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 […]
BE AWARE: Update on Reporting Skin Damage in Wild Atlantic Salmon
The Scottish Government’s Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) has been responding to reports of skin damage in wild adult Salmon across Scotland. As shown above, the skin damage is presenting itself as reddening around the fins and belly, inflamed (Swollen/Red) vent […]
Tweed Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report online
The Tweed Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report has just been published. The Report includes articles on the current situation for Tweed Salmon, Smolt monitoring, avian predation, fish counter results and monitoring of Tweed’s juvenile fish stocks. There are also updates on […]
Beware – Potential fish disease threat in Scotland
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR DISEASED FISH Reports of fish exhibiting signs of bleeding and / or ulceration are being caught in Norway, Ireland and Scotland. These symptoms are being reported as mainly along the belly area, between the head […]