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News: Wednesday 7th May
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Salmon total:
44 Ladder counter: 375
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Salmon Fish are beginning to show freely on all beats, with the
water warming, but they are proving difficult to tempt. However Dave Stewart,
catcher of several large Tummel fish over the years, got an absolute cracker
on Portnacraig on Monday, 24lbs on fly. Very well done Dave and it just goes
to show that there are some really fine fish in the Tummel….and they can be
caught. Today, Duncan Webster got Sawmill going again taking a
fresh 11lbs fish,on fly, from the Distillery burn. It may be of interest to note that with C&R, of spring
fish, high on the agenda in the Tay district the club is running at an
overall 82% release rate with Portnacraig running at 80%(up to May 7th).
This,of course, includes a few bleeding fish which would otherwise have been
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Dave
Stewart with his 24lbs fish
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Ticket outlets; www.fishtay.co.uk and Pitlochry Tourist Information Centre Tel no. 01796472215 |
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Loch Bhac and Loch Kinardochy are fishing well at the moment and visitors
should try to book in advance, especially on Bhac. Two new boats have been
provided on Bhac (see photo above) which should provide more comfortable
fishing and easier rowing. Loch Bhac is stocked with rainbows but a few
browns do appear in the catches, including one over 2 lb in April. |
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Parasite threat If you have fished abroad recently, or are from abroad and are going to be fishing in the UK, please read this important item carefully. The Tay Board’s recommendation is that all anglers sign a declaration before they are allowed to fish that their equipment (including bags, waders, landing nets, lines) has not been used outside the UK recently, or if it has, that it has been disinfected by thorough drying at a minimum of 20oC for at least two days, or by other approved means. This is because of the concern that anglers who have fished abroad recently could, unless they take precautions, bring in a highly virulent parasite Gyrodactylus salaris on their fishing equipment, which would have disastrous consequences to Scottish salmon. The parasite is present in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. Some other European countries could also have it too. The UK and Ireland are free of it. It occurs on several species of fish, but, other than salmon, most fish species are relatively resistant to it. Indeed, in parts of Russia, Finland and Sweden, the particular strains of salmon found are relatively resistant too. This is not the case with the salmon found in the UK and Ireland, which have been shown to be highly susceptible, and the parasite would spread quickly and devastate the salmon population in any affected river. Indeed, it would mean pretty well the end of that river as a salmon river. It is not just salmon anglers who need to take precautions. We get visitors from Scandinavia and the continent who fish for grayling on our internationally famous stretch of the River Tummel, for example, and anglers from Scotland sometimes fish in Scandinavia or the continent. While PAC is not yet asking anglers to sign a declaration before fishing, we do expect all anglers who have fishing equipment that has been used abroad in the last few months to ensure that it has been properly disinfected before fishing. There is further information on the FishTay website (see below).
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Other useful local information...... For information on other fishing available locally, visit the FishTay and Fishing in Perthshire websites or click on Fishing Centres on the Angling in Tayside website. FishTay is also good for detailed river height information across the whole Tay system and has a general news page. For detailed information on Tay Board activities, please visit the Tay Board website. Although still under development, it includes much of interest, and a visit is recommended. For weather forecasts, try the Met Office website with its excellent rainfall radar animation.
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