Five year average: [131] salmon/grilse
and {41} sea trout
1.5 miles right bank, 7 pools
3-4 rods, 1 ghillie, 1 hut & wc
Price range: £40 - £280 per rod day
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This Middle Tweed beat has one of the most magnificent settings possible. It lies opposite the view point made famous by Sir Walter Scott which is still much visited by tourists and photographers alike. The beat lies far below this hill, in the same wooded gorge as Bemersyde, its opposite neighbour. Like Bemersyde, it is almost completely secluded from the outside world, being one of the few Tweed beats not to have a road alongside it.

The fishing includes one-and-a-half miles of the right bank with seven named pools. Nearly all of it is fishable and it copes well with low water, whilst still retaining interesting fishing in higher conditions. Some knowledge of Spey or roll casting is needed to fish the middle of the beat and you should be a reasonable walker and wader. There is a good access road to the hut (and toilet) on the bottom half of the beat.

In the autumn it is fished by four rods in two beats, upper and lower, which are alternated each lunchtime, and each pair of rods will have one gillie looking after them.
In the spring and summer three rods are fished which may include a house rod and/or a syndicate rod. The syndicate rods fish on a one-day-a-week basis from 1st February to 17th September. The gillie will be available to show the river but may not be full time during this part of the season.

Please note that from 2006 fishing on this beat is fly-only throughout the season. However, during the spring and summer months the gillie will have discretion to allow a limited amount of spinning only if the conditions warrant it.
 
SALMON CATCHES

  Year '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 Average  
  February 1 3 1 3 0 1.6  
  March 4 5 2 3 5 3.8  
  April 1 3 5 8 3 4.0  
  May 14 13 6 8 8 9.8  
  June 3 5 4 4 9 5.0  
  July 3 9 1 2 9 4.8  
  August 4 11 9 3 21 9.6  
  September 7 40 7 24 19 19.4  
  October 30 31 37 35 34 33.4  
  November 38 36 60 40 34 41.6  
  Total 105 156 132 130 142 133.0  

SEA TROUT CATCHES

  Year '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 Average  
  February 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  March 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  April 0 0 0 0 0 0.0  
  May 2 2 0 1 0 1.0  
  June 2 1 4 6 3 3.2  
  July 13 9 4 10 5 8.2  
  August 11 6 11 10 4 8.4  
  September 5 7 20 13 4 9.8  
  October 11 1 4 8 2 5.2  
  November 2 0 5 3 0 2.0  
  Total 46 26 48 51 18 37.8  



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