Due to
Fishpals regularly crashing last week please find before the river reports for
the last 2 weeks.
River Tweed
River Report Week Ending 4th July
The week started with a
small flood from Sunday left the river carrying a bit of colour as the week
started and really effected the catches for Monday between Kelso and Coldstream
as the colour was there from the start of the day before spreading down through
to the bottom beats. As the week progressed the fishing picked up steadily with
good numbers of salmon and sea trout been caught, the latter normally very
readily caught in the coloured water. The number of big sea trout 10lb plus
reported this week looked very good with at least 10 reported up to 15lbs.
Fishing at Boleside Mr
Craig Drever landed 8 fish for his day and his fishing companion Mr Lee Conway
landed 3 Sea Trout. On Dryburgh Upper, Beat Ghillie Mr Brian Douglas landed a
lovely fish of 11lbs. Mr Nicholas Munro Ferguson landed 3 salmon and a sea
trout. Mr Ginger Cuthbert had a great day landed 6 there was also success on
the beat for Mr Callum Miller landed 2 and 1 each for Mr Billy McNeil, Mr Peter
Clark and Mr Gordon Smith. Middle Pavillion ghillie Mr Steven Charlton got is
personally tally off and running for the season using a deadly Cascade Feeler
conehead tied by Tay Salmon Fly that be borrowed from Mr Lee Ross. Mr Olly
Thomson fishing at Lower Pavilion landed 2 Salmon and 2 Sea Trout. Fishing at
Bemersyde, Ms Fiona Brown landed and 8lber from the Boat Pool, Mr Colin
Chisholm landed a 12lber in the Boat Pool, Mr Tony Bell had 3 for his day, a
10lber from the Woodside, and fish of 12lbs and 9lbs from the Boat Pool on a
Size 8 Cascade. Mr Nick Green landed a 10lber in the Boat Pool, Mr John Smith
landed a 10lb Sea Trout in the Woodside and even beat ghillie Mr Ian Farr got
in on the action landing a 7lber. Mr Iain Wilson from the Borders Gunroom in St
Boswells had success on a few beats during the week landed 2 Sea Trout on
Mertoun, 13lb, 8lb Salmon and a 5lb Sea trout from Upper Makerstoun before
landing a lovely fish on Upper Pavilion. Mr Neil Jones had a superb 15lb fresh
fish and an 8lb licer from Upper Makerstoun. Mr Ian Bennet had Success on
Gledswood. Rutherford has a good week landing 33 Salmon, with Mr Martin
Ritchie, Mr Richard Farr, Mr Alex Triffitt, Mr Andy Britton, Mr John McLeod and
Mr Stuart Norris being amongst the successful rods. Mr Richard Summers landed a
superb 13lb Sea Trout from the Cauld Stream on the Lees. Fishing on the Teviot
Mr Davie Welsh landed a lovely fresh fish.
Above Kelso 203 fish were reported, Between Kelso
and Coldstream 153 were reported and below Coldstream 108 were reported. With
the best fishing been at Rutherford where 33 were landed. Bemersyde 29 and the
Makerstoun beats 23 also had reasonable catches for the week.
Waltham and Dritness
Beat, 2 rises in water this week 3ft on Monday
and 2.5ft on Saturday didn’t help the beat but we managed to land 4 salmon,
lucky rods were, Jack Weightman 2 (two fish) Mike Wood 1 and Martin Inkster 1.
464 Salmon and 237 Sea Trout were landed for the week with the best fish 23lb Salmon
caught on the Lower Makerstoun beat.
