Catholes and Luncarty

Location

Lower Tay, near Stanley

Summary

Five year average: 129 salmon/grilse
and 15 sea trout
Catholes double bank fishing, 13 pools, 1 boat, 1 hut
Luncarty Pool .5 mile bould bank fishing, 5 pools, 1 boat, 1 hut.

Description

These beats offer a good variety of fishing during the summer and autumn months.

Catholes is situated about 7 miles from the tidal reaches at the upper part of the village of Stanley. Luncarty is a small beat about 4 miles from the tidal reaches at the village of Luncarty.

They are fished together on an alternative day basis from Monday 30th June until the end of the season in October.

During the period of Monday 28th April until Saturday 28th June the Catholes is fished on both banks on a Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday. Meanwhile Luncarty is fished on both banks on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Monday 27th April until Saturday 2nd May thereafter only on the Luncarty bank 6 days a week until Saturday 27th June. During the summer months (27th April to 25th July) the beats are fished from the bank by summer permits without the assistance of Ghillies and boats unless requested. The cost of a permit during this period is à85.00 and should be applied for through the beat contact however individual days will be available as well.

Also during the period of 4th May until 13th June a Sea Trout only permit is available at a cost of à50.00 subject to fly fishing only with the maximum of an 11ճ Trout rod again on application to the beat contact.

Catholes is fished on both banks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Luncarty is fished on both banks on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Monday 29th June.

Catholes:-Offers a good variety of fishing with a weir crossing the river at the top of the Beat.

The fishing is spinning and fly fishing from bank and boat in mostly small easily covered pools. It fishes 6 rods per day and has 1 boat and an excellent hut at the side of the river.

Has 13 named pools including The Slap, The Pot, Gean Tree, Little Cast, Catholes stream, Black stones, back Dam, Lucknow, EricÕ³, GeoffÕ³, FreddieÕ³ Woodside and the Little Head.

Luncarty Pool is small beat of about .5 a mile long. It fishes well in high water but has proved a good resting place in low water as well. The mouth of the Shochie and Ordie burns come in at the top of the beat making an attractive stopping off point for passing salmon and sea trout.

The beat makes for good fly and spin fishing from the boat in high water and from the bank in lower water at a very reasonable price in early season.

It fishes 4 rods, has 1 boat and a fishing hut.

The beat has 5 named pools including the Shochie, Big Stone, Eddys, Cadgers and the Willow.