River Tweed News

Grayling Fishing For Charity

Oracle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:07:36 +0000

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 1st December

R Campbell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:23 +0000

The RTC quarterly Council, SOPs & Whiteadder salmon management this week.

Fish Counter results - November 2008

R Campbell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:56:42 +0000

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.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Saturday 22nd November

R Campbell — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:18:38 +0000

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

Logging Winter Grayling

Oracle — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:44:32 +0000

Winter Grayling season about to commence.....

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 17th November

R Campbell — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:17 +0000

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

Fish Respond To Milder Weather

Oracle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:45:55 +0000

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 10th November

R Campbell — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:36:34 +0000

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Saturday 1st November

R Campbell — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:41:43 +0000

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

Fish Counter Results for October 2008

R Campbell — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:48:41 +0000

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week- Monday 20th October

R Campbell — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:25:13 +0100

Trapping on the Gala so far this week.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 13th October

R Campbell — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:56:22 +0100

Setting up the Peebles trap so far this week.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 6th October

R Campbell — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:23:20 +0100

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.

1,748 Fish & Counting..........

Oracle — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:04:46 +0100

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

Fish Counters' results for September 2008

R Campbell — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:02:05 +0100

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)

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 29th September

R Campbell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:19:28 +0100

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

Fish Carham in a Prime October Week

Oracle — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:43:37 +0100

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

Beavers v Fish: Fishery Boards Step Up The Anti-Lobby

Oracle — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:29:32 +0100

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 22nd September

R Campbell — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:58 +0100

Report writing and flood damage this week.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 15th September

R Campbell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:18:34 +0100

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.

Fish Counter results for August 2008

R Campbell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:09:37 +0100

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.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 9th September

R Campbell — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:56:39 +0100

Surveys washed out, so office work mainly.

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week - Monday 1st September

R Campbell — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:55:18 +0100

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

Tagged Sea-trout - Just Like Clockwork

Oracle — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:53:06 +0100

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

LAST CHANCE TO TAKE SOME 2008 TWEED AUCTION FISHING

Oracle — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:50 +0100

Excellent opportunities to catch some Autumn fishing on Tweed still available

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week : Monday 25th August

R Campbell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:09:26 +0100

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

Exploitation Netting

Oracle — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:40 +0100

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

A Tweed Fisheries Biologist's Week: Monday 18th August

R Campbell — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:40:42 +0100

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

Netting - Paxton

R Tweed — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:16:55 +0100

Netting at Paxton, which was due to take place today, has been postponed due to high water.

Electro-fishing Tweed's Trout Spawning Burns

Oracle — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0100

Despite the disappointing summer weather, the Initiative's biologist has been able to undertake some of its survey work.........