenty fish seen moving Wind was brutal for the fly so managed to winkle out 2 spinning Hopefully with settled weather and water at a good height prospects for anybody out next week look promising. Good luck and tight lines.
Lost a fish early on this morning at the dam on fly Pulled my loop , onto the reel , lifted and ............nothing Then landed a wee 7lber spinning about 10 o'clock afternoon was difficult as the wind picked up. Not so many fish seen today but and day spent fishing is a good day and a wee fish was a bonus
Hi
I fished the Pitlochry angling club water for the first time last season and loved it. Always felt like fish were in the beat and took some great bankside advice from club members who were extremely helpful.
I came away though feeling like I’d nowhere near fished deep enough and noticed a few fellow anglers using skagits and 15 ft t-11s and such like.
Given the warm spring and low water so far, should I bring a Skagit setup or am I being swayed unnecessarily - I’m there in about 10 days time.
What’s the current water temperature too, are we on to smaller dressed flys yet or is it big yellow and black tubes still?
Thanks for any advice you can give thanks
JJ
Hi
I fished the Pitlochry angling club water for the first time last season and loved it. Always felt like fish were in the beat and took some great backside advice from club members who were extremely helpful.
I came away though feeling like I'd nowhere near fished deep enough and noticed a few fellow anglers using skagits and 15 ft t-11s and such like.
Given the warm spring and low water so far, should I bring a Skagit setup or am I being swayed unnecessarily - I'm there in about 10 days time.
What's the current water temperature too, are we on to smaller dressed flys yet or is it big yellow and black tubes still?
Thanks for any advice you can give thanks
JJ
Quite a number of salmon in the ladder tonight at Pitlochry. And great to see the boxes full of smolts going the other way. Cant get a good photo but quite remarkable
No, unfortunately the viewing area and the whole area outside it are off limits now so viewing is only from above. A bit annoying Ive been going down to the dam for 45+ years, now its off limits dur to 'health and safety reasons'!
Fished Pitlochry and Port-na-Craig hard last Wednesday
Very low, painfully low
Cold drizzle
Nothing to the 6 of us
Loved it nonetheless and made to feel v welcome
Fished the Lower Tummel beat 6th/8th and friends fished the 9th/11th. 4 rods all week on a very low river and only saw 2 salmon running through the Rock pool. Lucky that we had trout rods and spent Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons fishing a nice hatch of olives. Trout rising to a dry providing much needed sport.