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Haystoun

Haystoun fishings are located downstream from the town of Peebles. The beat comprises approximately one mile on the north bank and half a mile on the south bank. There are seven named pools which fish best in medium to low water. The top of the beat is most easily accessed from the municipal car park in Peebles. This is only a short walk from the first three pools (Pailing End, Kingsmeadow ...
Cardrona Fishings

The Cardrona Fishings beat lies between Peebles and Innerleithen just off the main A72. The fishings are right (south) bank only and are adjacent to Cardrona village. Most of the 8 pools back onto the golf course land. Given water, salmon and sea trout are increasingly appearing earlier on this beat and if there is enough water sea trout can be caught from June onwards. Sea trout are certainly pre...
The Yair

The Yair beat consists of 3 miles of right bank fishing bordering Peel to the top, approximately 300 yards above Ashiestiel Bridge, and Sunderland Hall to the bottom. Situated on a very attractive private estate, the beat offers a wide variety of fishing and boasts some spectacular scenery. There are more than 16 named pools, of which most are easily accessible, and these are divided to allow fish...
Drygrange

The Drygrange Fishings comprise the Leaderfoot Pool, a long pool which can be fished from either bank with no opposition. Drygrange is probably the shortest beat on Middle Tweed, but on its day and in the right conditions can be most productive. It is let as a two rod beat, with the right reserved to a discreet rarely used house rod. The Beat is in a truly picturesque part of the Tweed Valley...
Old Melrose

This middle Tweed beat has one of the most magnificent settings possible. It lies below Scotts View made famous by Sir Walter Scott. This was his favourite spot to stop his carriage and gaze out over the river Tweed meandering below him through the beautiful border countryside. The beat lies in a wooded gorge that keeps it almost completely hidden from the outside world. Stunning trees with specta...
Bemersyde

This beat combines excellent fishing on the most stunning location on the river. The river loops past the Eildon Hills in a beautiful wooded gorge giving fishers complete seclusion from the outside world. The stretch is one mile long, with two-thirds of it double bank fishing, and provides some most interesting quality fishing, with a pool or stream for every height of water. There is an excellen...
Dryburgh Upper

Dryburgh Upper is overlooked by the famous 'Scots View' and Wallace Statue in a glorious and secluded setting downstream of Bemersyde. The one mile of double bank fishing is highly productive and has nine named pools holding fish through spring, summer and autumn and with a pool to suit all water levels. There is a fantastically modern and well equipped hut with a kitchen, loo and a variety of ins...
Upper Mertoun

Mertoun Upper Beat is situated approximately 1 mile from St. Boswells on the B6404 to Kelso in the beautiful Scottish Borders. Fishing is available for let for three rods on a weekly basis, but during some periods lets maybe available for three days, prices are from £150 plus VAT per day. Access can be made by car direct to the beat. A Ghillie is provided from February to April and September to...
Middle Mertoun

Mertoun Middle Beat is situated approximately 2 miles from St. Boswells on the B6404 to Kelso in the beautiful Scottish Borders. Fishing is available for let for three rods on a weekly basis, but during some periods lets maybe available for three days, prices are from £150 plus VAT per day. Access to the beat can be by car to the fishing hut which is available for use. A Ghillie is provided from...
Lower Mertoun

Mertoun Lower Beat is situated between St. Boswells and Kelso in the beautiful Scottish Borders. Fishing is available for let for two rods on a weekly basis, but during some periods lets maybe available for three days, prices are from £80 plus VAT per day. Access can be made by car along a farm track to the fishing hut which is available for use.It is advisable to have a four wheel drive vehicle...
Rutherford

Rutherford water is justly famous for its beauty, its vibrant wildlife and its first class fishing. The beat which lies between St Boswells and Kelso extends to 2.5 miles on the south bank and 2 miles on the north bank affording space and tranquillity to the angler. The beat’s 14 named pools offer a wide variety of fishing in splendid scenery from boat and bank. At the top of the beat is the Corse...
Upper Makerstoun

Makerstoun is a four rod beat divided into Upper (2 rods) and Lower (2 rods). Both beats enjoy the exclusivity of double bank fishing with an excellent selection of water to suit most conditions. Upper Makerstoun has a newly built fishing hut with kitchen, toilet facilities and mains electricity. Access to the pools is mainly on foot, but it is also possible to drive to some of the pools....
Lower Makerstoun

Makerstoun is a four rod beat divided into Upper (2 rods) and Lower (2 rods). Both beats enjoy the exclusivity of double bank fishing with an excellent selection of water to suit most conditions. Lower Makerstoun has a well equipped fishing hut with kitchen and toilet facilities. The Beat has an Estate road running its full length and therefore it is possible to drive to all the pools....
Upper Floors

