More electric-fishing machine problems - and laptop that won't start up with a whole day's work on it. Some electric-fishing done though.   more »

Results for the Ettrick and Gala fish counters attached. The Gala counts are matching last years' quite closely, which seems to show that the fish have a particular pattern that repeats each season.

Surveys washed out, so office work mainly.   more »

The RTC quarterly meeting, local students at a fish trap and proposals for montioring access to St. Mary's so far this week.   more »

Two years on, a Sea-trout returns....   more »

Excellent opportunities to catch some Autumn fishing on Tweed still available   more »

Euro budgetting, electric-fishing & access into St. Mary's so far ths week.   more »

More netting cancelled at Paxton for tomorrow, Saturday, 23rd August.   more »

North Sea Sea-trout meeting in Amsterdam & some electric-fishing so far this week.   more »

Netting at Paxton, which was due to take place today, has been postponed due to high water.
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Despite the disappointing summer weather, the Initiative's biologist has been able to undertake some of its survey work.........   more »

Another wash out this week, so everyone inside working on data.   more »

Angling opportunities for disabled anglers on Tweed wins Award   more »

Fish Counter Results for July: With periods of both high and low flow during the month, it is difficult to characterise conditions. The results for the Ettrick are below average again but of interest to see a run into the Gala for a second July.

Electric-fishing washouts and breakdowns this week so far.   more »

Checking through the TTGI write-up, a 1950's-1980's angling diary from the Whiteadder & maintenance work at the trout traps this week.   more »

A brilliantly warm and sunny weekend helped the Foundation's Border Union Show stand to be a great success. See the pictures......   more »

Netting for tagging and arranging for tissue samples for genetic analysis and the Kelso show this week.   more »

Visit The Tweed Foundation's stand at the Show this weekend   more »

Collaborative Open Day held to encourage youngsters to fish   more »

Re-visiting sites hit by the flash flood of May 2003, the annual electric-fishing training day and a visit to Montrose this week.   more »

Netting this Saturday is set to go ahead, weather permitting .......   more »

First fish of 2008 ascend the Gala through the fish counter   more »

Planning the new Salmon genetics work is the main theme of this week.   more »

Fish Counter results for June 2008:  Still no fish on the Gala, but some on the Ettrick, though nothing major despite the spates. See the attachment for the figures.

This year at the Kelso Show (25th - 26th July)  we will have the "spare" fish counter on display in our tent, to show how it works, so come along if you would like to find out more about VAKI fish counters.

 

An update on attempts to halt the spread of Signal Crayfish on Tweed...   more »

The new Summer Assistant this week and planning a genetics survey so far this week.   more »

Request a copy of the Foundation's latest Review   more »

Invitation to join The Tweed Foundation out on the River and see what the survey work on the fish stocks entails....   more »

Advice and information on Stocking Fish on Tweed   more »

A river Netting flooded off, the fish counter cleaned and catching up on data entry and analysis this week.   more »

Last chance to bag some 2008 Autumn fishing on Tweed and help The Tweed Foundation   more »

Lamprey investigations, a trout with Furunculosis , habitat restoration funding proposals from SEPA and a national programme to genetically map salmon in Scotland this week.   more »

The Tweed Foundation celebrates 25 years on Tweed with other rivers and fisheries trusts in the UK   more »

The first inter-Rivers and Fisheries Trust angling competition was held on Tweed last Friday   more »

The 2008 Auction takes place next Tuesday - last chance to bid for some excellent autumn fishing on Tweed   more »

The RTC quarterly meeting, preparations for the 25th Anniversary Workshop and the conference and its fishing competition this week   more »

Low water levels gave a low count at the Ettrick counter and nothing has as yet has attempted the Gala fish pass - see attachment for the figures.