Dunkeld House Salmon Beat
The ancient Scottish town of Dunkeld has been base for hundreds of thousands of River Tay salmon fishing visitors over the decades and will no doubt remain as popular going forward.
Part of the attraction of Dunkeld is the close proximity of some of the best River Tay salmon beats and none more so than the Dunkeld House beat.
A Well Run Salmon Beat
If you thought Dunkeld House was a well run & productive River Tay salmon fishing venue before now then watch this space as big plans are in the pipeline to take the beat to an even higher level of professional salmon beat operation. We look forward to demonstrating total salmon beat 'brilliance' to all visiting salmon anglers over the forthcoming years on the Dunkeld House beat.
Salmon Beat Presentation
Better beat marketing presentation and teaming up with the owners of the Dunkeld House Hotel for competitive accommodation packages for all visiting salmon fishers is also high on the list of immediate priorities. New traditional Tay coble boats handbuilt by John Ferguson at his Stanley workshop have been ordered and new Yamaha 8 horse power engines have already been ordered too. Riverbank improvement initiatives are currently being carefully considered with my colleagues at SEPA and SNH and their habitat restoration partners The River Restoration Centre.
Dunkeld House Beat Future
With a change of beat ownership in the last few days there are huge plans for the beat in the immediate future that are very exciting. Part of the plan is to build a brand new luxury fishing hut at the tranquil & peaceful upstream Rock Pool location. An additional beat operating policy that will be actioned is the 'over due' concept of introducing proper pool 'segregation' for fly & spin fishers on the Tay as this beat is very fortunate to benefit from both types of fishing water. Hopefully the new owners will deliver on their promises and we can take the beat to new operational heights.
Dunkeld House Salmon Fishing
The Dunkeld House beat commences from the upstream side of Dunkeld Bridge and extends for a further 1.5 miles. This water is true salmon 'holding' water due to its depth and partially slow moving flow rates and holds fresh run salmon from the Tay's 15 January opening day right through to the end of the season. The beat is also fortunate to have some amazing fly holding water at both its upstream and downstream boundary areas which are also first class and give a 'genuine chance' of a salmon on the fly.