2019 RTC Annual Report
The River Tweed Commission (RTC) published its 2019 Annual Report this morning at its AGM in Kelso. The RTC’s figures for last season showed a modest improvement on 2018, when exceedingly dry conditions for many months depressed catches. 6,814 salmon […]
First 2020 issue of ‘the River’ now available online
The February 2020 issue of ‘the River’ includes a plea for anglers to look out for more tagged fish this season. Tweed boatmen are helping the RTC with a tagging scheme to learn more about second recaptures in the river […]
Official 2019 Tweed catch sees a small improvement on the previous season
The River Tweed Commission’s official catch figures for the 2019 season can now be revealed. The total Salmon catch last season was 6,814 compared to 6,129 in 2018. 6,382 salmon were caught by rod and line (5,644 in 2018) and […]
RTC Annual General Meeting – March 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF The River Tweed Commission’s Annual General Meeting which will be held on Monday, 2nd March 2020 at 09.30am at The Ednam House Hotel, Bridge Street, Kelso The AGM is a public meeting and all are welcome […]
Tweed education work benefits from FishPal donation
FishPal presented The Tweed Foundation with a cheque of £585 yesterday. The donation is collected from anglers when booking their fishing on FishPal’s Tweed pages. Tweed Foundation Director, Fay Hieatt, said “We are incredibly grateful to FishPal and the Tweed […]
Vacancies with the River Tweed Commission
The River Tweed Commission has the following two employment opportunities: CLERK TO THE RIVER TWEED COMMISSION & DIRECTOR OF THE TWEED FOUNDATION An opportunity to shape fisheries management on the River Tweed (Up to £65,000) Based near Melrose The […]
Help Track Tweed Smolts down to the estuary this Spring……
TWEED SALMON SMOLT SURVIVAL STUDY 2020 Following on from our pilot acoustic tracking study in Spring 2019, the Tweed Foundation will be tagging 150 salmon smolts next Spring to discover how many reach the sea and where the losses take […]
Opportunity for a full-time Ghillie on Tweed
Full Time Ghillie Required For a Middle Beat on the River Tweed Commencement Date by mutual agreement Competitive Salary, Accommodation if required and Benefits inc. For further information and an application form contact: Mertoun Estate Office, St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 […]
Tweed’s 2020 salmon smolt tracking study needs your help!
TWEED SALMON SMOLT SURVIVAL STUDY 2020 Following on from our pilot acoustic tracking study in Spring 2019, the Tweed Foundation will be tagging 150 salmon smolts next Spring to discover how many reach the sea and where the losses […]
November 2019 issue of ‘the River’ now published
The November 2019 issue of ‘the River‘ includes a brief comment on the 2019 season – for salmon, sea-trout and brown trout, and a report on how our tagged fish fared this year. There’s a report from our Head Fishery […]