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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. 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. Killiechangie
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. Under the Wires
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 westbank
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. 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 Under the Wires until wading becomes
tricky. The
Club has this beat during January and February (£20) with further weeks in
the spring which are now booked. We have the beat again through June/July and
August(£26-£35) with booking through the usual channels. Beat map (Please click to open a beat map for
printing)
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Lower Tummel (Green Bank) |
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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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