Salmon Fishing East Haugh River Tummel Scotland

The River Tummel is the major tributary of the Tay renowned for its quality salmon fishing. 

The River Tay -Tummel salmon fishing season starts on 15 January and closes on 15 October.   Prime Spring salmon fishing time is April to June.  September and October can provide good salmon fly fishing on the Tummel. 

Current water level infomation can be obtained from the web-cam at Pitlochry.  The water level data obtained from this site approximates with our gauge up to the 3 Feet level.. 

Sea trout fishing improved immensely with  July - Sept 2010 producing the best catches in 24 years.   Brown trout fishing commences  on the 15th of March on the Tay system and ends on the 6th of October.    The best daytime trout fly fishing is usually during April and May.   During June-early August brown trout and sea trout fly fishing is best in the late evening.

Fishing for trout can be very good in the large pools that also provide exciting sea trout fishing, at dusk, in June , July and early August.

Location: The East Haugh salmon fishing begins about 1.5 miles downstream of the dam and fish ladder at Pitlochry and ends at the hamlet of Moulinearn, about 1.5 miles above the confluence of the river Tay and the Tummel and  consistists of 1.6 miles (both banks) of excellent salmon fly fishing water.  

Daily fishing time 1.00 am to 1.00 am the following day.

   The seven major pools  on the East Haugh  beat are: 

Poltreigh    The Pot & Tomdacoille   The Home Stream    Peg Legs Corner  

The Cut         The Ferry Stream              Moulinearn 

BEAT TOUR 

More information on East Haugh Tummel springers 

 Booking details contact:-

Don Reid,

2 Barkhill Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HL. UK          Tel 01506843677

e-mail  donreid1939@icloud.com