Blessed with beginner’s luck, angler Andrew McAdam this week caught a massive 38lb salmon on the Tay on his first attempt at salmon fishing.
“It was an incredible day for Andrew,” said Rob Mitchell of the Tay Foundation.
“Not only did he land the fish of a lifetime during a salmon fishing debut to remember but he also caught a 14-pounder.
“In fact, these two fish were hooked in three casts.”
The fish was hooked on a floating red devon by Mr McAdam, from Boness, on Wednesday.
He was fishing with ghillie Steven McIrvine on the Glendelvine water at Murthly the same area where Georgina Ballantine’s famous UK record 64lb fish was landed in 1922.
This week’s mighty fish was measured prior to its release and came in at a length of 117cm with a girth of 62.5cm.
Mr McIrvine had never seen anything like it in his decade as a ghillie on the beat.
“It was certainly the biggest fish I have seen landed in the last 10 years,” he said.
“It must be the biggest spring fish on the Tay for a number of years.”
Mr McAdam’s fish is the latest in a number of large fish-weighing from 25lb to 35lb which have been landed in the last few weeks, according to Mr Mitchell.
“It’s fantastic news for the river as a whole, as these multi-sea winter fish just keep on coming this season,” he said.