Five year average: [429] salmon/grilse
and {53} sea trout
2 miles double bank, 9 pools
5-7 rods, 1 ghillie, 2 boats
Price range: £40 - £410 +vat per rod/day
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Boleside has long been regarded as one of the best Tweed beats, and is different from the other top beats, in that it is by far the
furthest up the river. The beat's position, just below the meeting of the Tweed with the Ettrick water, accounts for much of its
success. Spring fish going to the Ettrick and autumn fish heading for the Upper Tweed all have to wait at Boleside until there is
enough water for them to continue. Hence the beat does well in early summer as well as in the autumn. There is also a very useful
run of sea trout in the summer months.
The beat is two miles long which, rarely for Tweed, is double bank the whole way. There are two boats provided and there is good
access by car to the hut and to most of the ten pools. In the autumn period (after 17th September) two gillies are employed and
seven rods are let. Each fishes a sub beat rotating each midday and evening.
Until 16th September, only one gillie is employed and only five rods are let. They are rotated on the same am/pm basis but the two
bottom beats are run together, as also are the two next upstream beats (hence making five beats in all).
In 2003 the beat changed hands. The new owners have already carried out a number of improvements and they intend to continue raising
standards wherever possible.
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