River Tweed River Report Week Ending 3rd October
A very
good week for catch numbers with the 696 Salmon landed being the best week of
the season so far or the downside the vast majority of these were older river
fish that came back on the grab towards the end of last week with the water
temperature dropping in along with the first proper frost this week. Sport was
good and with many days of double figure catches on individual beats there
would be many happy anglers. Overnight into Sunday we have had the first decent
flood for quite a while with it peaking around 9ft at Sprouston. This should
give the river bed a much needed clean and then see if there are any fresh fish
waiting to come or just move these old ones further up the river system only
time will tell as this week progresses.
Dryburgh
Upper picked away landing 14 for the week, Mr Siggy Schnech, Mr Phil Houghton,
Mr Jeremy Brammell and Mr Maurice McBride all having success on the beat. Mr
Mike Graham who is a regular visitor to the Tweed managed to land 14 for his
trip. Mr Alex Knox of the fabulous Contented Vine restaurant in Kelso braved
the elements on Saturday to land 2 at Cornhill. The Lees had a good week
landing 61 Salmon with Mr David Flux, Mr Neil Andrews, Mr Francis Sidoli and Mr
Dom Sidoli having success. Mr Tony Mills
fishing at Milne Graden landed his 1st salmon and followed it up
quickly with his 2nd salmon both taken under the watchful eye of
Head Boatman Mr Kevin Wright. MR John Leighton had a 15lb fish on a Black
Frances from the Bottom Pool at West Newbiggin. Norham Castle Syndicate had a
good day on Wednesday landing 14 Salmon to 31lbs in weight.
Above Kelso 156 fish were reported, Between Kelso
and Coldstream 208 were reported and below Coldstream 119 were reported. With
the best fishing being on the Birgham Dub where 67 Salmon were landed. Lees 61,
Rutherford 54 and Tillmouth 43 also picked away during the week.
696 Salmon and 10 Sea Trout were landed for the week with the best fish 31lb Salmon
caught on the Norham Castle Syndicate beat.
On the evening on 19th
September the fishing hut on the Lees Beat at Coldstream was broken into
and everything stolen. If you are
offered any cheap tackle or have any information please get in touch or call
the Police on 101.
The River Tweed Salmon
Fishing Museum opening times are as follows on Weekdays 10am – 4pm and on
Sundays 10am – 1pm.
If you catch a tagged
fish then please take a note of the tag number, this can be made easier by
taking a photo of the tag. To report a tagged fish please contact the Tweed
Foundation on 01896 848 277 or the Head Fishery Officer on 07884 230 045.
Waltham and Dritness
Beat reports its quiet at the bottom of the
river, most of the fish have moved up, one or two old fish hanging around and
the occasional new fish showing. We managed two fish this week, largest 4lb
both fresh, both caught by Dave Lorimer
Tiptoe fishing this
week, a good
rise hopefully get some action this week.
It’s
always good to hear how the fishers enjoy their experiences on the river,
please let us know about your catches and memorable moments of your trip. Below
is some first-hand feedback from anglers last week
Tweedhill
Fantastic
beat and a brilliant ghillie.
Horncliffe
Very
helpful and knowledgeable ghillie. Helped throughout the day.
Really
enjoyed fishing Horncliffe. Very well looked after and had 2 salmon and lost
one.
Pedwell
Plenty of
fish, not taking the day I fished!
Ladykirk
Lost
three fish on beat 6. Exceptional day.
Caught 2
salmon coloured, small red and black fly
Excellent
head boatman, Matthias Viethen.
3 fish,
biggest 7lb. Fish from all the beats on small double willie gun and larger
black and yellow cone head Francis.
Milne
Graden
Water
level perfect for the fly. Saw and touched more fish than I have for years. My
fishing buddy caught a 21Iber, biggest on the river that day.
Both
Gillies very friendly easy to work with and their knowledge of the river fly
& size, line to use etc is excellent.
A total
of six caught. All on fly Red & Black Francis & Shrimp variants. Plenty
lost. Top & Middle Beats.
West
Learmouth
It was a
real pleasure to have such an enthusiastic boatman looking after us for the
week. It surprised us just how much he had learnt about the beat, and how it
fishes, in such a short space of time. Dean, the young ghillie, was excellent -
a very hard worker. We look forward to seeing him again. Six salmon
Tweedswood
Kevin the
Ghillie was excellent. One five pound salmon.
One five
pound salmon
Dryburgh
Lower
David did
a great job keeping his anglers informed and safe
Good
knowledge of the pools was demonstrated and they all fished exactly how he said
they would.
