first fish this yr.(april)

[macsalmo]

Nice fish Salmonking. You should have warned us to wear sun glasses before we look at it ;D

What size was it and where did you catch it mate?

Gary

[ryanol]

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[macsalmo]

Im on the fence with this.

I dont catch enough to judge

[kercock]

I'll go for two otters playing X's and O's, but a cracking fish none the less.

[stoater]

Definitely seal scars...... you can see the claw marks and the # one was caused as the fish tried to get away, and was given a parting swipe, all done in a nanosecond, they are there in a long line at the entrance to the harbour at Berwick. The Fish have all to run through this not very wide area where the seals "play". Once they get into the Beats, say 3m upstream, they get shooed back downsteam, but it is not atomic physics to deduce that these sealions chomp say 5-10 thousand fish a season, going on a 1:1 basis of marked:unmarked fish that do get past them.
Amazing how Tweed fish keep returning in such numbers, must be a bit of good nursery water up there somewhere!
Yes the Whiteadder is best with water, but, even without, I still enjoy exploring it's runs and little classic pools. Do you fish the Hutton beat or the opposite bank? I can only thank Dave Carrick for having the foresight to get us TAS members access to this little gem. And for keeping it in the face of "them"! There is little to rival a Whiteadder springer. I love that River

[juniorspey]

wow, bonnie wee fish< wish they all looked like that....!!!