Jock Monteith Salmon Fishing Scotland

09/05/2024

How to visualise a deep salmon Summer holding pool and pair that with you fly's depth and annoyance levels to force stubborn resident fish to take.

08/05/2024

Useful information on various tactical salmon fishing approaches along with sound career based salmon fishing advice from one of Scotland's best known professional salmon guides.

07/05/2024

The most experienced professional salmon guides in Scotland can literally sense the presence of wild Atlantic salmon in a pool such is their level of awareness which no doubt tracks back to basic ancient human hunting skills.

06/05/2024

Professional salmon fishing guide advice on exactly why to slow down and think about your salmon pool approach so as not to spook salmon that could otherwise have been easily caught.

05/05/2024

Professional salmon guide tips on how to spool up a salmon fly reel and spinning reel correctly to avoid line twist and without over or under spooling your reel or major line twist issues.

03/05/2024

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The importance of making sure you're fishing your salmon fly correctly through the eyes of a professional Scottish salmon fishing guide and why understanding the different fly swim tactics will increase your chances of salmon fishing success.

01/05/2024

With Atlantic salmon now recently added to the Endangered Species list is this really due to salmon being unable to fulfil their biological objectives or is it a careless, ineffective & generally complacent stock management protocol that's gradually allowed salmon populations to reduce over...

26/04/2024

An account of how to view a salmon pool and force a salmon's curiosity onto your salmon fly and how watching for high pressure and making sure you have good salmon pool coverage can assist in Scottish salmon fishing.

22/04/2024

Useful tip on how to improve your Spey casting efficiency for more salmon fishing enjoyment and superior salmon pool fishing coverage.

20/04/2024

The best advice on thinking deeper about the material used in the construction of your salmon fly and why the natural stream movement and sparkle from your salmon fly plays a vital role in the success of your salmon fishing day.

19/04/2024

Professional Scottish salmon fishing thoughts and advice on the use of sinking tips at the front end of your salmon fly line and what the reality of using these sinking tips really is when it comes to effectively positioning your salmon fly in the correct targeted area of the water column.

18/04/2024

A psychological & tactical profile breakdown of what separates regular salmon fishers from the elite team of sub surface salmon magnets who occasionally grace their presence on the swirling brilliance of the Scottish salmon rivers.

18/04/2024

The best professional salmon fishing information on how to spin fish the River Tay effectively for maximum salmon pool water coverage and optimal depth, retrieve angle and speed of the salmon spinning lure to maximise your salmon spin fishing potential.

17/04/2024

Useful advice on how to wade a Scottish salmon river safely and correctly to increase your chances of catching salmon without ruining the pools for the day.

14/04/2024

The most accurate hooking information from a highly experienced professional Scottish salmon guide on how to set the hook properly when a salmon takes your salmon fly.

13/04/2024

Advanced professional 'career based 'tactical salmon guide information on how to make certain you stand a good chance of success while fishing for salmon in Scotland on every fishing day.

10/04/2024

Understanding salmon fishing and what drives the inconsistent salmon catch statistics on the Scottish salmon rivers along with useful information on why there's always an opportunity to catch salmon on the Scottish rivers during all water conditions.

08/04/2024

The best advice on why instruction from a professional Scottish salmon guide massively increases your chances of salmon fishing success and why it is important to not only know where salmon are to be located in a river but exactly how to fly fish effectively over them.

06/04/2024

Logic based facts regarding why early hook point pressure is vital for converting the salmon take on a spinning lure into a landed fish scenario and where the vast majority of salmon anglers let themselves down when spin fishing for salmon.

05/04/2024

You can bet your life on the fact that there will be plenty Spring salmon ready to run the Scottish salmon rivers during the following weeks. While not that many years ago the bulk of the Spring run on the River Tay appeared in May it looks like this head of fish are showing up a month earlier these...

04/04/2024

The importance of why your salmon fly must be covering the salmon pools effectively which is a rare thing to see on the Scottish salmon rivers with the exception of those who know exactly how to catch salmon.

30/03/2024

This fine fish was landed a few moments ago by our guided Russian guests on the River Tay at Kinnaird just below the Tummel/Tay confluence courtesy of top professional guide Iain Kirk. This is the party's 2nd fish over the last 2 days so very well done.

18/03/2024

The salmon fishing importance of recognising subtle hints on the Scottish salmon rivers during the early Spring months as to where salmon holding areas usually are always to be found.

12/03/2024

Information on where to look for resting salmon that can be fished over to cut down the daily fishing effort to only the likely areas of a salmon pool so as not to waste valuable salmon fishing time and increase your chances of salmon fishing success.

09/03/2024

Why keeping full composure when the initial tug from a salmon that's taken your salmon fly is firstly felt and why this is such a vitally important part of Scottish salmon fly fishing if success is to be achieved.

07/03/2024

Professional salmon fishing guide advice on the length and breaking strain of your salmon fly line leader and facts regarding the energy transfer you're looking to achieve when casting and 'turning over' a salmon fly and why salmon are not leader shy creatures.

14/02/2024

The importance of the Scottish salmon fishing month of March and why Scottish salmon fishers should pay close attention to this early Spring period on the River Tay and other Scottish rivers when there's a real chance of an absolutely pristine fresh run 'power house' salmon.

19/01/2024

How to work out exactly which salmon fly patterns to use and why not to change your salmon fly too often unless you're trying to target a specific salmon that's being uncooperative.