Freestone · Mixed · Perthshire / Stirlingshire, GB-SCT

River Teith

Photo of River Teith

The Scottish Government grades the River Teith's salmon Moderate (Grade 2) for 2026, as part of the River Teith SAC: catch and release is strongly encouraged, and every salmon caught before 1 April must be released by law.

Today · Closed season
Partridge and Orange
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.61 m
Lifting fast
Water temp7.0°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather5°C
WindN 19 km/h
Pressure1007 hPa
Rain · recent5.6 mm
Rain · ahead4.3 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 17%

Low insect activity predicted today

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
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1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Endrick Water
29 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout · Atlantic salmon
Upper Forth
8.0 km
Brown trout · Sea trout · Atlantic salmon
Allan Water
8.0 km
Brown trout
River Devon
19 km
Brown trout
River Carron (Stirlingshire)
23 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of River Teith
    River Teith
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

It also holds excellent brown trout, particularly on the middle beats between Callander and Doune, where the river runs fast and clear over gravel and boulders. Most beats are privately let through estates and the Teith District Salmon Fishery Board; club water exists for day-ticket trout fishing through Callander and Doune Angling Clubs. Spring salmon run from March; grilse from June; autumn run through September and October.

Sea trout here

Summer-autumn runs (June–September), nocturnal pattern in peak season

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

SEPA (Scotland) · UKSC006834

Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3230% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 31 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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At a glance

River Teith is a freestone river in Perthshire / Stirlingshire, Scotland. It sits at about 20 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 39 km long. Our data lists brown trout, atlantic salmon and sea trout here. It is classed as a salmon river. The salmon season is recorded as running from 1 February to 31 October. Best window recorded for anglers: March to May (spring salmon), June to August (grilse + trout). Core methods listed: Spey casting; small double (salmon); upstream wet fly (trout). Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as moderate. Nearby waters in our listings include Upper Forth at 8.0 km, Allan Water at 8.0 km and River Devon at 19 km.