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 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 […]
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 […]
April issue of ‘the River’ now available
The April 2019 issue of the River includes: updates on The Tweed Foundation’s two smolt tracking studies, progress on the diet analysis study, and an interesting piece on a rather special Brown Trout. The Tweed Fisheries Management bodies – the […]
Tweed Foundation Biology Work – March 2019
Summarising some of the work The Tweed Foundation has undertaken during the last two months…………. Management Plan: Smolt tracking receiver installation and range testing (JH, KG), Smolt trapping and tagging (JH, KG), Brown trout acoustic tracking (KG), River Temperature Monitoring […]
March issue of ‘the River’ now online
The March issue includes: updates on The Tweed Foundation’s new smolts tracking work, a new study about to start to look at the diet of avian predators, a plea for more anglers to take scale samples from Springers, and more. […]
Official 2018 Tweed catch announced
The River Tweed Commission’s (RTC) 2018 Annual Report confirms that last season’s official overall Salmon catch figure was 6,129. The Salmon rod catch, at 5,644, represented a further fall in catches for the fourth year running. The Spring catch last […]
November issue of ‘the River’
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-November-The River-Issue-9 is now available. The updates are distributed to fishing huts, hotels and […]
Event: Lecture on ‘A History of Salmon Management’ next Monday, 3rd December
Dr Ronald Campbell, the 2018 Buckland Professor* is presenting his lecture on “A History of Salmon Management in the British Isles” at Drygrange next week. Monday 3rd December 2018 at 7pm at The Tweed Foundation, Drygrange Steading, Melrose, TD6 9DJ […]