Shows
good knowledge of the snags in the pools. He has tried to remove the tree stump
from the top pool with no success. He probably needs some help with this.
A great
day out with very friendly people. Already booked for next year. Thank you
Played 4
fish and didn't managed to get any to the bank.
Saw quite
a few fish in the pools
It is
always a pleasure to fish on this fishery David the Gillie is always very
helpful in anything you ask of him and is always trying his best for you to
catch a fish.
Bemersyde
We really
enjoyed the beat and would come back.
Nice beat
and good fly water.
Ian was
super helpful an attentive, caught one salmon on an Ally Shrimp.
Very good
head ghillie. Beautiful beat.
Fairnilee
Nice and
improving facilities and managed with enthusiasm by Mark.
Very
pleasant surroundings. Plenty of work and plans underway.
Perfect
for us. Mark appreciated our skill level and helped us out accordingly
throughout the day.
Best
upper Tweed beat, lovely fly water, nicely defined pools.
I'll
definitely be going back soon, caught 2, salmon and a sea trout, on a Stinchar
stoat and Sunray respectively
Ashiestiel
Excellent
fishing experience.
The
fishing hut and surrounding areas were kept in excellent condition, and all the
banks were freshly strimmed by David the ghillie, who was very helpful and
knowledgeable, also makes a lovely cup of tea.
All
social distancing rules were observed at all times.
We had
lunch in a lovely area next to the hut in the beautiful sunshine.
Hooked 2
fish and unfortunately never managed to land them, there were plenty of fish
showing, but all in all it was a great day, would definitely recommend it,
thanks again David, I will definitely be back
Holylee
Always a
pleasure to fish at Holylee.
Lower
Birgham Head Boatman Mr Tom Davis reports “Well people talk about football
being a game of 2 halves. But for us this week the fishing was pretty much like
that. We started off catching fish, loosing fish, seeing lots and lots of fish
in all the pools. Then a small rise in water on Wednesday and it was like
someone turned a switch. The fish were still being caught around us but we just
couldn’t get a contact. Had they run up? Had they dropped down? Had the taking
fish taken and didn’t want to take again? Who knows, but if we knew all the
answers it would get boring... or so they say. But gladly in the pouring rain
on Saturday we did manage 3 fish to finish the week with a bit of a flourish,
which was greatly received. So 14 salmon landed for the week. Over the weekend
we have had a lot of rain and so with the river sitting over 7ft, unless it
drops in quickly Monday could be tough on the water. But as the flood comes
down we all hope the salmon come up. Wither it be coloured fish from the bottom
river or fresh from the sea, we will have to wait and see. Tight lines. Tom”
On Upper North Wark, a tough week in low water conditions
with the fish we managed to connect with having other ideas! Big water today so
hopefully get some action this week. Any enquiries or booking requests please
call Martin on 07825334427.
Lees Head Boatman Mr
Malcolm Campbell reports “A good week with 61
landed, David Flux having a great afternoon getting 8 out of the Temple and a
few other connections, the Frances flies red or black were doing the business
but of course that's what everyone was using. James Evans also managed a brace
no mean feat being somewhat incapacitated. The flood today is a game changer
and could do a lot more than shuffle the pack. It is to be hoped that all the
fish don't just bugger off upstream. Fishing very unlikely tomorrow and
marginal tomorrow below the Teviot. Different tactics from now on, onto sunk
lines and tubes.”
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. 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 8ft 0” and the water temperature is 46.
Looking
at the availability for this coming week I would recommend Dryburgh Upper,
Upper Hendersyde and Upper North Wark beats should have a chance of some action
this week.
The
forecast this coming week, Tomorrow, it will be partly cloudy
and mostly dry at first, with scattered showers developing into the afternoon.
Tuesday will see variable amount of cloud with the chance of outbreaks of rain
throughout the day and night. Wednesday will see sunny spells between patchy
cloud and the risk of showers lingering, especially during the morning.
Thursday should see a low pressure system move in from the west, but low
confidence on exactly where.
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 ahead, with the water levels falling towards summer
level a floating line with assorted poly leaders should suffice on most beats,
Junction Shrimp, Temple Shrimp and Tosh are
all capable to tempting fish on 1 1/2” – 2” tubes. The river is now Fly Only
until the end of the season
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: 696 Salmon & 10 Sea
Trout
Total
caught so far this season: 6982 Salmon and 1087 Sea Trout
As
reported on Fishtweed:-
(Biggest
Salmon 28lb Tillmouth) (Other Reported Tweedmill 32lb, Norham Castle Syndicate
31lb)
(Biggest
Sea Trout 15lb Drygrange)
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