Beat Map
Tweedhill’s Pools And The Seasonal Runs
Tweedhill has twenty six named pools. The Squire, directly below the fishing hut, is a deep pool which can hold vast numbers of fish in certain conditions, whilst above this there are some lovely streamy runs, particularly around and above St Thomas’s Island. While the river immediately above and below the Union Bridge is relatively flat, there is some excellent fly water down the Scotch New Water Stream at the bottom of the beat and fish tend to congregate in the Upper Start pool on the tide.
The Spring run begins at the start of the season until mid-June when the main Summer run commences and continues through until early September. The Grilse run usually starts in late July and there can be exceptional runs of Sea Trout, particularly in the mid Summer months through until late September, depending upon water conditions. Although the Autumn run has now virtually disappeared along the entire Tweed, there are still numbers of late Summer fish – some of which are two sea wintered. Tweedhill also holds good numbers of sizeable Brown Trout, Winter Grayling, and even the occasional Flounder, in the tidal stretch around the Union Bridge.