2010 was a good year, with 96 salmon we were just short of our previous highest catch of 98 fish. 78 of these fish were released. Considering the sheer amount of fish in the Tweed system last year, it is surprising that not more were caught.
Sea trout were down slightly, we caught 20 fish, all of a good standard. 18 of these fish were released.
Our largest salmon was 23lb caught by Nigel Griffiths (apologies for the earlier incorrect attribution of this catch!)
Below is the breakdown of catch:
Salmon
August 1
September 10
October 21
November 62
Total 94
Sea Trout
September 5
October 5
November 10
Total 20
A few anecdotal comments:
2010 followed a more 'conventional' weather pattern, ie dry summer and wet late autumn. This explains the pronounced rise in catch, particularly in November, no doubt helped by the sheer number of fish which ran late.
Many fish were fresh, with a few which were very solid, fresh silver fish, which could not have been more than 3 or 4 days from the tide.
There seemed to be less small grilse about this year, with a higher proportion of bigger fish.
Winter arrived with a vengeance, providing deep snow for the final day's fishing on 30 November.
