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 […]
River Tweed Photography Competition
Help us show how brilliant Tweed is! Over the next few weeks we are holding a photography competition to find pictures that capture the magic of Tweed – whether that is the beautiful landscape or the tranquillity, excitement or skill […]
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 […]
October 2019 – provisional fish counter totals
Fish counter totals can be found at this link :- Fish counter provisional totals Ettrick counter – a problem with the fish counting algorithm has been detected and is currently being investigated. This means another 565 fish movements for the […]
October 2019 issue of ‘the River’ now published
The October 2019 issue of ‘the River’ includes a piece on our pilot tracking study….. of birds – shortly to begin! There is information on how we plan to expand our adult salmon tagging programme and an update on fish recaptures […]
September 2019 issue of ‘the River’ now published
The September 2019 issue of ‘the River’ reports on how long fish remain catchable once in the river system. We provide a reminder to look out for fish disease – and to take care when handling or keeping fish that are […]
Reward for sponsor of this season’s fastest Tweed Salmon smolt
Sponsor of the fastest smolt travelling to the Tweed estuary during the 2019 salmon smolt study receives his prize. Robert Campbell’s Salmon smolt sponsorship worked out well this Spring – for both him and the smolt! Smolt Tag No. 39 […]
Developing Strong Collaborative Working to Protect our Iconic Fish Species from Poaching
Police and fisheries managers are joining forces to crack down on salmon poaching in the Borders and Lothian at a crucial time for the iconic species. The River Tweed Commission, Fisheries Management Scotland and Police Scotland will be working to […]
August 2019 – provisional fish counter totals
Provisional fish counter totals for the Tweed fish counters can be found here :- Fish counter provisional totals