Here's a salmon fishing guest fly fishing their way down through the Gean Tree Pool of the River Tay's Kercock salmon beat. This guest was under the supervision of a professional salmon guide resulting in 2 salmon being caught by this fisher that day even though it was a very bright July day. Look at the lovely sunlight sparkle coming off the water.

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.

Here's a lovely upstream shot of the Lower Tummel salmon beat near Pitlochry with a salmon fishing tour guest trying out his newly taught Spey casting abilities. This lovely upstream shot was taken during early June which is a beautiful time of year to fish the Tummel. Moments after I took the shot this guided salmon fishing guest Martin Hunter hooked and landed his first ever salmon.

This is one of the salmon fishing middle River Tay hot spots. This stretch of water is known as the Ash Tree Pool which accounts for 40% of the salmon caught on the Lower Kinnaird beat. This salmon fishing guest is fishing the tail of the Ash Tree pool with a professional River Tay salmon guide who took this photograph.

The River Tay's Newtyle Beat has many good salmon fishing pools that can be fished with a fly or a spinner. This fly fishing angler is just approaching one such hotspot at the tail of The Trap Pool. I took this shot while working as a salmon fishing guide for this salmon fisher. This fine photograph was taken during August when many fish are present in this lovely Tay salmon pool.

A lovely elevated photo of a salmon fishing trip angler in wading gear in the river Tweed next to a long shingle bank. This lovely shot was taken in mid Summer near Galashiels where we host many River Tweed salmon fishing holiday guests. Our Tweed salmon fishing guides always bring clients to quality salmon water like this which the beautiful River Tweed has an abundance of.

Here's an angler out fly fishing the renowned Meeting Pool on the River Tay's Upper Kinnaird salmon beat which is a perfect salmon fishing hot spot and one where many new salmon fishers are launched into the sport each year. This is the confluence of the rivers Tay & Tummel and the Tay is the river that goes up to the left hand side of frame. Look at the beautiful big riverbank oak tree to the left of frame.

Here's a shot of a professional salmon guide and his salmon fishing guest out on the famous Ash Tree Pool of the River Tay which is located in Highland Perthshire between Pitlochry & Dunkeld. This is a great area of the River Tay to fish for Atlantic salmon.

Salmon Fly Fishing

By Jock Monteith 13th October 2018

Fishing your way down through one of Scotland's fine salmon fishing rivers with a double handed salmon fly rod searching for one of the world's most prized gamefish is a true joy to behold.

This is one of the reasons why fly fishing for Atlantic salmon has increasing demand as more people turn to Scottish salmon fishing for their recreational pursuit.

Over 400 Scottish Salmon Rivers

Scotland is very fortunate to benefit from over 400 salmon rivers which are spread throughout the nation however the main observed fishing effort is focussed onto the big four Scottish rivers Tay, Dee, Spey & Tweed. Add into the loop a few strategically positioned international airports and good motorway systems and you'll start to understand why Scotland is such a popular global salmon fishing destination.

Internet Salmon Fishing Marketing

With the age of the internet now well established for the marketing of Scottish salmon fishing paired with the instantaneous reach of social media there's no reason why Scotland won't become even more attractive to visiting salmon fishers. There's a significant annual influx of international fishing guests due to Scotland's unique reputation and blend of top salmon fishing and accommodation venues.

I personally manufactured & named this salmon pool 25 years ago as previously it was a big deep hole full of fallen trees and was completely un-fishable. It took one week and much gravel movement to create and pack this perfect salmon fishing riverbank you can see. The pool was named The Trap as it is indeed a trap for running Tay salmon as the deep water channel flows right through this side of the river forcing salmon to come through and stop in this beautiful pool.

The Value Of Scottish Salmon Fishing

The Scottish salmon fishing industry has been recently valued at being worth in excess of £100 million per annum to the Scottish economy to give you an indication of its popularity. The true figure is probably significantly even greater than this when you take into consideration all the ancillary spend that commences from the moment a visitor touches down at any of our Scottish airports.

Scottish Salmon Fishing Popularity

With the above popularity and facts involved in Scotttish salmon fishing every salmon beat and accommodation establishment owner should take this global salmon fishing attraction as seriously as they can to ensure the best salmon fishing trip experience for all visitors. Enthusiastic professional ghillies in charge of well groomed riverbanks and top hotel staff service levels are the key to success for Scotland and its globally renowned salmon fishing assets.