A good friend of mine asked if I would share this with any forum members who may be interested in fishing the Tweed in August (1 rod available) or September (2 rods available still) this year.

Thanks,

Paul


Again this year I have just been offered a fantastic bargain for those who like salmon fishing.

I have been fishing with Crabtree & Crabtree for a number of years now and as such get sent details of fishing offers at reduced rates. The following is the latest offer for back end salmon fishing on the Tweed (the back end fishing on the Tweed is normally dead-man’s shoes as it is the most prolific salmon fishing in the UK).

One of the Tweed's most prolific low water beats has two separate weeks fishing available (exclusive use). Basically the price below represents the likelyhood of numbers of fish.

If the Tweed is unfishable, for a small additional charge, we can fish the River Whiteadder (the Tweed and the Whiteadder have different catchment areas so normally if the Tweed is unfishable the Whiteadder is still OK). The price is £20pppd in August and £35pppd in September.

Therefore as I will take one rod for each of these weeks there are other 3 other rods available for both weeks (a rod share is available but you would have to find a rod share partner and the price each would be 50% of the full rod price plus a fee of £50 each).

If you wanted partners can also come for an extra £50 as the accommodation on offer is large enough to cope.

If you are interested I would need definite answer plus a £250 deposit ASAP afterwards to secure this offer as I am not the only one this has been offered to and it is on a first come first served basis!

The Fishing

The beat comprises of 1000 yds of right bank fishing (right hand bank = English side) and is made of the Gliddeyhaugh and Canny beats situated just above Norham Bridge. It is opposite the Ladykirk beat (should you want to compare fish stats!)

This beat has done exceptionally well in dry years. Its position next to the tidal waters means that it excels in low water when many fish tend to congregate around Norham Bridge as they are forced to wait for higher water. The pools range from 6 to 25 feet, with mainly slow to medium movement depending upon the height. The lower part is easily fished from the bank or by wading, the upper part is fishable only from the boat. The beats have been very lightly fished over recent years.


Cost

Week 1 (August)
Accommodation from Sun 15th - Sun 22nd August
Fishing is from Mon 16th - Sat 21st August inclusive
Cost £950 per person - A half rod share would be £525 each.
See below for the details of what is included.

Week 2 (September)
Accommodation from Sun 19th - Sun 26th September
Fishing is from Mon 20th - Sat 25th September inclusive
Cost £1300 per person - A half rod share would be £700 each
See below for the details of what is included.

What is included

The price for each Week 1 includes:
• Monday through Saturday Fishing (6 days)
• We will share a cottage - an ETB 5 crown self catering accommodation 15 miles from the beat - see

Property Details | Crabtree & Crabtree

and each full rod will have one en-suite double/twin room to themselves.
• Breakfast and lunches
• Boatman/ghillie (for each full rod every 2 days you will spend about 1/2 a day fishing from the boat with the boatman who has over 25 years experience of the beat)
• As I have fished here before I will help/assist ('ghillie') when you are fishing from the bank/wading (NB the wading is easy with a gravel bottom) - but do remember that I will be fishing as well

The price for each Week 2 includes:
• Monday through Saturday Fishing (6 days)
• We will share a cottage - an ETB 5 crown self catering accommodation right on the beat - see

Property Details | Crabtree & Crabtree

and each full rod will have one en-suite double/twin room to themselves.
• Breakfast and lunches
• Boatman/ghillie (for each full rod every 2 days you will spend about 1/2 a day fishing from the boat with the boatman who has over 25 years experience of the beat)
• As I have fished here before I will help/assist ('ghillie') when you are fishing from the bank/wading (NB the wading is easy with a gravel bottom) - but do remember that I will be fishing as well

Not included extras on any week

The cost does not include:
• Your travel
• Evening Meals (however we could club together with a kitty and cook or just go down the pub)
• Boatman/ghillie tip (suggested is £10-£15 pppd i.e. £60 -£90 for the week)
• NB: You don't need an EA salmon/sea trout licence as the river is under Scottish law.

If you are interested please call me in the evening on 01306 621157 ASAP to discuss.

Regards

Paul Davis
flytyer@inbox.com

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