Winter Grayling Fishing

New for the 2009 season is a combined season ticket which runs from 1st January until 30th September. This ticket allows the angler to fish for winter grayling between 1st January and 31st March and for trout and grayling between 1st April and 30th September. Day tickets for winter grayling are also available from the usual outlets or via the FishTweed Website by clicking here.

Please note that winter grayling fishing is only permitted on certain stretches of the river so anglers are requested to consult the beat map prior to commencing fishing.

CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY THE
TICKET HOLDER

1. This ticket shall only be available to the party in whose favour it is
granted and it is not transferable.

2. The holder of this ticket will have the privilege of fishing with a single rod and line, Mondays to Saturdays only, during the period mentioned hereon, but the holder must not kill any trout under NINE inches in length, or any smolts or parr.

3. Bait fishing is only allowed on the Town Water (from the top
end of Hay Lodge Park to Priorsford Bridge) by under 18's otherwise fly fishing only is allowed all season.

4. No spinning or Minnow Fishing of any kind allowed.

5. No ground baiting and keep-netting allowed.

6. Club and competitive fishing is prohibited.

7. Any ticket-holder found fishing on a Sunday will be severely penalised.

8. The holder of this ticket must exhibit it to the Association Watchers or
other persons having authority to demand exhibition thereof at all times
when asked to do so, and any person refusing or failing to exhibit this
ticket may be turned off the river, and the ticket forfeited.

9. The holder of this ticket undertakes to fish with legal lures only, and to
give all the assistance in his/her power to prevent illegal fishing and
poaching. It shall be his/her duty at once to report all illegal acts to the
Secretary or Watchers, and he/she shall allow the Watchers or other persons
duly authorised to inspect the fish and tackle in his/her possession.

10. No ticket holder shall be allowed to sell his/her fish.

11. No ticket-holder shall be accompanied by a dog.

12. Ticket holders are requested to close all gates through which they pass,
and to avoid damaging fences or other property, or disturbing game.

13. The grayling fishing season shall commence on 1st January and shall terminate on 30th September. Anglers are encouraged to avoid specifically targeting grayling during April and May, ie. whilst and just after spawning. The trout fishing season shall commence on 1st April and shall terminate on 30th September. No night fishing except during June and July, and then, no fishing between the hours of 1 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock a.m.

14. Ticket holders are requested to pay special attention to these rules to
see that they are duly observed. Leaving of litter, particularly broken
glass, is prohibited.

15. Any ticket-holder who has been convicted of a breach of the Tweed
Fisheries Acts or the Fresh Water Fisheries Acts then in force, or who takes
any fish by means other than rod and line and legal lure, or who the
Committee are satisfied has fished in any of the reserved stretches shall
thereupon surrender his/her ticket and shall not be granted another for at
least one year, subject to a right of appeal to the Committee.

16. All fish to be returned to the water except for "trophy" brown trout of 20" or more which may be kept.

17. The use of tackle that has been taken abroad is prohibited.

18. "Shuffling" is strictly prohibited.

19. Any holder of a ticket, infringing any of the forgoing Rules and Regulations shall forfeit his/her ticket and the leave granted will at once cease. Such forfeiture shall be at once instructed by a letter under the hand of the Secretary of the Association, directed to the ticket holder at the address stated in his/her ticket.