ScotlandRiver Tummel
Details
Location:
Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
ScotlandCoordinates:
56.70436, -3.72971
Size:
58 Miles
Description:
The River Tummel runs a picturesque 58-mile course from Loch Rannoch to the River Tay in Perthshire, passing through Pitlochry. The upper reaches of the river are the final destination for the salmon that work their way upstream from their Atlantic breeding grounds, which includes navigating the salmon ladder at Pitlochry Dam.
The River Tummel is a large river, noted for its spring salmon and also with runs of summer salmon and grilse.
April through to June is the best time for springers and grilse numbers are highest in July and August.
RIVER TUMMEL - LOWER TUMMEL
The beat extends on both banks from Moulinearn to Ballinluig. It fishes well for spring fish and can offer good sport for grilse and summer salmon.
Cover/Structure:
Riffles, rocks.
Spot Access:
Parking (car/truck), Shore fishing access, Fly Fishing, Wading
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Fishing Reports
The spring equinox
March 20 - the spring equinox and this year it has come with much better weather than the fierce stroms of the previous two years. The river is low at present but the spring salmon just keep on coming upstearm and there are now a decent number of fish below Pitlochry Dam and providing sport. Beats downstream of the dam are also producing fish, West Haugh and Dunfallandy (phone 01796 473718 for bookings) have a good start to the season and the dam beats bookable via ww
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Pitlochry Portnacraig salmon successes
Having found that the Pitlochry Angling Club provides the best value spring salmon fishing on the Tay system its good to be able to report that so far this season has been very good compared to other years. The Tummel has produced lots of three sea winter fish weighing between 15 and 20 lbs, mostly to fly rods, Willie Gunn has been the most successful pattern. You can book fishing on the PAC website both for salmon and trout. The trout season opens on Thursday 15 March. If your fly fishing...
Spring Salmon are here!
Its mid February and the Atlantic salmon are running the River Tummel and begining to reside below the dam with its famous fish ladder at Pitlochry. Several thousand fish usually accumulate in the river and await the rise in water temperature that enab;es them to surmount the fish ladder and head on upstream. Best time for salmon fishing here is April and May, fast approaching and bookings for permits on the Pitlochry Angling Club web site are fairly piling in. This is exceptional value fis...
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Tournaments
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