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Sunday, 18 August 2019

River Tweed River Report Week Ending 17th August 2019 - Tay Salmon Fly



River Tweed River Report Week Ending 17th August

On Monday we were greeted by a proper flood getting to over 8ft on the Sprouston gauge which should have given the river a much needed clean out and get some fish on the move. As the water dropped and started to clear fish were caught in good numbers with individual beats reporting double figure catch days on Wednesday, Middle Mertoun and Lower Floors both catching 11 fish for the day and a few other beats reporting 8s and 9s for the day, with that, this week was the best weeks catch of the season so far. A combined catch of 415 Salmon and Sea Trout were reported with fish been caught on most beats on a variety of methods but the excellent “Carrot” Rapala proving its worth in the falling coloured water. Hopefully more of the same this week coming.

Above Kelso 89 fish were reported, with Middle Mertoun 17, Upper Floors 14, Lower Floors 15, Rutherford 13 and Lower Pavilion 10 having the best of the fishing. Along with the 13 Salmon at Rutherford they also landed 12 Sea Trout on Tuesday and 10 Sea Trout on Wednesday with Mr Jonathan Reddin been amongst the successful rods.   Lower Pavilion had 10 Salmon and 23 Sea Trout for the week Mr Scott Connelly, Mr Lee Conway and Mr James Mclay having success on Saturday. Mr Craig Drever had success at Boleside while on Dryburgh Upper Mr Bob Mallindine had a nice fish from the Throat Stream. Mr Callum Conner of Scotia Fishing had a lovely fresh grilse from the upper river.
Between Kelso and Coldstream 97 fish were reported with the fish scattered about a few beats with Lees 21, Lower North Wark 14 and Junction 10 having the best of the fishing. On Upper North Wark Mr John Marshall fishing the fly landed 3 fish 16lbs from the Dub on a black and yellow, he followed this up with a 14lber from the Snipe on the same black and yellow then the following day landed a 10lber in the same pool on a Willie Gunn. Fishing at Lower Birgham Lauren from the USA landed her first ever salmon weighing 6lbs. Fishing on the Lees Mr Nigel Houldsworth landed 4 from the Cauldstream on Friday, 3 of these were nice fresh fish. Fishing at the Junction Mr Steve Robbins had success.

Below Coldstream 29 fish were reported, with Tillmouth landing 7, Ladykirk 6, Milne Graden 5 and Pedwell 5 having the best of the fishing. Mr Ian Hayward had success at Milne Graden landed fish up to 18lbs.

On the River Till, higher water level for the week made fishing difficult and only 2 Sea Trout at Tiptoe were reported.
229 Salmon and 186 Sea Trout, with the best fish for the week was 18lb Salmon caught on the Milne Graden beat.



Lower Birgham Head Boatman Mr Tom Davis reports “This week saw the water from last weekend drop fast and clear. We had an incredible Tuesday morning landing 4 salmon and loosing 3 others. Then 2 Wednesday, 1 and 2 sea trout Thursday, one salmon Friday and a salmon and a sea trout Saturday. We easily lost as many as we landed this week but nice to get in and amongst the fish. The water is a good height and hope it stays up a bit and Fingers crossed this next week continues in the same fashion. Tight lines Tom.

Hendersyde Head Boatman Ketch reports “After losing Monday to a dirty flood we managed to wet the line for the rest of the wk. little lifts every other day making things difficult but not impossible. It was a quiet river and we actually caught more than we saw moving and ended the week with a mixture of 8 salmon and grilse plus 6 sea trout”

On Upper North Wark, nice to be back fishing with some water running under the boat after the 8ft rise on Monday dropping and clearing as the week progressed before the rise on Friday night ruined Saturday. We finished with 3 for the week and lost 3. Mr John Marshall had a good couple of days landing 3 fish at 16lbs, 14lbs and 10lbs all on the fly.


Berwick and District Angling Association Secretary Dave Cowan reports “Whiteadder dropped away during the week to settle at 1ft 9 inches on Saturday and in very good condition. River holding a lot of Grilse at the moment and fishing well. One 3lb sea trout on Monday followed by a 9 lb salmon on Tuesday and three Grilse Wednesday. Finished the week with a further three Grilse on Saturday. Prospects for Monday good but need rain to keep the level up.


Hawick Angling Club reports “As usual, late July and early August has been difficult for fishing. Acreknowe, has fished reasonably well but it has been hit or miss as far as seeing fish rise. Again the last hour has been the most successful. Williestruther has been very lightly fished the past few weeks. Power bait is still taking the majority of fish. Barnes Loch like, Acreknowe, is fishing best just before dark. Again sedges taking most fish. On the rivers the water levels have been up and down over the past week. A few sea-trout and the odd salmon have been caught. We need the water to settle down to see what is there. Tickets can be purchased from the usual outlets. Tight Lines”


We are blessed in this area to have some superb local fishing tackle shops that are well worth a visit the superb well stocked Borders Gunroom in St Boswells and Fin and Game in Kelso I would recommend for a rummage round which and find out from the local staff what’s currently doing the damage on the river and lochs.

After any fishing trip on the Tweed it’s always worth a trip to Kelso to enjoy a superb meal with great atmosphere in the fabulous Contented Vine restaurant. I would highly recommend it as a must visit during your trip. Call 01573 224777 to reserve your table.

The stunning Saddler Cottage, located within the grounds of Tillmouth Park in now under new ownership. Suitable for fishers and families this lovely cottage is very handily placed for fishing the Lower and Bottom Tweed beats. If you would like more information please check out the link https://www.crabtreeandcrabtree.com/properties/saddler-cottage/

The week ended with the level at Sprouston 2ft 1” and the water temperature is 58.


Looking at the availability for this coming week I would recommend Boleside, Upper Hendersyde and Upper North Wark beats should have a chance of some action this week.


The forecast this coming week, Monday will remain rather windy, with further heavy and perhaps thundery showers developing at times. Tuesday will start on a relatively dry and bright note, though rain or showers will slowly push in from the south-west through the day. More eastern districts may remain drier. Dry for a time at first on Wednesday, though becoming very wet and windy as a further front moves in from the west. Thursday will be another windy day, with showers or longer spells of rain at times.

As always I would like to thank all those who provide me with the information to make this report, it is very much appreciated. If you have any information or photo’s you would like included please get in touch with Martin on 07825334427 or info@taysalmonfly.co.uk


Look at what to bring for the week aheads fishing, intermediate lines with assorted poly leaders should suffice on most places with Gledswood Shrimp, Sunray Shadow, Ghillie and Cascader are all capable to tempting fish on half inch or dressed flies in size 8 and 10. On the spinning front the Orange Rapala, 28-30gm tobies should bring results.

As always come prepared and always listen to the advice of your boatman or ghillie. If you’re needing to top up your fly box ahead of your trip please check out www.taysalmonfly.co.uk


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Season So Far catches
Total catch last week:  229 Salmon 186 Sea Trout
Total caught so far this season: 2715 Salmon and 1401 Sea Trout


As reported on Fishtweed:-
(Biggest Salmon 20lb Sprouston & BDAA Whiteadder)
(Biggest Sea Trout 13lb Sprouston)



























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