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Guests Catches  2005

Date Guest Beat Species Size (lb) Notes
5/2 T.C.Eastwood Lower Floors Salmon 8  Returned
24/2 P Cocks Rutherford Salmon 5 Returned
25/3 P. Mitchell Rutherford Salmon 8 Returned
22/4 J Slater Rutherford Salmon 12 Returned 
Fishing as a  guest of Trevor Dale. Trevor had a stupendous session - a fish on 21/4 followed by four more on the morning of 22/4 all from the Mill Stream.
2/5 T.C.Eastwood Sprouston Salmon 8 Returned
6/5 T.C.Eastwood Sprouston Salmon

Salmon

Salmon

 8

8

8

 Returned

Returned

Returned
6/5 G Fawthrop Sprouston Salmon 9 Returned
13/5 A. Cuthbertson Tillmouth Salmon 10 Returned
17/5 J Slater Ladykirk Salmon 13 Taken
17/5 P Mitchell Lower Floors Sea Trout 10 Taken
18/5 T. Robinson Rutherford Salmon 8 Returned 
First Tweed salmon for Tom.
19/5 H. Evans Lower Floors Salmon 7 Returned
20/5 P. Mitchell Lower Floors Salmon 12 Taken
21/5 A. Cuthbertson Lower Floors Salmon

Salmon

 9

9

 Returned

Returned
1/6 K. Dumma Carham Salmon 11 Taken
3/6 P. Mitchell Rutherford Salmon 15 Returned
6/6 D. Konrath Sprouston Salmon 10 Taken
David's first salmon for many years.
7/6 D. Konrath Lennel Salmon 8 Taken
11/6 T.C. Eastwood Sprouston Salmon 6 Returned
28/6 T. Dale Upper Floors Sea Trout 5.12 Taken
15/8 J. Harrop Lennel Salmon

Salmon

Salmon

 3

3.8

5

 Taken

Taken

Taken
15/8 A. Harrop Lennel Salmon

Salmon

 4

5

 Taken

Returned
23/8 T. Corker Upper Makerstoun Salmon 6.8 Returned
26/8 J Slater Rutherford Salmon

Salmon

 9

3

 Returned

Returned
15/9 J. Slater Rutherford Salmon 10 Rteurned
26/9 D. Konrath Rutherford Salmon 11 Returned
28/9 H. Evans Rutherford Salmon

6

 Returned
28/9 H. Evans Rutherford Salmon 8 Returned
6/10 Paul Gaynor Horncliffe Salmon    
14/10 J Slater The Yair Salmon 9 Returned
4/11 J Slater Rutherford Salmon 7 Taken
9/11 J Slater The Yair Salmon 5 Returned
21/11 J Morton Birgham Salmon 20 Returned
21/11 J Morton Birgham Salmon 14 Taken
21/11 R Green Birgham Salmon 10 Taken
21/11 R Green Birgham Sea Trout   Returned
22/11 J Morton Birgham Salmon 8 Taken
           
  Total 2005   39    
           
In addition there were over 20 fish caught by guests in our self catering properties. Best fish caught by Lennie Corker 24lb from Upper Makerstoun.

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Flood Jan 8th 2005

The largest flood for more than a year is coming down the Tweed at present and may now be reaching it's peak at Kelso (11.00am). The following river level data are taken from the Fishtweed web site. 

Pictures of the flood are a little further down the page.

Update January 9th

River heights above normal summer lows at 7.23 AM on
Saturday 8th January 2005
Tweed at Crook Inn 6 ft 1 in Falling
Tweed at Peebles 9 ft 9 in Rising
Tweed at Boleside 8 ft 8 in Rising
Tweed at Sprouston 11 ft 8 in Rising
Tweed at Norham 12 ft 5 in Rising
Ettrick at Brockhoperig 4 ft 1 in Falling
Ettrick at Selkirk 8 ft 2 in Rising
Teviot at Teviothead 5 ft 2 in Falling
Teviot at Hawick 8 ft 4 in Falling
Teviot at Roxburgh 13 ft 0 in Rising
Flood Pictures

The road to St Boswells via Maxton is closed. Water is over the road by the showground. Water is also in the hut at the Junction pool and the boats have been moved onto the point to point course for safety.
Kelso cauld (weir) has been flattened by the flood. This picture looks along the cauld. The promontory in the river is 'The Putt' which is normally about 8 feet above river level.
Looking along 'The Cobby' riverside park from our windows. The park is completely flooded as are some of the gardens of houses a few hundred yards upriver.
The island by the junction pool  ('The Anna') is completely flooded. From here it appears the the boatman from Lower Floors fishings has water in his basement - Ian lives in the cottage by Teviot bridge.
The Old Bridge

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Looking towards the showground from the bridge, there is a submerged car on the Maxton road outside the showground entrance

Downstream towards Pinnacle Hill from the Old Bridge

Hogarth's Mill

Junction Pool from the Maxton Road.

Junction Pool from the bridge

Looking across the Junction to the Ednam House Hotel


Update January 9th (10.00am)

I have just looked at the river level data for the last 24 hours and note the following:-

Location Peak Level 8th Jan 2005 Level Today at 7.30am
Tweed at Boleside 9'6" at 10.30am 5'6"
Tweed at Sprouston 14' at 1.30pm 7'7"
Tweed at Norham 18' at 7.00pm 10'9"
Teviot at Roxburgh 14'6" at 10.30am 6'7"

 

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