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The North Court, Drygrange Steading, By Melrose, Roxburghshire TD6 9DJ
Tel: 01896 848294 Fax: 01896 848277
The River Tweed Commission (formerly the River Tweed Commissioners) is charged under The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 with the general preservation and increase of salmon, sea trout, trout and other freshwater fish in the River Tweed and its Tributaries, and in particular with the regulation of fisheries, the removal of nuisances and obstructions and the prevention of illegal fishing. The area of jurisdiction extends five miles out to sea and includes the coastline between Cockburnspath and Holy Island. Powers under the above legislation are granted to the Commission to fulfil these duties.
Guidance for stocking of Tweed Waters
Tweedline numbers for prospects and river levels
Documents issued by the RTC include:
The 2007 Annual Report new
Tweed Angling Codes
2008 Spring Salmon Conservation Measures
Keep Alien Species out of Tweed
Keep Disease out of Tweed (pdf 470k)
Gyrodactylus precautions. If your fishing equipment has been abroad, The River Tweed Commission require you to disinfect it before you fish on Tweed and confirm that you have done so.
Download the declaration forms from the Gyrodactylus page:
Further information about the management of Tweed can be found on the
Tweed Foundation’s website.
Established by Act of Parliament to protect the fish stocks in the Tweed River System
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