We had a rising river yesterday but it didn’t stop Martin Timmins landing a good fish of 12lbs on the fly from Pitlochry bank last night – and following that up this morning with a 10lber on the spinner from our Sawmill beat – nicely done. Great to see our beats fishing well – and still plenty of rods available for anyone who fancies getting in on the action.
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| A 10lber for Martin Timmins in Sawmill this morning |
The river has dropped back this week but remains at a good height and with plenty of fish moving through the beat continues to produce: David Andrew was first into action with a lively fish of 8lbs caught on the fly from Pitlochry bank this morning; and Jim Fisher was successful in the evening - continuing his good run with a superb fish of 13lbs caught on the fly - again on Pitlochhry bank. The forecast looks good for next week and hopefully it will be more of the same.
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| An 8lber for David Andrew on Pitlochry bank this morning |
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| A 13lber for Jim Fisher on Pitlochry bank this evening |
The wind was up today - which made casting a challenge - but Colin Hyslop was up to the task catching an 8lb sea liced fish on the fly from Port-na-Craig bank this afternoon – nicely done. Great to see the beat fishing well – and maybe a few more tomorrow?
The water dropped further overnight but with lots of fish currently in our beats catches once again held up well: Jim Fisher was first into action with a 10lber on Pitlochry bank this morning; Iain McLaren followed on with a 9lber – again from Pitlochry bank this morning; and downstream at Sawmill Graeme Stewart did well landing a fish of 10lbs. All fish were caught on the fly. Great fishing at the moment – and plenty of permit availability for anyone wanting to get in on the action.
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| A 10lber for Jim Fisher on Pitlochry bank this morning |
There was an awkward upstream breeze for most of the day but it didn’t put the fish off and with four caught it was another excellent day on PAC beats: Gordon Nichol was first into action with an 8lber from Pitlochry bank early this morning; Dave Stewart followed on not long afterwards with a 9lbs from Pitlochry bank; in the afternoon Stuart Davies landed an 8lber from Pitlochry bank; and downstream at Sawmill Jim Fisher continued his good run with a fish of 8lbs. There’s lots of fish in the beat at the moment – and some lucky anglers will have a great chance of catching some of them over the coming days.
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| An 8lber for Gordon Nichol on Pitlochry bank this morning |
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| A 9lber for Davy Stewart on Pitlochry bank this morning |
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| An 8lber for Stuart Davies on Pitlochry bank this afternoon |
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| An 8lber for Jim Fisher at Sawmill today |
The river remains at a good height and once again it was an excellent day on PAC waters with fish caught on both our Dam and Sawmill beats: Roger Collins landed an 7lber on Port-na-Craig bank this afternoon; and further downstream on Sawmill Jim Fisher landed a 10lber also in the afternoon – both were caught on the fly. Great to see our salmon beats fishing well – and prospects look good for the rest of the week.
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| A 7lber for Roger Collins on Port-na-Craig bank this afternoon |
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| ...and a 10lber for Jim Fisher in Sawmill this afternoon |
The day rods worked hard today but despite their best efforts - and what looked to be excellent fishing conditions - nothing could be tempted to take a fly. In the evening, though, Jim Fisher saved the day with a nice fish of 8lbs from Pitlochry bank - nicely done - and great to see fish caught every day this week. The settled conditions look set to continue - lets hope the fishing is as good next week.
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| An 8lber for Jim Fisher this evening - a great way to round off a productive week |
The river remains at a good height and the good fihsing continues with another successful day at the Dam: Gordon Hanslip was on form again with a superb fish of 12lbs caught on the fly on Port-na-Craig bank this afternoon. Looking good for tomorrow.
Excellent fishing conditions at the Dam yesterday and with two fish caught the beat continues to fish well: Danny Fulton landed a lively fish of 13lbs in the morning on Pitlochry bank; and in the afternoon Brian Stobie followed on with a 13lber on Port-na-Craig bank. Great to see lots of fish in the beat and prospects look good as we head into the weekend.
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| A 13lber for Danny Fulton on Pitlochry bank in the morning |
The river went up 6 inches overnight but was still at an excellent fishing height this morning and conditions looked promising. We had to wait until the afternoon, though, before a fish was caught and once again it was Massimo Castelvecchi who continued his excellent run of success with a 12lber from Pitlochry bank – nicely done. There should be more this week.
Our Dam beat remains at a good height and continues to fish well: Jim Fisher was the angler on form today with a nice fish of 9lbs caught on the fly on Pitlochry bank this morning. Great to see the beat with a good head of fish in it.
