RIVER TAY FISHING - JOIN PDAA

[Fruin]

John,

There is no doubt about it, if you are in the PDAA and you can fish weekdays, you will get more days fishing for your dosh. However, I have found that even putting in for Saturdas only, you still get a few days a year.
If you can afford a day or two off work, it pays to put in for all the Saturdays and one or two weekdays as extra insurance

[tayspringer]

Zeolite

Yes, definitely. There are a number of members who are on the rigs and they get fishing with no problem. One simple thing to do is join the short notice list. email the BS when you are home and I am sure he can sort out any fishing that is available. There is always cancellations. cannot guarantee that there will always be a rod especially when fish are being caught. You could always apply for ballots and if you happen to be working cancel them.

Hope this helps

johnmac - see you in 40 years time unless you decide to take Fruins advice. He is spot on

[weed]

Tayspringer,

thank you, certainly seems great value, perhaps I will manage to shuffle my working arrangements this year

[johnmac]

sounds good to me guys! i shall look into it.... maybe for next season. thanks for the advice guys.

John.

[tayspringer]

Still Time for you to Join Perth and District Anglers Association and catch one of these beauties.

Information for membership via James McKay Assoc Secretary. Visit www.perthanddistrictanglersassociation.com

[munro]

Tayspringer - having never fished the Tay can you tell me what type of water we are talking about here also what is all this business about queues and ballots.
As I am about 30 miles from Perth membership of the PDAA might be worth considering

[tayspringer]

munro said:

Tayspringer - having never fished the Tay can you tell me what type of water we are talking about here also what is all this business about queues and ballots.
As I am about 30 miles from Perth membership of the PDAA might be worth considering

Munro

The Tay is a brilliant river to fish. The Tay is big river but is easily fished. The beats that PDAA have leased are on some of the best beats on the Tay. The beats that PDAA have are detailed at the very beginning. Some of the fishing is by ballot. The ballot procedure has been detailed in the replies above. Do not worry about the queuing. PDAA have rods on Stormont Angling Club - Rome Croy beat. When there is fish in the Lower river the river tends to get busy as there is no limit on the number of rods that can fish. Stormont members & PDAA x 2 permits each day. Sometimes especially on a Saturday it can be busy so each anglers has to take their turn in fishing. If you fish the Right Bank, there is never any queues. This side is just as good. Both are fly only. Rome Croy is the only beat you will ever expect to queue on. All the other beats are is a a maximum number of rods between 1 and 6. PDAA have delvine all season, beat above Kercock. This beat fishes well. Logierait is the association's own beat (other name is UPPER KINNAIRD) which is fished on alternate days. Fly fishing, spinning is catered for within the fishing PDAA has. Have a look at the web page address above.

Hope this is some help

[munro]

Tayspringer - Thats a great help. Thank you! Sounds as if I should be giving membership some serious thought. I fished the right bank on a middle tweed beat last year and the boatman gave me help in learning to speycast "left hand up"- so the right bank would not give me any problems.

[tayspringer]

MUNRO

From the right bank you could also do the double spey cast

[munro]

True enough - but I my single spey seems to produce a smoother longer cast - I suppose the double is, at least for me, the poor relation, only used when I have to. I suspect its the same for most people