Tweedhill is the bottom fishery on Tweed and the three mile stretch finishes just above Paxton House. The Twenty Six named pools offer excellent fly water with streams, riffles, glides and runs throughout its length.
You can find out more about Tweedhill on the Tweedhill website www.tweedhill.co.uk
On the English side, Tweedhill has three quarters of a mile with the upstream boundary starting from the bottom of the Horncliffe beat, past Saint Thomas’s Island, to the edge of Horncliffe village, with the downstream boundary opposite the Shiel.
The lower two beats of Tweedhill – Union and Shiel – are partly tidal. The upper beat – Fishwick – is rarely affected by tides.
Being tidal, Tweedhill is slightly different from anywhere else on the Tweed. The slight disadvantage is that occasionally your fishing might be affected, for a short time, by the incoming tide. The big advantage is that every tide brings fresh Salmon and Sea Trout.
The Salmon are fresh, Silver and bright. It is rare to see a coloured Salmon at Tweedhill, at any time in the season.
Set within the stunning Borders countryside, Tweedhill is well placed to enjoy all this beautiful region has to offer. The area is well served by hotels, holiday cottages, and restaurants and is renowned for its recreational and sporting opportunities. There are stunning beaches such as Cocklawburn, and at Spittal.
Holy Island, Lindisfarne, and Bamburgh are half an hour’s drive away, with the world famous Alnwick Gardens only a few miles further.
The world’s first chain bridge, the Union Bridge that links England and Scotland, spans the river across Union – the lowest of Tweedhill's three beats.
Tweedhill’s real reputation is as a great low water beat. When everywhere else has low water, the Salmon aren’t about. At Tweedhill, low water means fresh Salmon lying in the pools, before they start their journey upstream. And low water comes in two ways – lower Summer water heights, and the lower water from each receding tide.
The Spring run begins at the start of the season until mid-June when the main Summer run commences and continues through until early September. The Grilse run usually starts in late July and there can be exceptional runs of Sea Trout, particularly in the mid Summer months through until late September, depending upon water conditions.
Although the Autumn run has now virtually disappeared along the entire Tweed, there are still numbers of late Summer fish – some of which are two sea wintered. Tweedhill also holds good numbers of sizeable Brown Trout, Winter Grayling, and even the occasional Flounder, in the tidal stretch around the Union Bridge.
Why you need to fish here
In low water conditions there is scarcely a better place to be on the entire river system. Being part tidal, fresh fish are brought into the beat twice in every 24 hours and provide magnificent sport.
The prime time is from early April until the end of September each year.
There is a Spring run, followed by a Summer run, and the Grilse. The famed Autumn run on the River Tweed has sadly fallen away in the last few years, but you'll catch Salmon at Tweedhill throughout the season, providing the river level is right.
There are many beautiful locations to fish along the Tweed Valley, but Tweedhill is one of the most attractive. Almost everybody who fishes here comments on its beauty, peacefulness, and how restful Tweedhill is.
Tweedhill is also one of the most accessible beats on the Tweed, just ten minutes from the A1 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, followed by a short drive down the access track from Fishwick, which is just half a mile along the road from Paxton House.
