The Tweed boasts the longest season of any salmon river in Scotland. The season begins on the 1st of February and runs right through to the 30th of November, with fishing available from Monday through to Saturday (there is no Sunday fishing). Good sport can be enjoyed from the first to the very last day of the season.

Follow this link to discover in more detail the characteristics of Bottom, Lower, Middle and Upper Tweed.

The Tweed has a deserved reputation as one of the world's great salmon fisheries. Since the 17th century, anglers have been sport fishing the river for its famous run of salmon. Victorian salmon anglers enjoyed some of the finest fishing in the Tweed's angling history and their innovative approach to tackle design is still reflected in present day tackle. Here is a list of salmon beats, and details of how to book.

Tweed's fame as a salmon river has meant that it has often been ignored for its other types of fishing. This is quite wrong, as both its brown trout and sea trout fishing are excellent. There are the wild brownies for the purist anglers, the stocked brown trout organised by the clubs and the odd escapee rainbow from one of the many trout farms. Trout fishing is generally organised by fishing clubs. Sea trout start running in June/July and later in the autumn can reach quite a size. Note that sea trout fishing is nearly always let as part of the right to fish for salmon.

Spring fishing for trout is mostly with wet flies such as Greenwell's Glory, Snipe & Purple and March Brown, with hook sizes 12-14. As summer approaches, the dry fly starts to be used, with patterns like Blue Hen & Yellow, Dark Partridge & Yellow and again the Greenwell's Glory. As summer moves on, smaller flies are better with olives, iron blues and sedges coming into their own. Tackle should be light, especially the cast.