Admin, data sorting, scale reading and another case for CSI Melrose this week   more »

Netting on the River helps further our knowledge of Tweed's fish stocks..   more »

The slight decline in catch is attributed to high water levels rather than any fall in Salmon numbers....   more »

Fish Counter results for 2008 (attached): The Ettrick total was not good, only just above the number of Salmon needed to meet the spawning target, so concerns over the state of the collapsing cauld on the ability of Salmon to find the fish pass are increasing. It was, however, a good year for trout. On the Gala, an unexpectedly high total, half of which were Salmon, so  the 700 spawning target was greatly exceeded.

New Management plan, revised North Sea Sea-trout application and new pages for the Trout fishing logbooks so far this week.   more »

News on Grayling movement in the Tweed system from the Tweed Trout & Grayling Initiative   more »

Today, the RTC issued a press release to draw attention to the comprehensive factfile it has published in conjunction with The Tweed Foundation on Beaver impacts on fish in order to promote informed debate   more »

Fish traps and Beavers so far this week.   more »

Admin, a lack of Germans & fishing for genetics samples so far this week.   more »

The latest Newsletter from the Foundation is now available   more »

Foundation uses underwater CCTV to try and capture Salmon spawning on film..   more »

The RTC quarterly Council, SOPs, data entry & Whiteadder salmon management this week.   more »

Go Grayling fishing and help raise money for charity, too.......   more »

Fish Counter results for November 2008 :

Ettrick: After the very good October count, November was not great, but there is generally an inverse relationship between October and November - the better one is, the poorer the other is.

Gala: Another apparently very good total, for November, but until there is a longer time series it is not really possible to say what is good or what is bad. As the minimum spawning requirement for the Gala (based on the "wetted area" that has to be stocked with eggs) is 684 salmon, this year's total will well surpass this level.

 

The numbers are on the attachment.

Traps, a Beaver presentation to the Minister, salmon stock assessment methodology and an Eel Management Plan this week.    more »

Winter Grayling season about to commence.....   more »

Scale-reading checking & confusion about new Eel fishery proposals so far this week.   more »

A good run of fish up the Gala in warmer water conditions.....   more »

Alien fish species workshops, scale reading and the newsletter so far this week.   more »

On traps duty this week. Gala counter problems, a major fish rescue and a meeting on Beavers with SNH so   more »

An above average October for the Ettrick counter and a huge number up the Gala.   more »

Trapping on the Gala so far this week.   more »

Setting up the Peebles trap so far this week.   more »

Preparations for the Annual Technical Review, the first fish at the Gala trap. a Salmon that didn't have "Red Vent", catch records & stock assessments this week.   more »

The new Gala fish trap gets off to a flying start this autumn......   more »

The Ettrick counter again gave a below average monthly total for September, though not the lowest recorded. However, just under 1200 have gone up from  the 1st of October to date (7th October). Some 600 went up on the 6th of October and around 500 have gone up today (7th). There are a lot of fish below the cauld at present.

The Gala counter had a good total for September, better than last years.#

(Figures are on the attachment)

 

 

Stock assessment meeting with other biologists and the start of the annual technical review process so far this week.   more »

Chance for one rod to fish Carham in one of the best weeks of Tweed's season   more »

Absolute opposition from Scottish Salmon Fishery Boards to any expansion of Beaver introductions in Scotland...   more »

Report writing and flood damage this week.   more »