Bill and Allan had driven\u00a0all the way down from Inverness to come\u00a0Salmon fishing on the Tay<\/a>\u00a0with Head Guide Callum Conner.<\/p>\n We manoeuvred their initial\u00a0date to\u00a0capitalise on some last minute availability on one of my favourite Salmon beats and one of the most productive on the river.<\/p>\n After a long drive, some motivational speech from myself\u00a0then probably more\u00a0importantly\u00a0some\u00a0caffeine, Bill & Allan and were raring to go!<\/p>\n I gave a\u00a0quick tackle demo and briefing of where the Salmon would likely lie in this area. Bill and Allan had a few\u00a0casts while we waited for the ghillie to drop off the other rods on the opposite bank.<\/p>\n After half a dozen casts I see Bill with his rod high and arched over, yep, Bill was in…<\/p>\n Bill’s first ever Atlantic\u00a0Salmon, the best way to start a day! But that hat though Bill?<\/p><\/div>\n After a short fight he’d landed his first ever Atlantic Salmon. It wasn’t\u00a0the bonniest of Salmon, it had been through the wars but still, it’s a Salmon and he was off the mark!<\/p>\n I knew after this Bill’s\u00a0confidence would be sky high for the remainder of the day\u00a0and I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be his only today!<\/p>\n Now, the Lower Tay is a big river, even in summer lows which we were experiencing on this day. Sometimes you need to cover the\u00a0pools from the boat to ensure you fish as much of the river as possible and ultimately\u00a0heighten your\u00a0chances of success.<\/p>\n So off we went.\u00a0Anchoring up in one of the most productive back-end Salmon pools of the lower river we had Salmon of all shades and sizes jumping around the boat! This has to be seen to be believed, the Lower River Tay can come alive with Salmon at this time of year.<\/p>\n You would be lucky if thirty seconds would pass without a Salmon belly flopping back into\u00a0the water. For someone that hasn’t experienced this it really helps to\u00a0get the adrenaline flowing!<\/p>\n The Lower River Tay – She’s a big’un!<\/p><\/div>\n Bill and Allan continued to cover the water well. Every now and then Bill would murmur a\u00a0few “ooh” & “ahh, that was a hit”. After an hour one finally committed.<\/p>\n With the drag from the reel producing some lovely music to our ears we knew we were into something more substantial than the first fish.<\/p>\n Carefully edging the boat into the side whilst playing the fish would help us land and photograph the fish, causing the least amount of stress possible.<\/p>\n I had the pleasure of slipping the net under this awesome back-end Hen Salmon, sporting\u00a0full spawning livery.<\/p>\n Unhooking the fish in the net, in the water and after a\u00a0quick photo she was released back to do her business. We can look forward to meeting her kids in a few years time!<\/p>\n A thumper for Bill’s second of the day!<\/p><\/div>\n While we were on the bank we thought it would be as good a\u00a0time\u00a0as any to go cover the top of the beat, which had been left alone by the other anglers all morning so any likely Salmon lying there had not been disturbed yet.<\/p>\n With the top run looking very promising I stuck Allan in front of Bill aka “hot rod” to try get him into the fish first. Before I could even wade back out I hear “fish on Cal”.<\/p>\n Yup, you guessed it, he’s in again – haha. A few choice words were aired in good jest at Bill as I made my way back to do the honours for him.<\/p>\n This was a sparkling bright sea liced\u00a0cock Grilse of around 6 pounds that gave a spirited fight with many nerve wracking, head shaking runs close to the net.\u00a0A\u00a0quick\u00a0photograph and back he went!<\/p>\n Big hand shakes and congratulations were voiced to Bill who had released his third Salmon before lunch – what a morning!<\/p>\n A beautiful third Salmon for Bill. This one with sea-lice straight from the ocean!<\/p><\/div>\n Three Salmon was the half time score and we retired to the hut for a welcome hearty Scottish themed lunch and a celebratory dram!<\/p>\n A quick chat with the other anglers and it was soon apparent that Bill had been the only fortunate angler this morning despite the obscene amount of airborne Salmon seen throughout the beat!<\/p>\n The afternoon session would see us fishing the bottom section of the beat from the left bank. Again, I thought I’d put Bill down behind us in the hope Allan\u00a0would cover any likely fish first before Hot Rod could work his magic!<\/p>\n After a few minutes I had to remind\u00a0Bill about\u00a0wading too close to the lies. A quick briefing of the likely resting areas for a running fish on the inside seam of the run and a few casts later resulted in the fourth hook-up of the day.<\/p>\n Another great fight from this chunky little\u00a0Salmon\u00a0( or Grilse – a \u00a01 sea winter Salmon ) and once Bill subdued her I slipped the net under his epic fourth Salmon of the day!<\/p>\n Salmon number four safely returned to continue its journey.<\/p><\/div>\n Another quick photograph and back she went. “Pretty easy this Salmon fishing Bill isn’t it?” I was delighted for Bill, he now owns the Scotia Fishing record for the most Salmon in one day – which is more than my personal record of three and last seasons best of three!<\/p>\n Fishing is\u00a0funny, Allan\u00a0had the exact same set up and fishing the same areas as Bill yet never touched anything?<\/p>\n I felt for him and I think as anglers we’ve all been there before – sometimes you are just luckier than the others?<\/p>\n Thankfully Bill was better at fishing than he was at selecting his choice of headwear – which was atrocious Bill! \ud83d\ude42 This became a running joke throughout the day with Bill taunting the other anglers asking if they would like to wear his “lucky” hat.<\/p>\n Hey son, did I tell you I caught four Salmon today?…<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n This was one of the most memorable trips from 2015 and I was over the moon for Bill, especially given the long commute endured\u00a0to make this happen.<\/p>\n I emailed\u00a0Bill recently to sum up him his day for me in a \u00a0few words, here was his response:<\/p>\n I spend a good bit of time fishing the coastal and inland waters of Georgia and South Carolina, primarily the Savannah to Charleston area. I’ve been waiting for years to fish Atlantic Salmon in Scotland and Callum Conner provided that opportunity. I caught 4 beautiful fish, 3 before lunch and 1 in the afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n Callum provides the all-round best Salmon fishing experience! Perfect setting and the right equipment for us Americans to experience the Lower Tay. Callum is a congenial host and guide. Listen to him – he knows his fish! He knows his way around the kitchen too. The fish and potato stew was just right – hearty, simple and filling. It was a great way to spend a day fishing with my new son-in-law, since he learned that the ‘old man’ could still out fish him. We call him the son-in-awe now!<\/em><\/p>\n Bill Easterlin<\/p>\n ‘The son in awe’ – love it\u00a0Bill!<\/p>\n Big thanks to my good friend and Ghillie Harry Proud. Not to forget the Salmon gods!<\/p>\n The next client\u00a0to beat this record will receive a fine bottle of single malt Scotch Whisky courtesy of Scotia Fishing!<\/p>\n “Five Salmon in one day for Scotia Fishing guest” – I do like the sound of that…<\/p>\n For more info Salmon fishing dreams on the River Tay please\u00a0visit our\u00a0Salmon fishing in Scotland package<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0contact us now<\/a>\u00a0to enter our enquiry form.<\/p>\n Tight lines![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,74],"tags":[103,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-4536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fishing-reports","8":"category-salmon-2","9":"tag-river-tay","10":"tag-salmon-fishing"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"four-salmon-in-one-day\"](\"https:\/\/scotiafishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/four-salmon-in-one-day-1030x687.jpg\")
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