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April 2008With the water temperature staying unseasonally low the first springers have been reluctant to make an attempt at the ladder this year. However natural instinct can only be held back for so long and in the last week of April 300 went through with the temperature still below the critical 10 deg. A feature of the early season this year has been the number of large,MSW fish about. One fish estimated to be in excess of 30lbs was videod in the viewing chamber of the ladder and the following day a fish of 25lbs was returned below the dam. The complete opposite of that was a fresh fish of 5lbs caught on trout tackle on the Ruan Ruarie beat above the loch showing that you don’t have to be large to tackle a cold water obstacle. Fish have come from a variety of methods. Floating lines with short sink tips and size 8 flies have taken a few. Heavy tubes and sinking lines a few more and the standard rapalas and tobys have also scored. There is just no one method which dominates and I think the old saying of being in the right place at the right time is essential with spring fish. Even over these last few days when fresh,liced fish have shown up they have proved very difficult to tempt which is unusual. They seem to be in a zone where nothing will induce them to take……then all of a sudden something changes and they are on. One lucky angler took two fish in two casts last week, a 25lbs and 18lbs fish from the same run. With the weather warming and the pulses of fish getting stronger, May is a great time to be on the river. Sometimes the salmon run past you…..but sometimes they don’t and when the line tightens and you feel the weight of a fish all the hours of trying are forgotten. May, too, is when the river trout begin to show on the surface in increasing numbers. Olives and March Browns are hatching and trout begin to slash wildly in the choppy runs. The Tummel has some specimen trout which will test the best of fly fishermen. It’s all here to try and we can help advise you on all aspects of local trout and salmon fishing. Innes August 2008 Salmon fishing is all about being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes ideal conditions last only for a few hours,sometimes several days. July Since mid May we have had little or no rain on the Tummel catchment and, as a result, the salmon fishing has been very poor. May 2008 There has been no significant rain for over a month now and like most rivers in Scotland the Tummel has suffered accordingly. March 2008 Last week saw the first pulse of 2sw springers run into the Tummel and several were caught including one fish in excess of 20lbs. February 2008 After catching an unusual number of rawners, a class of fish we don't normally see, the first springers did arrive off the Tummel in February, both on fly. January 2008 Opening Day didn't produce a fish this year on the Tummel, high water rather spoiling our chances,however..... October/November“Opening Day on the Tay” is one of the great occasions in the Sporting Calendar of Scotland. Anglers come from all over the world to participate in this special day, the start of a new season full of hope and expectation. August & September 2007From the highs of July it’s been downwards for the salmon fisher in recent weeks. Summer, of sorts, arrived in late August and with it low water which has made life difficult on the river. July 2007It’s still raining, seems to have done so all summer so far, but this has helped the Tummel salmon fishermen with the highish water pulling fish straight up the river in sparklingly fresh condition. june 2007We had hoped that the season would pick up and it has. Nearly 2000 spring fish over the ladder, to date, which is down a little on last year but a healthy number, never-the-less. May 2007On the back of a disappointing,early season throughout Scotland 1000 spring fish have gone over the Pitlochry ladder. April 2007 At last, after a difficult month, the springers are beginning to arrive in Pitlochry in some numbers. Over 150 have gone over the ladder in the last few days with many sea-liced. February / March 2007After the excitement of the Tummel’s opening fish( 25lbs) things have quietened down of late. Jan 2007 ....Stop press..we opened our account on the Tummel , wed 24th Jan, with a cracking fresh fish of 25.5lbs. Oct 2006 The salmon season finished on 15th October with the Tummel seeing the largest run through the ladder for many a year. 7300 fish have been recorded of which around 3300 could be classed as spring fish and the rest grilse. Sept 2006 The run of grilse up the Tummel has been one of the best in many years. As of 18th Sept 7000 fish have gone over the counter which is a tremendous summer run.Having said that these fish have run so hard that finding a pod in "rest mode" has been difficult on the main river Tummel although some of the lower Tay beats have had great sport. August 2006 The main grilse run is beginning to build lower down the Tay system. Very hot and muggy weather has meant that productive fishing has been confined to dawn or dusk….but for the persistent fisherman, rewards can be great. July 2006 The spring run of 2006 seems to have finally come to an end. 3150 springers have gone through the ladder and will now be well on the way to their spawning grounds in the head-waters of Glen Tilt and Loch Rannoch. June 2006-06-13 As this is the first of our fishing diaries I thought I would give you a brief update of the Tummel spring salmon season. Email salmon@athollpalace.com to book or discuss a bespoke package. 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After the driest spring and summer for a long time it did rain, eventually. During mid to late July we had some days of exceptionally heavy rain which did some damage but also an enormous amount of good. The ground needed the moisture and grass and other quick growing plants(weeds!) responded within days. Trees and larger shrubs will take longer to respond but it is comforting to know that most of the plants have survived the drought and will be replenishing their reserves by the day.Most satisfyingly the hypericum bank in the Japanese Garden, which almost died during the cold winter then again due to the drought, has rallied and although the plants probably won’t flower this year they are alive and recovering well.
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