Here's a fresh run Summer salmon which was caught by one of our River Tay salmon fishing trip guests who interviewed this perfect Summer fish during late July while on his annual salmon fishing trip vacation. July has always been a good salmon fishing month on the River Tay in Highland Perthshire.

This perfect Summer salmon took a very lightly dressed silver stoat salmon fly fished deep with a 15ft type 6 sinking tip. Salmon lie deep in warm water so it's important you also fish your fly deep to make it easy for them to intercept. One of our salmon fishing trip guests caught this perfect Summer fish during late August on his River Spey salmon fishing holiday.

Here's a perfect example of God's finest marine creature the Atlantic salmon. These fish are amazingly powerful and awesome to look at once your skill levels are high enough to place one in the landing net for a close up inspection. This fine specimen was caught near Pitlochry on the River Tay by one of my salmon fishing trip guests.

Here's a beautiful May shot showing a lone angler out on the River Tay near Dunkeld in search of a prized Scottish Spring salmon. The shadow of the trees on the far bank is a great salmon lie for fish that have powered up through the fast water immediately downstream.

Sometimes when you arrive on a Scottish salmon river the weather or water conditions won't be perfect but that doesn't often matter to salmon which can be the most unpredictable fish of all. This shot was taken during perfect fishing conditions during late May on the Mike's Run Pool of the River Tummel which is the last salmon pool before the River Tummel meets the River Tay slightly further downstream.

A heart racing close up inspection with one of these fine Atlantic salmon and will remain in your memory banks for an entire lifetime. This perfect Summer salmon came to a deadly Jock's Shrimp salmon fly and was caught near to the River Tummel/Tay confluence which is located not too far away from Pitlochry in Perthshire. Note the fish friendly fine mesh of the landing net behind the salmon.

Summer Salmon Fishing Prospects

By Jock Monteith 24th June 2018

While the vast majority of sickened Scottish salmon fishers are still delirious from the withdrawal pains of not receiving their Spring salmon fix this year.

In saying that there's some lovely fresh run salmon snooping up the River Tay and the River Dee right now!

Salmon Run When They're Ready

This week with no fishing guest 'rod pressure' of any significance 7 perfect salmon were landed on the beautiful Dunkeld House beat. Many salmon were posted on Facebook within minutes of capture as hard evidence of a great head of fish that not only the Dunkeld House beat benefitted from but many other Tay beats who had anglers out trying. This is now 'game on' and hopefully this will continue as the old salmon once again re-appears when it decides to! Forget your wrist watches and wall calendars, forget your numbered weeks and your business and family commitments as you're dealing here with a creature who respects none of those modern day society restraints. Through the night, through the day, high water or low water when salmon decide to run then run they will.

Spring salmon are the real prize in Scottish salmon fishing due to their perfect physical condition and powerful fighting qualities. The river Tay, Tweed, Dee & Spey all have a run of these special creatures between March & June so if you're planning a salmon fishing trip to Scotland try to make it while these Spring salmon are in the river. This perfect example of a Spring salmon was caught by one of our River Tay salmon fishing guide team members.

Salmon Fishing Gut Feelings

See through the illusions of life and accept nothing other than what your own eyes and gut feelings tell you is the wisest path to take even although we are all brainwashed at an early age to believe the information we are fed. A wild Atlantic salmon is indeed a wild Atlantic salmon and although our species would appear to have done it's very best to ruin this natural God given asset still they come! What a fish it is that can defy the survival odds of in-river life and whatever the ocean can throw at them and still make it home. Sheer & utter respect is the only thought that comes to my mind when I see one of these fine fish and especially the kelts!

Great Salmon Fishing Prospects

Up on the River Dee yesterday one of my guided guests landed a perfect 14 pounder on the Invery salmon fishing beat which was his first ever Scottish salmon on day 2 of his first salmon fishing trip to Scotland and the biggest of 4 fine fish landed on Invery yesterday. The Tay catch figures this week are speaking for themselves even though it will have been at best a 'very weak' fishing effort so this is a great time to book a ticket and 'blow away' the negativity created of the lack of April & May Springers this year. Leaving the 'glass half empty brigade' is easiest achieved with a buckling fly rod in your hand and a hefty splash some 40 yards away as you chase down the riverbank after a big silvery Summer Atlantean!