Five year average: [447] salmon/grilse
and {52} sea trout
2 miles double bank, 9 pools
5-7 rods, 1-2 ghillie, 2 boats, hut & wc
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 performing 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.
Tenants fish on a rotation basis as determined on a Monday morning. Rods who are fishing for the whole week will be allocated their
rotation at that time. Tenants who are fishing for less than a week will fit into the pre-determined rotation and their positions
will be allocated by draw of lots.
Until 12th September a maximum of five rods are fished at any one time. In the autumn period (after 12th September) six rods are let
and an occasional house rod may be fished but only when conditions permit.
Boleside fully supports the 2010 Tweed Conservation Code with regard to ‘Mercy killings'. Failure to comply with this may mean that
fishings are not offered in future.
The owners have carried out a number of improvements since purchasing the beat in 2003 and they intend to continue raising standards
wherever possible.
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