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2 December 2018 News/Editorial

The final score for the year, within 90% accuracy, looks like 5,580 salmon and 763 sea trout. No further comment is required. --00-- What follows (unmissable, so please do read on) is written by my old friend Bill Thomson, Chairman of the RTC in the 1980s, whose idea it was to set up the Tweed Foundation. He was hugely influential in many ways, not least in reducing Tweed’s then unsustainable exposure to in-river netting. We have much to thank him for. In mentioning his ma...

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  Horncliffe Fishings Tweed

  Wonderful Fishing, Fabulous Tranquility, Stunning Location
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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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  Birgham Dub

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

  Easy access with a variety of pools
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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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  Carham

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

  Prime beat with beautiful scenery, peaceful location, fourteen varied pools
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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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  The Lees

  The Lees beat is a two mile horseshoe of the river Tweed around Coldstream
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  Monteviot - River Teviot

  Over 2 miles of fishing in some beautiful surroundings near Jedburgh
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  Dryburgh Lower

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

  Classic Tweed fly water on this most charming Teviot beat
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  Dryburgh Upper

  One mile of fishing in glorious and secluded setting
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  Milne Graden

  A stunning and very private stretch of river between Tweed Mill and Ladykirk
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  Lower Mertoun

  Good access to lovely fishing well away from public roads
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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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  Old Melrose

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

  Steeped in Borders history and a most productive low water beat
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  Neidpath & Peebles Burgh Water

  Located just 20 miles south of Edinburgh, Peebles offers excellent fishing for both salmon and sea trout in an idyllic location
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  Middle Mertoun

  Beautiful fishing throughout the season
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  Lower Pavilion

  Classic Middle Tweed beat in beautiful surroundings
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  Makerstoun

  Lower beat with a prolific catch record situated between St Boswells and Kelso
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  Middle Pavilion

  Enjoy a day in our office!
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  Dryburgh Lower

  Attractive streams and pools with ample wading, overlooked from the famous "Scots View"
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  Upper Makerstoun

  Stunning scenery at this historic beat
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  The Yair

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