To increase the volume of information held on the Tweed's resident Trout and Grayling, The Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative (TTGI) has just launched an online version of its Catch Log Book, providing a quick and easy way for day ticket anglers to help the Initiative.

As it is impossible to count the number of Trout and Grayling within the main rivers fished in the Tweed catchment, angling catches are the only way in which the health of the adult stocks can be assessed. Sadly, very few Trout & Grayling anglers record their catches so changes in the resident fish populations are very difficult to detect. The Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative is therefore setting up a large-scale recording scheme aimed at getting as many anglers as possible to record their catches. Whilst extensive Salmon catch records have been kept on Tweed for many years, there is very little information on Trout & Grayling.

Any angler can help the Initiative monitor the resident adult fish stocks, or the fish stocks in their home river, by filling in a Catch Log Book. Paper versions have been available for some time and these are available by logging on to the dedicated Initiative website at: http://ttgi.org.uk  or by contacting the TTGI Biologist, Kenny Galt, on 01896 848271.

However, the simplest, and quickest, way an angler can help is by completing the new online version of the log book which contains just 10 questions. A direct line to the Log Book is shown below: 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=50942552973

Please note that if you fill in any Catch Log Book - whether paper or online - it is most important that you record your unsuccessful fishing trips as well as the successful ones: only providing catch records from successful trips gives a biased account of the Trout & Grayling angling on the River.