First issue of ‘the River’ now online
The Tweed Fisheries Management bodies – the River Tweed Commission & The Tweed Foundation – have issued the first in a monthly series of updates, which should be of interest to all those on the river. The 2018 March […]
River Tweed Commission 2017 Annual Report
The River Tweed Commission has published its 2017 Annual Report including catches for the season. With an overall Salmon catch of 7,003 (8,221 in 2016), 2017’s catch was down by 15% on the previous season. 6,577 Salmon (7,680 in 2016) were […]
Catch & Release for autumn fish?
The Tweed Foundation has produced a paper on the potential merit of returning autumn Salmon, particularly hen fish, late on in the season. Whilst angling culture has shifted over the decades, and with a large number of anglers keeping very […]
All Change on Tweed!
The clues to understanding what could be happening to our Salmon stocks at present – and particularly why the catches in the autumn are now so poor – can be found by looking at run timing records, and how the […]
Times are a-changing for Tweed’s Salmon Catches
Everyone who fishes the Tweed is incredibly concerned about the great change that appears to be taking place in the catches. Autumn grilse have declined while Summer fish (mainly Salmon) have increased in number and this can now be illustrated by […]
Much-reduced Grilse run seen on many rivers this year
Far fewer Grilse have been seen on Tweed this season, and this worrying trend is also been seen on many other rivers, although not all. Summer fishing produced good numbers of Salmon on Tweed, but less fish are now being caught […]
Upper Tweed Fishing on Offer – Early October 2017
THE LAST OFFERS IN THIS YEAR’S TWEED AUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER Fish the Upper Tweed at Holylee, The Yair or Cardrona in early October Days on offer include: Holylee for 2 rods – Wednesday 4th October. Offers of £130 for the […]
Tweed Foundation – Biology Work August 2017
Summarising some of the work that The Tweed Foundation has undertaken during the month……. Management Plan: Timed electro-fishing monitoring (J Hunt, K Galt, R Brydon); Toddle Burn electro-fishing monitoring work, post-easements (K Galt); Halk Burn and Cockholm Burn easements planning (K Galt); […]
Pink Salmon Spawning Time!
Several Pink Salmon have been reported on Tweed, and any information on further captures would be helpful. See our previous News item. Fisheries Management Scotland has reports of around 70 captures of Pinks (Pacific) Salmon throughout the whole of Scotland […]
Pink Salmon Update – one found on Tweed
Following on from our post on PINK SALMON earlier this month, the first Pink Salmon was found on Tweed at Tillmouth yesterday. PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR THESE FISH and report any findings to the RTC or Tweed Foundation The Pink […]