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PITLOCHRY
ANGLING CLUB
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Lower Tummel Beat
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BOTH BANKS RIVER TUMMEL, Moulinearn to Ballinluig The
Lower Tummel Beat is an attractive stretch of water, which extends from
Moulinearn, five kilometres from Pitlochry, down to Ballinluig, nine
kilometres from Pitlochry. It is a good fly-fishing beat with spinning only
allowed during high water conditions. Fishing is from either bank. The Lower
Tummel Beat fishes well for spring fish and can fish well for grilse and
summer salmon but in medium to high water can seem a very large expanse of
water. Below are a few pointers to help new anglers tackle the beat but
please bear in mind that this freestone river is constantly changing and take
care whilst negociating the banks and wadiing. Use of a life jacket and
wading staff is strongly recommended. Fishing
down from the East bank: Hugh’s
Pool
right at the top of the beat is well worth a run through. Start at the burn
mouth,as you arrive at the water, and fish down to below where a large tree
root sticks out of the water. In reasonable water the fish will lie fairly
close in to the east bank and well up at the start of the run. Killiehangie
Pool used to be a great taking spot, just opposite the end of the wall
but part of the wall collapsed and destroyed the lie. The run into the pool
is improving year on year and an odd fish is caught there. Killiechangie Run is a
great taking run with particular attention being recommended about halfway
down where a small burn enters from
the west bank.The lower the water, the further across the river the fish lie.
The Rock Pool provides many a fish and it is worth fishing the neck of
the pool , ignoring the main deep hole, then continuing right through as the
very tail of the pool is a favourite lie. Next pool down is the Greenbank
and this long run can be fished in all heights of water. Below the Greenbank
there is a long stretch of nice water whose character is constantly changing
with gravel movements. Brehmer Hole and the glide below it is a
well-known taking area which can be fished off either bank but the main
taking area tends to be close to the east bank. Anglers would then be advised
to drive down to the bottom of the beat and fish off the opposite bank. Fishing from the West bank: After
parking in the marked Parking area you should walk back up the west bank. Monument
pool is about 5mins walk upstream. This is a great fly-fishing pool with
fish likely to take at any time although they tend to lie to the west bank side
of the main current. Don’t come out too
early as many fish are taken right down at the tail, having come up through some
rough water to reach the pool. With the changing nature of the lower pools
due to heavy gravel movements, recently, it is well worth fishing the east
bank of the lower river. Cross back over the bridge from the Monument parking
area(you can drive back over but it’s
hardly worth it) and walk back upstream to the very top of the
Monument Pool( 5 mins). A deep channel offers a 100m or so of nice water just
below the islands. Coming back downstream the Lower Monument, the last
pool before the bridge, is well worth spending some time on. Accessing the Chain
Pool above the Monument has become very tricky recently due to trees
collapsing into the river. For the time being I would suggest ignoring this
area. To access the west bank of the Rock Pool
and Greenbank involves driving along the small backroad between Pitlochry and
Logierait. Coming out from the Monument parking area turn right to Logierait.
Take the right turn marked for Dunfallandy, at Logierait, and drive along
this road for about a mile. You will see a “Tummel Protection Order” sign on the right in a
dark,forestry clearing. Greenbank is printed below
this sign. Park here and take a couple of minutes to walk down to the
river(the track down has been recently cleared). Flyfishing the tail of the Rock
Pool and Greenbank offers a great cast from this side and is well
worth the effort, continuing right down past Brehmer Hole
and under the wires until wading
becomes tricky.
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How to book. Tickets will be available from early January fromPitlochry Tourist Information Centre, 22 Atholl Road, PITLOCHRY, Perthshire PH16 5BX (01796 472215, 01796 472751). Anglers will be limited to maximum of two days fishing per week in the March and May weeks except for bookings at short notice, when tickets will also be made available on-line through FishTay www.FishTay.co.uk.
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