Ladykirk

Location

Bottom Tweed near Norham

Summary

Five year average catch for whole beat: 314 salmon/grilse and 22 sea trout
3 Miles left bank
BEFORE 29/08/09, 6 rods are let (including 4 syndicate rods)
AFTER 29/08/09, 4 rods are let which can ONLY fish the top two beats
1-5 ghillies, 5 huts, boats.
Price range: £35 - £200 +vat per rod/day
Disabled facility

Description

This is one of the Tweed's most prolific low water beats and it has done exceptionally well in dry years. Its position next to the tidal waters, often allows large quantities of fish to build up as they are forced to wait for higher water. A classic example of this was the very dry season in 2003 which resulted in a truly remarkable catch. Ladykirk is best in the early autumn, although it offers very reasonable fishing throughout the year. Primarily a salmon beat, it also has a good run of sea trout.

The beat mostly lies within the policies of Ladykirk House with good access to the main pools through the beautiful parkland. The three mile beat is all single bank, but throughout most of its length, this is the better bank. The former stone netting shiels have been renovated to make excellent fishing huts with up to five boats available. The meeting room can be used to store clothing, equipment and fish.

There will be six rods fishing the whole beat until 29th August with one ghillie provided. Four of these rods are let on a one-day-a-week syndicate basis – for details see page 20.

From 29th August, only the top two of the five beats are let with four rods fishing, each sharing one beat, a boat and a ghillie with another rod. Hence at any one time, one of the rods in each pair will be fishing from the bank and one from the boat with a ghillie. Each pair will move beats at the middle and end of each day.

Anybody giving reasonable notice will be able to book an extra ghillie should he wish to do so. There is an additional charge for this service which is payable on the day.

Please note that the catches shown are for the whole beat, including the three bottom beats in the autumn that are not part of the let at that time.