River Tay, near Stanley. From the Craigs (boundary with Benchil beat) downstream to the mouth of the Shochie Burn. The upper part is the famous Fishponds beat, the lower half is Luncarty (west side) and Knowesbank (east side). The upper/lower beat boundary is shown by a marker post on the right bank just downstream from the hut.
NB The beat fishes double bank (with beat rotation) ALL SEASON
Beat Rotation for 2024 is - Lower beat fished Mon, Wed, Fri; Upper beat Tue, Thu, Sat;
2024 Availability
The association has two rods daily from Tuesday 16 Jan until Saturday 29 June. In addition there is one evening permit (kindly donated by Mr Alan Dunnet) from 01 April until the end of the season (initially, evening permits will be bookable online with normal credits but later these will be via enhanced credits).
Booking type
Mon
Two permits, online.
Tue
Two permits, online
Wed
Two permits, online.
Thur
Two permits, online
Fri
Two permits, online.
Sat
Two permits, online
Donated Evening Permit (from 6pm till dusk)
Mr Alan Dunnet has kindly gifted the Association one Evening Permit for Upper Redgorton. The permit is available for six evenings of the week, as follows:
Monday April 1 - Tuesday 15 Oct: BOTH Banks - Lower beat fished Mon, Wed, Fri; Upper beat Tue, Thu, Sat; all days 6pm to dusk.
Members must not approach the river bank before 6pm. Contact the Ghillie at the hut before fishing. Members on this permit will fish using fly only in normal conditions. Spinning is allowed only in high and coloured water, when the Craw's Stone is covered.
Mon
One permit, online
Tue
One permit, online
Wed
One permit, online
Thur
One permit, online
Fri
One permit, online
Sat
One permit, online
Guest permits
Guest permits are not available on Upper Redgorton
Safety & General Advice
Spring and Summer Permits: Members should report to the Ghillie Mike Hay (tel: 07762 464407) at the fishing hut at 9:00am. This hut is located on the right bank. For those wishing to fish the left bank (until 29 May only) there are two options:
- Mike will ferry fishers across.
- Fishers can drive round to the other side. (Members should use this option if they will be arriving late or leaving early).
Members going directly to the left bank should contact Mike before 9:00am. When fishing the left bank, PDAA anglers do not have access to the Fishponds hut and parking! Park at the Electricity Generating Turbine - see beat description.
Donated Evening Permit: Left bank parking see beat description
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