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View Article  Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative Spring Presentations
Two evenings of presentations which should be of interest to all trout and grayling anglers on Tweed   more »
View Article  Michael is left wanting 'Moore' of Tweed!
The Borders MP, Michael Moore, spent a day with the River Tweed Commission and Tweed Foundation on the River last week   more »
View Article  Salmon Tag Recapture
News of a recaptured salmon tagged at Paxton netting station on 18th September 2006 reaches the Foundation - from Oslo   more »
View Article  Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative: Log Book Top Prize
Hardys & Greys voucher for £500 top prize in Log Book draw   more »
View Article  Lazy Grayling on The Leader
Evidence gathering for lack of grayling movement in the river   more »
View Article  News on Recaptures of Tagged Fish
Reporting tagged fish recaptures supplies important information on fish behaviour   more »
View Article  Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative: 2006 Log Book Draw Winners
Winners of the prize draw for returning a Log Book for the 2006 season are announced.   more »
View Article  New Report Underlines Vital Importance of Tweed Angling to Borders Economy
New independent study of the impact of fishing on Tweed concludes that it is worth just under £18 million p.a.   more »
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View Article  News on Tagged Grayling Recaptures
Following the tagging which took place on 16th December 2006, there are two reports of recaptured Grayling to date.   more »
View Article  First Count From the Gala Fish Counter
Autumn 2006 saw the Gala fish counter installed and the first data from fish travelling upstream on the Gala Water   more »
View Article  LAST CHANCE TO HAND IN TWEED TROUT & GRAYLING INITIATIVE CATCH LOG BOOKS
Time is running out to enter the Prize Draw for returned Catch Log Books from the 2006 season   more »
View Article  Look Out For Tagged Grayling!
Reporting recaptures of tagged Grayling to the Tweed Foundation helps with its dedicated Grayling exploitation study   more »
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View Article  Possible Link Between Size of Tweed Fish & Numbers of Grilse
As can be seen from this chart, when numbers caught in the second half of the season started to increase in the late 1940’s (black line), average size (white columns) began to decline slowly (solid blue arrow)   more »
View Article  Unanimous Agreement on Aquaculture & Fisheries Bill Principles
The Scottish Parliament has unanimously agreed the principles of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill.   more »
View Article  Tweed Salmon - Numerous, but Getting Smaller?
Long-term decline in average weight of fish caught began in the mid-1980's   more »
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View Article  Gyrodactylus - Scotland's Contingency Plan
A Gs Contingency Plan was published on Monday   more »
View Article  VAWM SYMPOSIUM, LONDON

The veterinary Association for Wildlife Management (VAWM) held its 2nd symposium at The East India Club in St James's Square, ...   more »

View Article  Till Signal Crayfish - 25 & Counting.....
Signal Crayfish trapping has concluded for the year   more »
View Article  Peebles Fish Trap Update
Fiona traps some big fish in Peebles   more »
View Article  2006 Summer Electro-fishing Results
Summary reports available on this year's electro-fishing sites   more »
View Article  Catch The Online Log Book
Trout & Grayling Initiatiave launches an online version of the Catch Log Book for day ticket anglers   more »
View Article  Tweed Foundation December 2006 Newsletter
Tweed Foundation's December 2006 Newsletter now available   more »
View Article  Ellem Fishing Club - The Oldest Fishing Club In The World
"Ellem Fishing Club - The First 175 Years", a fascinating history of the club has recently been published   more »
View Article  New Legislation for Tweed Comes Into Force
The "Tweed Order" is now law, meaning the River Tweed Commission (as now known) operates under this new legislation   more »
View Article  Significant Captures of Signal Crayfish From The River Till
24 Signal Crayfish and counting for the River Till......   more »
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View Article  Launch of Winter Grayling Fishing Log Book
Launching a new log book for Grayling fishers will hopefully provide the Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative with vital information   more »
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View Article  The Trouble With Fish Counters ........
James Hunt explains why fish counters can be frustrating as well as informative   more »
View Article  Hawick Angling Club Invertebrate Sampling
A day out invertebrate sampling on the Teviot proves fun and educational for angling club members   more »
View Article  Exploitation Study Returns
Three recaptures from this year's tagged fish sample to date.   more »
View Article  Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative Raffle for Hardy Rod

The Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative Raffle took place on Tuesday 31st October, ...   more »

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View Article  Tweed Wheelyboat 'On Line' Shortly
The first Tweed Wheelyboat - "Tweedability I" - was officially launched by Chris Tarrant on 10th October 2006    more »
View Article  15th International Salmonid Conference
The Tweed Foundation took part in the 'Salmonids in the 21st Century' conference held in Newcastle Upon Tyne this month   more »
View Article  The Gala Fish Counter
Gala fish counter now fully operational   more »
View Article  Upper Tweed Traps in Operation for the Autumn
The two Upper Tweed traps that the Foundation runs began their autumn operation on 7th October.  To date there have been ...   more »
View Article  Crayfish Trapping on River Till
Trapping started at the beginning of the week and by today's date, 8 specimens have been trapped; this is a ...   more »
View Article  Signal Crayfish trapping on River Till

The Tweed Foundation has started a trapping programme to ascertain the extend of the Signal Crayfish population in the Till following ...   more »

View Article  New barrier to be broken on Tweed with launch of revolutionary boat by Chris Tarrant

The arrival of an ingenious and innovative new boat will for the first time allow access to disabled anglers for ...   more »