Catholes

Location

Lower Tay, near Stanley

Summary

1000 yards of double bank fishing.

In 2012, the beat is fished on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdayday on both banks.

There is one ghillie but another one can be arranged if required.

There were approximately 40 spring salmon landed on the Catholes beat in 2008.

Description

Spring fishing
Day lets are available, however, in addition spring permits are available at a cost of £300 (15 days) allowing anglers to fish the same day each week until 1st May.

Summer Fishing
During the months of May, June and July day lets are available but without a ghillie and boat.

Summer permits are available for the 3 month period as well. Salmon/Sea Trout permits costs £150 which gives a possible 39 days fishing. Sea trout permits are also available at a cost of £75 but only trout fly rods are permitted.

Autumn fishing
Daily lets are available with a ghillie and boat.

Weekly bookings are available. Catholes can be paired with Luncarty on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays as in previous years.

Autumn permits are also available at a cost of £500 for 10 days fishing by arrangement.

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Catholes offers some of the best spring fishing on the Tay with a weir crossing the river at the top of the Beat which acts as a temperature barrier.

The fishing is spinning and fly fishing from bank and boat in mostly small easily covered pools. It fishes six rods per day and has two boats and an excellent hut at the side of the river. It has 13 named pools including The Slap, The Pot, Gean Tree, Little Cast, Catholes Stream, Black Stones, Back Dam, Lucknow, Eric's, Geoff's, Freddie's Woodside and the Little Head.

The beat is situated about six miles from the top reaches of tidal water. In the spring with water temperatures being low the salmon tend to have their first stop in these waters because of the Weir at the top of the Catholes thus making then both prime spring beats.

The owners are anglers and support the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board Spring Conservation Measures and consequently would encourage all tenants to follow these guidelines.

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