This is a well rounded small lake or huge pond. I was fishing for Largemouth using 1\2 oz. blk/char weedless jig w/ pumpkin craw. other fish in water- catfish, sand bass, strippers, hybrids, perch.

Light haze, south wind, mild temps

Water is clean, waves 1, temp 75

Yesterday:  Spanish, hardtails, kings, pompano, and reds

this morning:  Hardtails, spanish, and kings

Today was a dreary overcast kind of day but the seas were calm. We went right out looking for a tuna this morning, and I’m glad we did. The guys that ran down the beach didn’t find the dolphin. We … Continue reading →

Today started out with a SE 15-20 knot head to ride out. When we finally got to the fishing grounds we were pleasantly surprised catching 2/3 yellowfin pretty quick. It seemed though soon as the rest of the fleet got … Continue reading →

We are on the board. No exclamation points, but in the game.

What would a shakedown cruise be without a little fish hunting? Just a boatride – right answer! Since we ride the Rocketship plenty we decided to mix friends, boat checkout, and fillet pursuits.

First, and foremost, our beloved Rocketship got an A+ on [...]

Winds North 15 knots, waves 2ft

With about 30 boats fishing the Holland Steelheader tourney, I was concerned that we might have some pressured fish that were reluctant to bite. We had 16 opportunites and took home the 11 shown here. Some very big 4 year olds pushing 25lb early in the season should produce some close to 30lbs late in [...]

Salmon Fishing Scotland Prospects for the river Tay, Perthshire, Scotland week commencing 20th May 2013.

The superb spring catches continued on the mighty Tay in Perthshire, Scotland this week with the river settling down to a good steady level and the weather was reasonably settled. Catches continued at good levels all week with also the emergence of some much larger multi sea winter salmon, which was very heartening. Milder weather has now arrived and there is a good settled forecast for this coming week, the catches have now spread as temperatures climb slowly maintaining good sport especially in the middle and Upper River.


The spring sun goes down on another successful spring day on the Tay.
Currently the river is dropping back and settling to a good height (about 2’ and steady on the Ballathie gauge). The weather will remain milder over the next week with odd rain showers. This will benefit the whole river system as the salmon will spread with warmer temperatures and more water and hopefully this will maintain the chance of producing some sport for everyone.


Lower Tay at Stanley.
The weather is set to be good with high pressure and much warmer over the coming week. Colder conditions are now gently disappearing and milder temperatures will encourage salmon to run up the river. The river is currently dropping, steady and at a good height. The water temperature has risen slightly to around 50 degrees Fahrenheit or 10 degrees Celsius. These are typical temperatures for this time of year. The temperature may rise further with the warmer forecast and spread the catches throughout the system. Hopefully there might be a chance of a fresh fish anywhere in the river now with less emphasis on the lower stretches.


Murthly at Caputh bridge where Miss Ballantyne caught the 64 pounds British record Atlantic salmon.
As to methods, in settled conditions fishing by any method should enable you to catch the elusive Tay Springer. The water temperature has warmed up slowly enabling floating lines to come out with the addition of a sink tip being a favoured tactic and using normal dressed flies. It is still worth a go with sinking lines as well depending on water heights and stripping a Sun Ray Shadow is always worth a go. When spinning, Tay favourites include Toby Salmos, weighted and floating devons, flying C’s and Visons or Rapalas. Harling is also a favoured method at this time of year on many beats.


Upper Kinnaird.
Finally you are reminded that the Tay's policy for January - May 2013 is that all spring salmon should be released, i.e. the Tay has adopted a policy of 100% catch and release for spring salmon. Spring salmon are a scarce and precious resource. Please help preserve both them and the long term future of your sport by following the recommendations. We have had a superb run and catch this season which may just be down to the majority of anglers returning spring salmon over the past seasons. Thank you to all anglers who have this season so far returned their spring salmon to maintain our sport for the future, it is vitally important and is a great contribution by individuals who care for their sport and the river. Well done!


The Tay at Dunkeld.
When releasing salmon please try to keep the fish in the water as much as possible to give them every chance to recover prior to release. Releasing fish from boats in the river is not recommended.
If you have any news or pictures of catches or experiences on the Tay and you would like to share them please email me on robert.salmonfishing@googlemail.com to be included in the reports.

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5 boats went out and came back with a few limits of Tilefish, some nice sized Gaffer Dolphin and even some Yellowfin Tuna and a Grouper. There was a Blue Marlin swimming around too, but she must not have been too hungry! The weather is FINALLY playing nice, so why not get out in the ocean and enjoy it?  Come in to the Ship's Store to book your trip today or call 252-473-3906/1-800-367-4728.  You can also book online at www.fishpiratescove.com.  Don't have a full party?  Fill out a makeup request form on the website or come see us in the store.  We are currently looking for one more person for an offshore makeup trip on WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.  We want to get you fishing!

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The water looks remarkably good at the bridge this morning, enough so that I wouldn’t think twice about going for it with my favorite box of worms. Chuck a streamer if you don’t mind the work. The drop in flows and lack of pressure should equal some good fishing this week, at least until things [...]

caught a couple of em at the top of 4 mi.

It’s dropping, and dropping quickly, and will be fishable -off and on -  very soon.  Some of the runs already looked good yesterday if you don’t mind indicators or dead-drifted streamers.  Even in the rain, flows are falling.  We’re about … Continue reading →

  REPORT: Rock Creek has dropped close to the level it was back on the 11th of the month.  While there is still more water to come out of the mountains, we’re confident the local rivers have seen their highest … Continue reading →

It’s dropping HARD right now but still not a contender.  The color is  ugly and will likely stay that way with at least a few more flow bumps on the way.  Get to tying or buying (while you still can), … Continue reading →

REPORT: This river is the sleeper right now.  There is very good fishing to be had on the uppermost reaches of the river which have barely managed any bump in flow whatsoever this past month.  Flows up here continue to … Continue reading →

The flow below Holter this morning is 3910.  The fishing’s been very very good on the Mo recently and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a dryfly, streamer or nymph chucker, it’s all good! Looks like the weather is lining up … Continue reading →

Grant,

Just wanted to let you know the fishing trip on Wednesday was awesome. I didn't know what to expect for my fist time, but it was better than expected. Arturo and Jacob were great as guides. They were very helpful and fun to fish with. We had many opportunities at roosters and more than I can count with Sierras. Your services come highly recommended in my book and I look forward to fishing with you in the future.

Thanks again. The fishing was the highlight of the whole trip

Joe Lawson

Way to go Zane. Zane, and his father Anthony are two of the nicest guys that I ever met, and just a joy to fish with Zane got this nice rooster on my Rat fly while we were beach fishing a few days ago