Two prominent fishing spots located along the River Tay in Perthshire have been put on the market for £1.1 million.
Dunkeld House Water and Newtyle Water are being offered for sale at £550,000 each in a rare opportunity to purchase the fishing rights to the section of river.
The ‘beats’, set on either side of the historic seven-arch Thomas Telford Bridge in Dunkeld, are being sold by estate agents Strutt and Parker.
One of the beats, Newtyle Water, comes equipped with a timber fishing hut with a verandah and barbecue area.
The Tay – the longest river in Scotland – also offers potential owners the chance to kayak, paddle board and canoe down their very own stream.
It is home to otters, beavers, kingfishers and freshwater pearl mussels.
However, it is salmon fishing that draws most visitors to the Tay.
It was also home to the UK’s biggest ever rod-caught salmon – a 64lb monster caught by Georgina Ballantine in October 1922.
The river is world-renowned for its fly fishing, as well as spinning and tactical boat sport.
Robert McCulloch, head of Strutt and Parker’s estates and farm agency in Scotland, said: “There have been no prime stretches of the River Tay available for sale for a number of years and the market for rural assets and natural capital investment opportunities at present is buoyant.
“The combination of these two beautiful beats gives purchasers the opportunity to enjoy and earn income from the traditional sport of salmon fishing whilst celebrating and benefitting from the other leisure and recreational opportunities that ownership of this glorious stretch of world-renowned river provides.
“We expect a busy few weeks of enquiries after the sale is launched.”
There is currently a 100 per cent catch and release policy in place while the local fisheries board looks to tackle diminishing stock.
The land up for sale also includes one of Scotland’s oldest and most iconic trees – the Birnam Oak – thought to be one of the sole surviving remnants of the great forest which once straddled the banks of the River Tay.
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