Summarising some of the work The Tweed Foundation has undertaken during the last two months…………. Management Plan: Electro-fishing administration (JH), NEPS (National Electro-fishing Programme for Scotland) survey sites (JH, KG), manual tracking of acoustic tagged salmon smolts (JH), acoustic tagging […]
July 2019 – provisional fish counter totals
With a few rises in water level throughout the catchment, fish counter totals are ticking along. Sea Trout being seen in both counters and the odd Grilse. Provisional totals can be found here. A build of Sea Trout in the […]
Join us at the Border Union Show in Kelso this weekend
Join the Tweed at the Border Union Show this weekend 2019 is International Year of the Salmon, and we will be celebrating all things Atlantic Salmon at this year’s Show The Tweed Foundation will be running a children’s quiz on […]
Great Tweed Raffle Draw results
2019 The GREAT Tweed Raffle The Great Tweed Raffle draw took place earlier today. Results, relayed by live video on Facebook, can be viewed here. The Raffle has raised £6,200 for The Tweed Foundation’s salmon smolts tracking work on the […]
July 2019 issue of ‘the River’ now live
The July 2019 issue of “the River” includes information on some of the more unusual data to emerge from the Salmon smolt tracking work undertaken by the Tweed Foundation during the Spring, the initial fish counter figures for June, an update […]
June 2019 provisional fish counter totals
Both the Whiteadder and Ettrick received some welcome rainfall and increased water levels. Sea Trout are now appearing at both counters, typically around 50-55 cm The provisional totals can be found at the following link – Fish counter provisional totals
Feeling the heat in Greenland!
Wildly fluctuating temperatures not seen before are making life even harder for Salmon…… We generally think of Salmon as a freshwater fish that goes out to sea to feed in Arctic waters. But it is equally true to think of […]
June issue of ‘the River’ out now
The June 2019 issue of ‘the River‘ includes: an update on the salmon smolt tracking work of The Tweed Foundation, and news on our latest fund-raising event to help pay for the continuation of the smolt tagging and tracking work next […]
We’re coming up to Pink Salmon Spawning Time
Please watch out for Pink Salmon on Tweed July is spawning time for these fish. Unprecedented numbers were caught in Scottish rivers in 2017, including fifteen reports on the Tweed Breeding males are immediately identifiable because of their humps, as […]
May 2019 provisional fish counter totals
Provisional totals up to the end of May for the Ettrick, Gala and Whiteadder counters can be found at:- Fish counter provisional totals Numbers for the Whiteadder are around average, with a few small spates towards the end of May […]