Meikleour Fishings Meikleour & Upper Islamouth Availability & booking

Celebration & charity fishing

The Meikleour
Opening.

Anglers, friends and a few four-legged guests gather by the river to celebrate the start of the salmon fishing season.

With pipers, the blessing of the river and a ceremonial first cast, the Meikleour Opening is a much-loved date in our fishing calendar.

Pipers beside the River Tay at the Meikleour Opening

Our next opening

Friday 15 January 2027

Details of our 2027 opening celebration and charity fishing day will be announced soon.

The ceremonial blessing of the river at Meikleour

Fishing for a good cause

A tradition of giving.

Over the past ten years, the Meikleour Opening has supported a number of local educational charities. We currently support the Tay Rivers Trust’s Salmon in the Classroom projects.

For a small donation made directly to the charity on the day, anglers can enjoy fishing at Meikleour, support a good cause — and perhaps even land a springer.

Advance booking is essential. All anglers must obtain a fishing ticket before fishing. Booking arrangements for 2027 will be announced with the event details.

Visit the Tay Rivers Trust

People, pipers & the river

Guests making the ceremonial first cast beside Kinclaven Bridge
Guests fishing from a ghillied boat beneath Kinclaven Bridge
Opening celebrations on the riverbank at Meikleour
The Tay and Isla junction and Kinclaven Bridge in winter
A terrier in a tartan coat enjoying the Meikleour Opening
A salmon trophy displayed beside the river during the opening celebrations

Join us by the river

Enquire about the
Meikleour Opening.

For enquiries about the opening celebration or charity fishing, please contact our estate office.

Email our estate office

01250 883424
fishing@islamouth.co.uk