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| A 9lber for Jim Fisher on Pitlochry bank this morning |
Favourable fishing conditions again at the Dam today and with three fish caught it was a great start to the month: Evan Sinclair was first into action with an outstanding fish of 25lbs caught on Pitlochry bank this morning; Stephen Herd followed on with a 12lber in the afternoon - again from Pitlochry bank; and in the evening Massimo Castelvecchi rounded things off nicely with a hard fighting fish of 10lbs from Pitlochry bank. May off to a great start – and hopefully lots more to come.
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| An outstanding fish for Evan Sinclair - a 25lber from Pitlochry bank this morning |
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| A superb fish of 12lbs for Stephen Herd this afternoon |
The river dropped back overnight (to 8 inches) and the ladder count jumped from 17 to 79. There's still plenty of fish left in the beat, though, and Massimo Castelvecchi did well to intercept one on Pitlochry bank this afternoon - a lively fish of 12lbs caught on the fly. Prospects look good for tomorrow.
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| A 12lber for Massimo Castelvecchi on Pitlochry bank this afternoon |
The river dropped back overnight but at 13 inches was still at an excellent fishing height this morning . It didn’t take Gordon Hanslip to take advantage of the favourable conditions when he landed a superb fish of 14 lbs on the fly on Pitlochry bank early this morning. With good cloud cover forecast it could get even better for the weekend – prospects look good!
There's still plenty of salmon fishing available on our Dam beat in May - check the book online section of our website for the latest. Historically this is peak season on the Tummel and offers a great chance to catch a prized springer at a reasonable price. At the time of writing only 17 fish have gone through the fish ladder - prospects for May look excellent.
The Dam continues to fish well and today it was Massimo Castelvecchi on the score sheet with a hard fighting fish of 10lbs caught on the fly from Pitlochry bank this afternoon. Conditions - and prospects - remain good.
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| A 10lber for Massimo Castelvecchi on Pitlochry bank this afternoon |
Nice fishng conditions again this morning - the river at a great height, good cloud cover and little wind. Dave Stewart took advantage of the favourable conitions with an 8lber on the fly from Pitlochry bank this morning. With a settled forecast prospects remain good for the rest of the week - should be more to come.
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| A 8lber for Dave Stewart on Pitlochry bank this morning |
Bright and sunny today with rising river levels first thing this morning - maybe not ideal fishing conditions - but there were still fish to be had: Roger Collins persevered to land a 15lber on Pitlochry bank this afternoon; and in the evening Martin Wilson followed on with an 8lber from Port-na-Craig bank - well done to both. There looks to be some cloud cover forecast for tomorrow - room for optimism.
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| Roger Collins did well today - a 15lber from Pitlochry bank in challenging conditions |
The river dropped back a couple of inches today and after a cold start the day soon settled into bright sunshine. The fishing held up, though, with Jim Fisher landing a superb fish of 18lbs in the afternoon on Port-na-Craig bank – nicely done. The river remains at a good height and the beat should continue to fish well.
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| A superb fish of 18lbs for Jim Fisher on Port-na-Craig bank this afternoon |
Settled conditions again at the Dam today and with another fish caught the beat continues to do well: Jimmy Ross tasted success with a superb fish of 13lbs on the fly from Port-na-Craig bank this morning; and Danny Fulton followed on with a 15lber from PItlochry bank - also in the morning. There seems to be a good head of fish in the beat now and there should be more to come this week.
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| A 13lber for Jimmy Ross on Port-na-Craig bank this morning |
With the river settled over the weekend and sitting at an ideal height this morning prospects look good for the anglers out today. As it turned out it was an outstanding day with seven fish caught: in the morning Dave Stewart had a fish of 10lbs and Ally Gowans one of 8 lbs on Port-na-Craig bank; Graeme Stewart had a fish of 13lbs and Steve Watt had one of 12lbs in the morning from Pitlochry bank; in the afternoon Ally Gowans landed a second fish of 8lbs on Pitlochry bank; and in the evening Les Dargie had a fish of 8 lbs on Port-na-Craig bank and Jim Fisher landed a 9lber on Pitlochry bank. Great to see the beat fishing so well and with settled conditions forecast for the rest of the week there should be more to come.
