River
Tweed River Report Week Ending 8th April
With
a fairly settled but windy forecast hopes were high of finally getting a full
week of fishing in reasonable conditions, something we haven’t had all season
so far. With the milder water temperatures and frequent rises in the water the
fish have started to make their further up the river system above Kelso. With
102 fish been reported this week, it’s been the best week of the season so far.
Middle
Pavilion got off and running with Mr Keith Webster landed 2 on Friday. Whilie
Lower Pavillion (2) Bemersyde (5) Upper Dryburgh (3) and Lower Dryburgh (3) all
reporting fish this week, with a cracking 25lber been landed at Lower Dryburgh
on Wednesday.
Bemersyde
Head Ghillie Ian Farr reports “ 6 Fish for the week, biggest 15lbs all fresh
while we also lost 3”
The
Floor’s beats continue to catch on a regular basis with 19 landed for the week.
Speaking
with Makerstoun's Head Boatman Mr Colin Pringle, “1 off Upper and 4 Of Lower
for the week. Mr James Robertson landed a 7lber in the Red Stones Pool on the
CeeCee Fly, Mr Steven Roberts landed 2 with the best weighing 9lbs from the
Pots in the Elchie Pool on the CeeCee Fly. Ms Gillian Hay landing a 7lb fish on
Saturday in the Elchie Pool on a Yellow Monkey.
On the
Junction, the Mike Neil Party fished the first half of the week landed 7 fish
on the fly, while the Ian Mattioli party had 9 to 14lbs for the end of the
week. On Thursday Ms Laura Mattioli christened her new fly rod and landing a
sea liced 7lber with Boatman Gavin Brown. The fish over the course of the week
were mostly liced and were caught on Black and Yellow Flies.
On
Sprouston 10 fish were landed for the week with 6 of these
caught on Friday. Mr Andy Britton with 4 and Mr Jim Reid with 2 all of which
were sea liced and taken on the fly. While on Hendersyde Head Boatman
Ketch reports “5 for the week, mostly fresh with a couple liced. A couple with
dolphin bite marks, at last getting down to a height to slow them down and get
fishing with sink tips and smaller flies"
On Lower
Birgham a very special moment happened on Tuesday when 10 Year old Debbie
Harris landed her 1st Salmon under the guidance of Boatman Ryan
Morrison. Very well done Debbie.
At Upper
North Wark fishing was a bit quieter with 1 landed for the week, Mr Andrew
Bendall been the successful angler landed a lovely 6lb fish from the Snipe.
We’re still seeing the odd fish in the pools.
Water
conditions are starting to suit Tillmouth and they got off the mark on Saturday.
The week
ended with the level at Sprouston 1ft 1” and the water temperature is 50.
Looking
at the availability for the upcoming week I would recommend Tillmouth, Middle Pavillion
and the Dryburgh beats should have a good chance of some action this coming
week.
Looking
ahead to next week the water levels are pretty steady with a slow drop, there
is a bit of rain forecast this week but we’ll need to wait and see what comes.
Conditions are really good for the majority of beats at the moment and with the
lower water conditions I would expect fish to start being caught below
Coldstream.
Water
temperatures are starting to rise to a level where dressed flies in sizes 8 or
10, tubes around the ¾” – 1” size should
be about right. Blacko’s Dee Special, Ghillie, Underghillie & Girnal Shrimp
should bring success fished off floating lines with poly leaders or an
intermediate, while on the spinning front the 13cm Blue Rapala, Tobies in
18gm – 28gm and with the water temperature getting up a bit now the flying c
should bring some success. As always come prepared and always listen to the
advice of your boatman or ghillie.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season So
Far catches as reported on Fishtweed.
Salmon
272 (Biggest 22lb Junction)
Sea Trout
26 (Biggest 8lb Lower Birgham & Junction)
Please come along and like our Facebook Page and join in the discussion and check out our other deadly salmon flies.
For all your Salmon Fishing Flies visit our Tay Salmon Fly Website please click here
If you wish to contact us you can do so by clicking here
Tie your own salmon flies and looking for salmon fly dressings and salmon fly patterns please click here
Tay Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly, Salmon Flies, Fishing Tackle In Dunkeld,
Fishing Tackle In Birnam, River Tay, River Tweed, River Spey, River
Spey, Fly Fishing, Atlantic Salmon, Springer, Spring Salmon. Fly Tying,
Salmon Fly Tying, Salmon Fishing In Scotland. Where To Fish In Scotland,
How To Tie, How Do I Tie, Salmon Fly Dressing, Salmon Fly Dressing,
Salmon Fly Pattern, Murthly Salmon Flies, River Tay Salmon Flies, River
Tweed Salmon Flies. Foxy Tails, Venairds, Futurefly, Eumer, Murthly Beat
1, Murthly Beat 2, Upper Hendersyde,Tay Salmon Flies,Fishing The Tay,
Fish Tay, Fish Tweed, Fish Spey, Fish Dee, Where To Fish For Salmon In
Scotland, Salmon Fishing Holidays In Scotland,Tony Black, Tony Black
Salmon Flies, David Ballingall, David Ballingall Salmon Flies, Upper
North Wark, Upper North Wark Beat River Tweed, Fishtweed, Fish The
Tweed, Tweedbeats,Fishtweed Reports, River Reports,Fishtweed Prospects,