This fine Spring salmon was caught at the Meetings Pool on the Lower Kinnaird Beat of the River Tay by this salmon fishing holiday customer. I was his dedicated salmon fishing guide when I took this lovely upstream shot. Look at the perfect silver flanks of this River Tay salmon.

Here's a salmon fly fisher wading down through the mouth of the River Tummel where this river meets the River Tay. Technically he's wading too deep through this fast stream and if he came back in just a foot or two he'd reduce the water pressure significantly on the the back of his legs.

This perfect River Tay Springer was caught by myself on the 23rd of February from the Kinnaird salmon beat near Pitlochry. These early run Scottish salmon are perfect specimens and are guaranteed to get your heart racing. This fish was quickly returned and swam off strongly to continue its upstream migration to the upper reaches of the Tay. You can see the gold ABU Toby lure, Bruce & Walker Hexagraph spinning rod and Van Staal spinning reel used in the capture of this fine Spring run salmon.

Here's an upstream shot of the neck of the Boatlands salmon pool with the Dunkeld Hills visible in the background which is typical of the perfect scenery on the middle area of the River Tay. This salmon fisher shot was taken by myself as I was this angler's salmon fishing guide for the day.

Here's a salmon fishing angler mastering the power stroke which is the final part of the 3 stage Spey cast. This shot was taken by myself while serving as a salmon fishing guide at the neck of the Rock Pool on the Lower Tummel Beat of the River Tummel not too far away from the Perthshire town of Pitlochry.

Fishing In Scotland

By Jock Monteith 22nd July 2019

Far too much focus has been put on international rivers in the middle of foreign wilderness where you pay a fortune for your fishing and in many cases you will be stuck in a camp for a week with people you are not likely to know and have to fit in with.

To my mind that type of forced camp scene is the opposite of having the freedom of spirit and carefully selected company that plays a big part in the enjoyment of the sport.

Top Global Salmon Fishing Destination

Scotland is the best global venue available for a salmon fishing trip unless instant gratification is a mandatory condition in which I suggest you’re pursuing the wrong creature. Atlantic salmon are made special by their often 'elusive' qualities and real tact and careful planning are both necessary to make a salmon come for the fly wherever you fish.

Scottish Salmon Fishing Reputation

When I say Scotland has the best venues what I mean is that Scotland has 400 salmon rivers in relatively close proximity and some of which fish for 9 months of the year. All of the popular Scottish rivers have first class local accommodation options and our famous beats are well maintained with proper fishing facilities to hand and highly astute professional ghillies who are true experts on their beats.

Wild Atlantic Scottish Salmon Fishing

Wild Atlantic salmon are unpredictable and they like do their own thing but Scotland has a good stock of fish running its river each year and even in naturally occurring low stock periods there's still always a good chance of catching them. Scottish salmon fishing scores heavily and if you look at all the other things that make a salmon fishing trip special then you’ll see that Scotland is a truly excellent global salmon fishing destination.

International Salmon Fishing Agents

Don’t listen to the international agents who have more of their attention focused on tying up remote foreign fishing access exclusively with maximising profits in mind and look to Scotland for your carefully planned salmon fishing trip. The true challenge and enjoyment of salmon fishing is to be found without doubt on the Scottish salmon rivers.