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| One of two 8lbers for Ally Gowans today |
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| A 10 lber for Dave Stewart on Port-na-Craig bank this morning |
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| A 13lber for Graeme Stewart on Pitlochry bank this morning |
The river dropped back nicely overnight and prospects looked excellent at the Dam this morning. Roger Collins took advantage of the favourable conditions with a Dam double - two fish of 9lbs caught on the fly on Port-na-Craig bank this morning - and in the evening Martin Wilson followed up with a fish of 9 lbs - again from Port-na-Craig bank on the fly - good going! More to come tomorrow?
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| A 9lber for Roger Collins on Port-na-Craig bank this morning |
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| .... and another! |
With the river having settled back to a good height and the forecast rain showers failing to materialise fishing conditions were favourable at the Dam today. In the afternoon Kenny Hyslop made the most of it landing a nice fish of 8lbs on the fly on Pitlochry bank. With settled weather looking set to continue prospects remain good for the rest of the week.
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| An 8lber for Kenny Hyslop on Pitlochry bank this afternoon |
Cold with squally showers today - not the best fishing conditions - but with a fish caught it was a great start to the week: Bruce Campbell was the successful angler with a superb fish of 18lbs caught on the fly from Pitlochry bank this morning. As the water settles back further there should be more to come this week.
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| A superb fish of 18lbs for Bruce Campbell this morning |
Nice fishing conditions at the Dam today – the river at a good height, light winds and relatively warm for a change - and with two fish caught a productive one as well: Massimo Castelvecchi was the man on form with a 6lber on Portnacraig bank this morning followed up with an 10lber in the afternoon from Pitlochry bank – both caught on the fly. Very nicely done! The river remains at a good height and prospects look good for the rest of the week.
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| One of two fish for Massimo Castelvecchi at the Dam today |
With good water levels and settled weather conditions it was another good day at the Dam: Martin Wilson was the successful angler with a fine 9lber caught on the fly from Port-na-Craig bank this morning. The river looks set to drop further overnight and hopefully it will be more of the same tomorrow.
It's that time of year again - the start of our loch trout fishing season. 400lb of 2lb rainbows and blues were put in at a cold and blustery Loch Bhac this morning. With temperatures forecast to rise it's got to be worth heading up for a cast.
It was quiet at the Dam today, with fluctuating water levels again making things difficult. Further downstream on the Sawmill beat it was a very different story: Paul Carter landed a superb 16lb salmon on the fly after a tremendous fight. Having lost a similar fish in exactly the same spot last week, he was hugely relieved to bring this one safely to the net. Conditions look promising for the rest of the week.
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| A superb fish of 16lbs for Paul Carter in Sawmill today |
The fishing held up better than the weather today - some squally showers made things challenging for the anglers out today - but with a fish caught it was another good day on the beat. Steve Watt was the successful angler, landing a lively fish of 8lb on the fly from the Port-na-Craig bank this morning. The river remains at a good, fishable height and continues to look promising for tomorrow.
The river dropped back to a very good height overnight, and conditions looked just about perfect this morning. Tony Brown got the day off to a flying start with a superb 12lb fresh-run salmon on the fly from the Pitlochry bank. In the afternoon, Steve Watt followed up with a strong 16lb fish on the spinner from the Port-na-Craig bank. The beat now feels fully up and running for the season — and with more fish beginning to show, we’re hopeful of plenty more action this week.
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| A superb fish of 12lbs for Tony Brown this morning on Pitlochry bank |
The river dropped back to a good height over the weekend. There was definitely room for optimism this morning, and it didn’t take long before Massimo Castelvecchi hooked into a cracking 8lb fresh-run salmon on the fly from the Port-na-Craig bank. A solid take on the swing, and after a strong fight, it was safely netted and released. Massimo has put in the hours this year and great to see his hard work rewarded. That was the only fish of the day, but with a few more showing in the beat and the river forecast to drop further, things are looking very promising for the rest of the week.
It’s been a long time coming but today we got our first fish of the season on our Dam beat – at last! Steve Watt was the successful angler with a fresh fish of 8lbs caught on the floating devon this afternoon on Port-na-Crag bank – well done! It’s been a frustrating couple of months with water levels consistently unsettled and generally higher than we would like. Getting that first fish on the bank, though, should be a confidence booster to all anglers – and hopefully we’ll start to see fish getting caught on a regular basis. More to come this week?
The first fish of the season on PAC waters was caught today by club member Chris Boulton - a 9lb hen fish caught on an Ally's tube - well done!. Perhaps surprisingly it was caught on our Sawmill beat rather than the Dam where most of the fishing effort has been so far this season. It's always great to get that first fish landed and catches should really start to pick up from here.
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| First fish of the season: club member Chris Boulton lands a 9lbs in Sawmill |
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