Snipe were drumming above the lodge all day long, the calls of redshank and whimbrel mixed on the breeze, and joy of joy the duelling thrushes make me feel like I´m back at home in England. Let's hope it does. We saw a mixture of fresh and coloured fish running the cauld at upper mertoun and landed two on Friday and lost one one Saturday. Over all it was a reasonable weeks fishing with lovely fresh fish caught from Upper Mertoun down to the Lees. This is a time when many salmon fishers will stay home, but not Arni. PB . Above Kelso 67 Salmon were reported with the best of the catches made at on Middle Mertoun 12, Rutherford 9, the Makerstoun Beats with 6, Upper Floors 8 & Lower Floors with 4. On Dryburgh Upper Ghillie Brian Douglas had success on his Carat Fly while his partner Vickie landed a couple of fish and a sea trout. I assume many fishers are waiting to see if the autumn run materialises before booking. Friend fishing at Sprouston on Friday had a great day with 6 most fresh with sea lice but then only one on the Saturday. In this blog you will find lots of fly pictures, step by step's, and other pictures of fishing related stuff. Those who rely on Tweed salmon fishing for their livelihood will be very badly affected if bookings don't pick-up as the season progresses. âI love late-summer hitch fishing. Lower Dryburgh, River Tweed The beat runs from the highly productive Hotel Steps pool at Dryburgh Abbey Hotel for about one mile downstream to the end of the Long Stream above Mertoun Bridge. L AT E S U M M E R This is usually characterised by dreadful conditions: low, warm and clear water, and fish that are increasingly coloured and tricky to catch. Above Kelso 63 fish were reported, with the Mertoun Beats 12, Rutherford 14 and Floors Beats 10 having the best of the fishing. On the ground there are flowers galore with early flowering lupins, tufted saxifrage, abundant marsh marigolds and bright mounds of moss campion. The ghillie at Dryburgh Lower, George Inglis (m: +447971 785230), is a Tweed icon and is sure to make your visit an enjoyable and productive one. Between Kelso and Coldstream 55 fish were reported with Junction 10, Birgham Dub 14 and Lower North Wark 10 having the best of the fishing. Birgham Dub had the best fishing of the week landing 21 Salmon and 4 Sea Trout, the floors beats managed 13 while on the Mertoun beats 8 were landed. On the same beat Mr Harry Rogers had success. O F F E R F O R M [Further information on most beats can be found on either fishtweed.co.uk or tweedbeats.com] Lot Dates Beat Lot Bid Reserve Bemersyde Head Ghillie Mr Ian Farr reports âWhere are all the fresh fish? The highest July catch is 5 for 2015 so do you want to tell us what is going on ⦠2018 AUCTION OF SALMON FISHING LOTS STILL ON OFFER At 11th September 2018 [Further information on most beats can be found on either fishtweed.co.uk or tweedbeats.com] Rutherford continues to produce the good this season with a good week of 31 fish landed. Plus more fishing will no doubt become available as the beats that register with Tweedbeats publish their vacancies next year. Mr Davies had success while fishing at Upper Mertoun with some lovely fresh fish. Recorded catches for Lower Mertoun on Tweedbeats' Archives are as follows: SALMON SEA-TROUT July Season July Season 2013 0 88 2 7 2014 7 83 2 7 2015 6 43 5 10 2016 5 62 4 10 2017 3 59 4 15 Cheers Dave p..s. The site has distorted the table when it goes to final layout but you can read across the table. West Learmouth and Milne Graden picked away throughout the week. E.G. On the Junction Pat Leary had a good start to the week landing 3 fish, Mt Tom Reid and Boatman Gavin Brown also landed fish. On Rutherford Mr Steve Robbins landed 2 and lost 2 and on Lower Pavilion Mr Maurice White had success. Thank you for visiting our salmon fly blog. Mr Jack Melrose ⦠Make sure you give George a call before you visit and he can advise you on the correct equipment to bring. Bemersyde Head Ghillie Mr Ian Farr reports âVery quiet!â Between Kelso and Coldstream 115 Salmon were reported with catches spread out over this area, with the some of the better catches being made ⦠Middle Pavilion landed 3 for the week, inc a nice fish for Mr Graham Thomas from the Whirls. Above Kelso 118 Salmon were reported with the best of the catches made on the Mertoun Beats 17, Rutherford 12, Makerstoun Beats 7, Upper Floors 14 & Lower Floors with 10. Rods should meet at 9am at the hut. beat facts Middle Mertoun had a good start to the week with Team V Fly hooking 15 and landed 12 on Monday. Title: Microsoft Word - FINAL 2015 Auction Leaflet.docx Author: FBL Hieatt Created Date: 20150506143810Z