Bemersyde Head Ghillie Mr Ian
Farr reports “Well, what a week we have had at Bemersyde. First of all,
congratulations to every one catching the fish in not the best of conditions
for most of the week. We started on Monday with a dirty river, 2 foot on the
gauge. It dropped down to 9 inches as the week went on, but with more rain at
the end of the week, by Saturday it was back up to 2 foot and a deep brown
colour. We had some supper-fresh salmon up to 14 lbs and a couple of older
spring fish to catch. We saw the first grilse of the season on Saturday and it
was nice to see them come. There were fish pushing past us all week; they were
keeping their heads down a bit and I think we caught more than were actually
seen! There were also some sea trout around, ending with 9 for the week up to
10 lbs. We landed 29 salmon and lost about 10. With the water heights as they
are and no boats out on the beat, we are only fishing the lower half mile of
the beat, so we are more than happy with the catch. We have managed to tag a
few fish this week and are getting the hang of it now.
M 5
salmon 1 st
T 4
salmon 3 st
W 5
salmon 0 st
T 5
salmon 1st
F 3
salmon 1 st
S 7
salmon 3 st”
Lower
Birgham Head Boatman Mr Tom Davis reports “Well what a week on the river!
From the top of the river through the middle to the very bottom of the river,
fish seemed plentiful and fresh and sea trout and we had water. What more could
we all want! More obviously or bigger or.... hang on. Let’s just remember what
time of year we are in and what a terrific week of fishing throughout we have
all had!!
We landed
7 Salmon and 5 sea trout for the week. An odd fresh fish but mostly slightly
older fish but a fish None the less. We had several water lifts to contend with
this week which made fishing tough at times, but it did also shuffle the pack
and brought some more fish up.
Most of
the salmon we had this week were of good size and summer salmon or late spring
fish. No grilse or smaller fish. The sea trout were varied in size and colours.
We have had another lump of water come down the river on Sunday and we will
have to wait to see what it means for fishing at the beginning of the week.
Fingers crossed its clear enough and low enough to get back on the water and
set off as we finished last week. Tight lines and safe fishing. Tom”
On Upper North Wark, The beat remains closed.
Lees Head Boatman Mr Malcolm Campbell
reports “A good week despite the river going up
and down almost on a daily basis, 13 salmon landed and many more pulls and fish
on and off, fish of the week has to be Richard Summers 13lb sea trout from the
Lower cauld it was a lovely fish. There are plenty fish in the river in fact I
don't think I've ever seen as many at this time of year and the condition of
the fish is superb. If this weather ever settles down there will be some good
fishing next week. See Lees page on Tweedbeats for full report of week.”
Hawick Angling Club reports “The Club have extended
their sales of Salmon Permits for the season until the end of July. With the right water
height salmon will be caught from now on and the Teviot gets a good run of Sea
Trout. Permits are priced at £150 for visitors and £80 for local residents.
Anyone interested can email the club Secretary Drew Dickson on
drewdickson@talktalk.net”
The week
ended with the level at Sprouston 2ft 1” and the water temperature is 56.
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
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 (This figure is a rough guide and does not include fish caught
during the Lockdown period 24th March to 12th May)
Total
catch last week: 464 Salmon & 237 Sea
Trout
Total
caught so far this season: 1926 Salmon and 367 Sea Trout
As
reported on Fishtweed:-
(Biggest
Salmon 23lb Lower Makerstoun)
(Biggest
Sea Trout 15lb Drygrange)
River
Tweed River Report Week Ending 11th July
Another
lift to start the week gave a bit of colour below Kelso but it was a welcome
rise in levels to keep the fish moving through the river system with fish been
caught near the whole length of the river. The odd grilse have made an appearance
recently with a few more been reported along with some very good conditioned
salmon and sea trout. It’s very encouraging to see such quality fish been
caught regularly long may it continue.
Fishing
at Ashisteil Mr Craig Drever landed a 9lber. Mr Tam Black fishing at Boleside
landed a fresh 8lber. Dryburgh Upper picked away during the week landing 8
salmon with the highlight being 10 years old, Marcus
Cordingly landing his PB salmon, a nice double figure fish on the spinner.
