The low monthly totals on the Ettrick in 2018 compared to previous years reflect the exceptionally low water and probably the lower abundance of Spring Salmon this year. Similar results have been seen before in June 2001, but this was compensated by […]
Salmon Champion Michelle Ballantyne praises Tweed Salmon Management
Michelle Ballantyne – MSP for the South of Scotland – spent a day with the River Tweed Commission and Tweed Foundation learning more about Tweed Salmon in her role as the Scottish Environment Species Champion for Atlantic Salmon. Mrs Ballantyne […]
Buckland Lecture at St Andrews
2018 Buckland Professor Scottish Lecture Tour Thursday, 1 November 2018 – University of St Andrews Doors open 16.30 Lecture commences 17.00 The Gateway Theatre, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9RJ The Tweed Foundation’s senior biologist, Dr Ronald Campbell, is […]
Take Extra Care When Preparing Salmon with Red Vent to Eat…
Many Salmon in the river appear to have red vent syndrome (anisakis) this season and with practically all of the Salmon being caught in the nets at Paxton – where the Tweed Foundation carries out its research tagging – seeming to suffer […]
Tweed’s Spring Catch Low – but there have been lower….
The River Tweed Commission has compiled the Tweed catch for the Spring season to 30th June. The overall reported catch by rod & line was 1,083 Salmon. Whilst this represents a further drop on last season when 1,843 fish were […]
Dr Ronald Campbell goes on tour as the 2018 Buckland Professor
2018 Buckland Professor The Tweed Foundation’s senior biologist, Dr Ronald Campbell, gave his first lecture on the history of Salmon management in the British Isles – as part of his year as the Buckland Professor. Ronald now works part-time for The Foundation […]
Clean Sweep on the Gala Water
The River Tweed Commission and Tweed Foundation staff joined the Gala Waterways Group (GWG) – started by Alastair Lings – for a blitz on rubbish dumped in the Gala Water last Friday. GWG has been working to clear the Gala […]
August 2018 issue of ‘the River’ now online
The Tweed Fisheries Management bodies – the River Tweed Commission & The Tweed Foundation – issue monthly updates on fisheries issues for all those on the river. The 2018 The River Issue 6 is now available. The updates are distributed to fishing […]
Tweed Foundation latest Annual Report published
The Tweed Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report is now available online, reporting on many aspects of its work, and setting the direction for the future. Catch up with work on river temperatures and juvenile stock monitoring, predation, and Brown trout issues. […]
Tweed fish counter totals
Now that the Ettrick counter is up and running, we will start posting the provisional monthly totals for all three Tweed fish counters. Particularly for September, October and sometimes November, there is a lot of data processing required, so for […]