Upper Floors - part of Roxburghe Estates - has 1.5 miles of some of the best fly water in Scotland and is one of the most attractive beats on Tweed. Situated just 1.5 miles up stream of Kelso, it is one of the most sought after beats on Tweed with a 5 year catch record of 161 salmon/grilse. There are 17 named pools, offering a good variety of bank, boat and wading opportunities. There is good ac...
Lower Floors

Lower Floors - part of Roxburghe Estates - lies between the Junction pool and Upper Floors, looking across the park to Floors Castle. With 1.5 miles of double bank fishing, Lower Floors is one of the top Tweed beats. There are 9 named pools offering a variety of bank, boat and wading opportunuties. Access is good with most pools within easy reach of the car. It is also suitable for disabled fishe...
Sprouston

Set in the heart of the Lower River Tweed, just downstream of Kelso, Sprouston is widely regarded as one of the most productive and consistent salmon beats on the river. Known for its classic fly water and outstanding catch rates per rod, it offers a premium, low-pressure fishing experience. With a reciprocal arrangement with Hendersyde, rods benefit from rotational access to both banks, allowing...
Birgham Dub

Fishing has been an important part of Hirsel Estate life since 1743 when the Eighth Earl of Home caught a 69lb salmon (on a 22ft rod and a horse hair line) and whose dog (who was nearly as notorious) would catch and land fish at his Master’s feet. A hundred years later the Lord Home of the day caught an average of 14 salmon a day (to his own rod) for 6 consecutive days in June, and almost 100 yea...
Carham

Carham offers a mile of double-bank fishing for 3 rods on the lower Tweed, approximately halfway between Kelso and Coldstream, with a five-year average catch of 160 salmon and 25 sea-trout. The Border runs down the middle of the beat, so fish can be caught in both Scotland and England. Carham lies on an S-bend in the river, providing varied fishing and a high proportion of streamy, attractive fly...
South Wark

The South Wark beat is situated approximately 2 miles up-stream of Coldstream Bridge on the English side of the Tweed between Cornhill and Carham. The beat has a big fishing history and has been a prolific rod fishery over the last hundred or so years. On 15th February 1935 Lady (Joan) Joicey landed 28 salmon (having hooked 42 in all) from the Jefferies, Dub and Annaside pools. For many years thi...
Lower North Wark

The Lower North Wark beat is situated approximately 2 miles up-stream of Coldstream Bridge on the Scottish side of the Tweed between Birgham and Coldstream. The beat has been a solid performer over very many years. Currently top catches come from the Annaside, Ferrystream and North Willows pools. At high water the Wall and the North Temple fish well. The beat performs at all river heights but par...
The Lees

The Lees beat is a one and a half mile horseshoe of the river Tweed around Coldstream. There are famous pools such as the Temple Pool and the Cauld Stream, as well as the almost equally (at times) prolific Learmouth Stream, Back of the Wall, Iron Gate Point, Glide and Cornhill Bend. The Lees beat is well situated in the river as it is accessible to fish in low water and one of the first beats whe...
Milne Graden

The Milne Graden Upper and Lower beats are situated approximately downstream of Coldstream and extends to about 1.4 miles of left bank fishing at the centre of which lies the stunning policies of Milne Graden House. The combined Upper and Lower beats have 9 named pools. A former stone fishing shiel on the Upper beat has been converted to a comfortable fishing hut with a wood-burning stove. There ...
Pedwell (4 days)

Pedwell Beat provides approximately 1.5 miles of productive fishing on the English side of the river and lies immediately above and below Norham Bridge with Norham Castle, famous in Border warfare history, providing a backdrop to the lower pools. In common with other lower Tweed fisheries, the beat excels in low water conditions. A ghillie is provided between the four rods. There are two boats an...
Horncliffe

Horncliffe Fishings Tweed offers two miles of single bank fishing on the right (south) bank of the Tweed which is divided into three beats. Beats 2 & 3 are particularly off the beaten track and very tranquil. Beat 1 rests in the shadow of Norham Castle with the peace only occasionally distubed by the gentle bell of Norham Parish Church. The upper limit of the fishing is at Norham Castle and the lo...
Monteviot - River Teviot

The Monteviot Beat is situated south of the A68 downstream from the Cleikimin Bridge towards Nisbet Village and flows gently through a beautiful stretch of Border country in sight of the historic Penielheugh (Waterloo) Monument. The Beat embraces approximately 2.5 miles of the River Teviot and offers superb salmon, sea trout, trout and grayling fishing for six rods with an option to take exclusive...