Seasons
What type of fish you catch will very much depend on the fishing season, so it is worth taking this into account when booking your guided fishing tour or fly-fishing break. If in doubt, contact us and we can advise you on the best time to plan your trip.
Salmon Fishing
Atlantic Salmon are the holy grail of the fishing world and any angler worth his tackle knows that Scotland is the perfect place to land that bar of silver.
Spring Salmon Fishing
Springers are arguably the most prized fish of the salmon season. They are multi-sea wintered fish and are generally large and powerful. They enter Scottish rivers from January onwards so fishing for them in the colder months of the year can be hard work, but definitely worth the effort. Springers are supreme fish and will put up a hard fight, to play a springer is possibly the most exciting part of the whole fishing experience, should you be lucky enough to hook one.
To catch a springer you would be using either a spinning rod or a fly rod – your ghillie will advise on the day depending on conditions.
We also offer trawling from a boat on Loch Tay at this time of year, just another way to land that elusive spring Salmon.
Summer Salmon Fishing
By June many rivers will see the start of their Grilse run.
Grilse are fish returning after one winter at sea. They tend to be more prolific than Springers and often take a fly more readily if conditions are right. When it comes to fishing for Grilse we recommend the fly rod over any other method.
June and July are hugely exciting months to be on the river. Good runs of these hard-fighting Wild Atlantic Salmon can give excellent sport and you will often see the fish coming to your fly – truly heart stopping stuff.
Autumn Salmon Fishing
Commonly known as Back End fish, these are again multi-sea wintered Wild Atlantic Salmon. Back end salmon are becoming more rare than they were in past years, but most rivers at this time will have a good head of resident Salmon to chase and occupy the angler. In years past, methods would be similar to those used in spring fishing, however as sea temperatures rise we now find ourselves using methods for summer fishing although lure and fly patterns change.
Trout Fishing
Trout Fishing starts in March running through to October.
We only use fly rods for trout fishing. Loch fishing for Wild Brownies is mainly done from boats drifting with the wind. Here we can switch to traditional Loch Style fishing, Rob’s personal favourite method for catching wild brown trout. There’s nothing quite like seeing the take of a wild brownie as it seizes the fly from the surface or lunges at your top dropper, skipping across the wave tops.
We also fish dry fly on the lochs where we find ourselves casting to rising fish, this is also a very exciting method where the fish you see feeding is the fish you’re aiming to catch. Seeing your dry imitation fly being taken by a hard fighting Wild Brownie is what summer loch fishing is all about.