Here's Austrian doctor Fritz Seifert with a the perfect endorsement to his well presented fly. This Spring fish weighed 15lbs and was caught at the March Pool on the River Tay which is directly opposite the mouth of the River Tummel. I took this salmon capture shot as Fritz's salmon guide that day. Many international fishers like to come salmon fishing in Scotland each year.

The Banchory Lodge Hotel sits perfectly located on the banks of the River Dee only a stone's throw away from the river. The entire Banchory area is a very good salmon fishing area on the Dee. Look at this as an example of perfect hotel logistical positioning.

Here's a shot from 2004 of the late Peter Anderson with myself in front of the Newtyle Beat fishing hut on the River Tay near Dunkeld. Peter was a colossal figure within Scottish salmon fishing and possessed exceptional skills with a fly or spinning rod which really had to be seen to be believed! You can see the Newtyle Beat jetty casting platform behind Peter.

This Tay 'coble' boat was hand made by famous River Tay boatbuilder John Ferguson who's based in Stanley in the Tay Valley. These traditional salmon fishing boats serve many different fishing applications and are a pleasure to be out on the Tay in one for the day. This photograph of me in the boat with my fly rod & my labrador dog 'Selkie' was taken in the Cottar Pool on the Newtyle Beat of the River Tay by professional photographer Peter Sandground.

Look at the smile on this salmon angler's face moments after landing this perfect Summer salmon from the River Tay in Perthshire. Catching a salmon like this on the fly takes skill, patience and a good tactical understanding of how to fish your fly effectively. This 14lbs Summer salmon is being held in the McLean landing net for this photo before being released.

Here's my son Johnny spinning the neck of the Rock Pool on Kinnaird with his 10ft spinning rod. The use of a spinning rod is allowed on some of the Scottish rivers such as the River Tay in Perthshire. This lovely upstream shot was taken on the Tay near Logierait which is a salmon fishing hot spot that's close to the River Tay & River Tummel confluence.

Catch A Perfect Scottish Salmon

By Jock Monteith 8th March 2026

There's nothing that compares to the thrill and excitement involved in catching perfect fresh run Scottish salmon.

This angler caught this fine fish during the month of April near the River Tummel junction on the River Tay. This area of the Tay system is a particularly potent Spring fishing area due to the Tummel's Spring salmon stocks.

Locating Scottish Salmon

In Scottish salmon fishing it's important that you know where to be looking for a salmon and understanding where these different runs of salmon are to be found on the Scottish rivers throughout the year. As an example the lower River Tay is a fantastic salmon fishing area on the river during the late Autumn months however the middle Tay is a generally better area to be searching for Spring salmon during early Spring higher water levels.

Seasonal Scottish Salmon Runs

The above is why an understanding of these seasonal run patterns will get you closer to catching salmon along with other unseen factors such as 'rod pressure' and 'how' salmon are being caught. There's much more to deciding where the best salmon fishing venues are located than just looking at basic 'no detail' rod catch statistics which has always been a flawed measuring tool for determining how many salmon are present or are moving through any Scottish river system.

Salmon Fishing Trips In Scotland

If you're coming to Scotland for a salmon fishing trip and you have a few days to fish it's always a good idea to spread the bet and visit a few different salmon fishing locations in the correct seasonal areas of the river. Building an effective salmon fishing itinerary depending on the timing of your visit requires good industry knowledge and experience via a reputable salmon fishing services provider who know what they're talking about or professional salmon fishing guide with decades of experience on this topic.

Get Good Salmon Fishing Advice

If you take the proper advice on the timing and venue selection of your Scottish salmon fishing trip then Scotland has a globally leading salmon fishing experience in store for you. Your salmon fishing trip itinerary to Scotland can not only include different individual salmon fishing beat locations on the same river but can also provide access to different Scottish salmon river locations too. For those who need a professional salmon fishing guide to fine tune their tactical approach and provide all of the correct salmon fishing equipment this can be arranged too.

Salmon Fishing Accommodation

With visiting salmon fishers the second question after fishing locations have been agreed is 'where do you recommend we stay'. All of the big 4 Scottish salmon rivers are fortunate to have some of Scotland's finest hotels and bed & breakfast accommodation near them so this makes everything easy for recommendations. For decades my business operations have been bringing in hundreds of visiting salmon fishers to Scotland each year which has done the local economy & communities no harm at all even though hotel accommodation is not something I handle directly.