Also on the same beat Mr Will Bird landed 2, Mr Roger Herbert and Ms Vicky
Crouch also landed nice fish. Mr Grant Rastall landed a 5lb Sea Trout in the
battery pool. Rutherford had a great week landing 32 fish with a superb day of
15 fish landed on Thursday, one lucky angler landing 7 on the fly. Mr Martin
Ritchie had a good few days landing 4 Salmon and 3 sea trout with the superb
Editor Sunray Shadow getting some good interest. Mr Jonathan Reddin had a good
couple of days on Upper Floors landed 9 Salmon and 6 Sea Trout, while on the
same beat Mr Mike Moran landed a lovely fresh fish on the fly. Mr David Foreman
landed a beautiful 14lb fresh fish and a nice sea trout at the Lees. Fishing at
Ladykirk Mr Jonathan Lane landed a couple and some nice sea trout. Mr Marc
Wrigglesworth and Mr Brad Paige had success on the river during the last week.
Above Kelso 168 fish were reported, Between Kelso
and Coldstream 137 were reported and below Coldstream 112 were reported. With
the best fishing been at the Floors Beats where 42 Salmon were landed along
with 24 Sea Trout. Rutherford 32 and Birgham Dub 30 also had reasonable catches
for the week.
Waltham and Dritness
Beat, More rises of water again this week, up to
around 3 foot on Monday, and very coloured, conditions improved later in the
week with fresh fish running. We managed to land 4 salmon, lucky rods
were, Jack Weightman 2 (two fish) Mike Wood 1 and Dave Lorimer 1.
417 Salmon and 184 Sea Trout were landed for the week with the best fish 26lb Salmon
caught on the Milne Graden beat.
Lower
Birgham Head Boatman Mr Tom Davis reports “Well another week of good water,
good conditions and with fish in the river. It’s everything that we all want
and hope for our fishing. How lucky on the whole this summer we have been to
have favourable conditions and great opportunities of finding that sometimes
illusive fish. We had another great week of 6 salmon and 7 sea trout. Both a
mix of new salmon and old and on the whole very fresh sea trout. Most of the
action came in the early part of the week and there were a fair number of
losses as well, it happens, we don’t like it but we can’t do a lot about them.
But at least they have taken a hold and given us the thrill of a bit of the
chase.... Looking at the week ahead the weather man says it to remain settled
and no significant rain, but as we know of weather forecasts.... it could all
change tomorrow. But a nice settled week would be good and hopefully find some
more fish. 2020 has been a hugely unprecedented time for us all but great to
see the positivity and great catch returns throughout alot of our native
rivers. Tight lines. Tom”
The week
ended with the level at Sprouston 9” and the water temperature is 58.
Looking
at the availability for this coming week I would recommend Dryburgh Upper,
Upper and Lower Makerstoun Beat’s should have a chance of some action this week.
The
forecast this coming week, Tomorrow will be another cloudy day
with a chance of a few sharp showers for a time. It will become increasingly
dry with some sunny spells developing later in the day. On Tuesday, a
moderate north-westerly breeze may feed some occasional showers at times,
mainly light. The showers will peter out later in the day, leaving clear spells
overnight. Wednesday may see the occasional showers but most areas will remain
dry with sunny spells and variable cloud. As for Thursday, it will be largely
fine with spells of sunshine. Feeling warmer as well.
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, conditions are a bit more settled
looking this week with a few showers that might top up the levels. I would
suggest a floating line with assorted poly leaders should suffice on most beats
with Aurora Cascade, Usual Shrimp, Copper Cascade, Ghillie and Underghillie
Flies are all capable to tempting fish on size 8-12 dressed hooks or 1/4”-1/2”
tubes. Great time of the season for giving the Sunray Shadow a go to. On the
spinning front, the flying c and toby should be worth a go.
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 (This figure is a rough guide and does not include fish caught
during the Lockdown period 24th March to 12th May)
Total
catch last week: 417 Salmon & 184 Sea
Trout
Total
caught so far this season: 2343 Salmon and 551 Sea Trout
As
reported on Fishtweed:-
(Biggest
Salmon 23lb Lower Makerstoun)
(Biggest
Sea Trout 15lb Drygrange)
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