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5 July 2020 News/Editorial

What follows is my last, an epitaph to 6+ years of writing in these pages. There are three fundamental things wrong with the way Tweed anglers behave and I have given up any hope of changing them, hence this finale. I have had enough, and repetition of the same issues on these pages, year after year, is boring. First, Tweed anglers spin far too much, especially in low and clear water (see below) when it should be banned altogether. Secondly, they also kill way too many salmon after 1st July...

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  Lower Pavilion

  Classic Middle Tweed beat in beautiful surroundings
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  The Yair

  Three miles of stunning Upper Tweed fishing with a variety of pools away from the main roads
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  Horncliffe Fishings Tweed

  Wonderful Fishing, Fabulous Tranquility, Stunning Location
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  South Wark

  Big fishing history and has been a prolific rod fishery over the last hundred or so years
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  Middle Pavilion

  Enjoy a day in our office!
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  Birgham Dub

  Fishing today, still as important, as it was 270 years ago!
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  Middle Mertoun

  Beautiful fishing throughout the season
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  Upper Makerstoun

  Stunning scenery at this historic beat
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  Old Melrose

  One of the most stunning and secluded Beats. Middle Tweed at its best
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  Upper Mertoun

  Easy access with a variety of pools
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  Lower North Wark

  The beat performs at all river heights but particularly well at medium and low water levels
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  Carham

  A mile of fishing delights - good fly water, both banks, easy wading
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  Dryburgh Upper

  One mile of fishing in glorious and secluded setting
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  Lower Floors

  Lower Floors lies between the Junction pool and Upper Floors, looking across the park to Floors Castle
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  Pedwell

  Steeped in Borders history and a most productive low water beat
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  Dryburgh Lower

  Attractive streams and pools with ample wading, overlooked from the famous "Scots View"
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  Lower Mertoun

  Good access to lovely fishing well away from public roads
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  Upper Floors

  Some of the best fly water in Scotland and one of the most attractive beats on Tweed
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  Bemersyde

  A Stunning Middle Tweed Beat Providing World Renowned Fishing
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  Dryburgh Lower

  Attractive streams and pools with ample wading, overlooked from the famous "Scots View"
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  Monteviot - River Teviot

  Over 2 miles of fishing in some beautiful surroundings near Jedburgh
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  Rutherford

  Prime beat with beautiful scenery, peaceful location, fourteen varied pools
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  Milne Graden

  A stunning and very private stretch of river between Tweed Mill and Ladykirk
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  Cardrona Fishings

  Within easy reach of Edinburgh, 1.8miles of fishing with good holding pools
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  Makerstoun

  Lower beat with a prolific catch record situated between St Boswells and Kelso
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  The Lees

  The Lees beat is a two mile horseshoe of the river Tweed around Coldstream