Tay Salmon Cargill Beat Description
Cargill is one of the most productive and best known beats on the Tay. The beat is divided into two double bank beats, upper and lower Cargill which are fished on alternate days. Anglers will fish the upper beat on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and the lower beat on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Week 1 - 13 there will be one Ghillie on the beat. Week 14 onwards you will be accompanied by two Ghillies There are two boats and a well appointed luncheon hut on each beat with WC, cooking facilities, hot and cold running water and wood burners to ensure a comfortable days fishing.
The character of the Cargill starts on the upper beat with the Bridge Stream, this is ideal for fly fishing, a long stream which can be fished in almost any height of water. As there is deep water close in this stretch is easy to fish. Moving up the beat the water flattens out and flows over what might be best described as a shelf of sandstone rock which runs for nearly half a mile. This is highly deceptive though because under the apparently placid surface strong tongues of flow have worn deep holes in to the ledges of rock
Cargills Monsters
Cargill is one of the most productive and best known beats on the Tay. The beat is divided into two double bank beats, upper and lower Cargill which are fished on alternate days. Anglers will fish the upper beat on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and the lower beat on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Week 1 - 13 there will be one Ghillie on the beat. Week 14 onwards you will be accompanied by two Ghillies There are two boats and a well appointed luncheon hut on each beat with WC, cooking facilities, hot and cold running water and wood burners to ensure a comfortable days fishing.
The character of the Cargill starts on the upper beat with the Bridge Stream, this is ideal for fly fishing, a long stream which can be fished in almost any height of water. As there is deep water close in this stretch is easy to fish. Moving up the beat the water flattens out and flows over what might be best described as a shelf of sandstone rock which runs for nearly half a mile. This is highly deceptive though because under the apparently placid surface strong tongues of flow have worn deep holes in to the ledges of rock
Cargills Monsters
| Weight | Date & Person/Location |
|---|---|
| 40lb | September 1946, Upper Cargill |
| 40lb | September 1944, Upper Cargill |
| 42lb | September 1944, Lower Cargill |
| 43lb | October 1926, Sir Stuart Coats |
| 53lb | October 1923, Sir Stuart Coats |
| 41lb | September 1906, Mr Arthur Moon |
| 41lb | October 1948, Pot Shot |
| 42lb | June 1958, Colin Leslie, Pot Shot |
| 42lb | June 1959, Colin Leslie, The Cradle |
| 42lb | September 1972, Colin Leslie, The Cradle |
| 40lb | August 1973, Jim Pirrie, Cobble Croy |
| 42lb | September 1974, Gordon McGregor, Cobble Croy |
| 41lb | September 1975, George Taylor, Cobble Croy |
| 40lb | July 1976, Colin Leslie, The Cradle |
| 43lb | March 1983, Colin Leslie, Cobble Croy |
