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Tweed Guide

The Wheatsheaf has teamed up with Tweed Guide to offer a range of fishing packages. Guests at the Wheatsheaf can now enjoy excellent flyfishing and superb scenery on the world famous river Tweed and its tributaries.

  • Wild Grayling -All year
  • Wild Brown Trout April - October
  • Atlantic Salmon - February - end November
Kingfisher perched on fishing rod

All inclusive half and one day packages for wild brown trout, grayling and salmon for all levels from beginner to expert and tailored to your needs.

All equipment (including rod, reel, waders, life jacket, wading staff) instruction, guide, flies, permit. Lunch available

Main Guides

Founder Bill Drew is a fishing writer based in Selkirk and featuring in Trout and Salmon, Fish and Fly (UK), Rackelhannen (Scandinavia), fishfly (USA) and Forbes.com (USA & Global)

Ron McCombe is a talented all rounder living near Kelso and with particular specialisms in dry fly and Czech-nymphing.

View of the River Tweed from above

Grayling Fishing on The Tweed

Grayling fishing on the Tweed is amongst the best in Europe with fish regularly exceeding 3 lb. The prime season in September to February. At the end of November grayling fishing is at its peak. Tweed Guide have exclusive access to a private stretch of river fishing 7 days a week with instruction and all equipment/waders/jackets etc for 3 hour or 6 hour sessions.

About Tweed Guide

We have guided Angling visitors to the Tweed area since 1998 and currently have fifteen guides and instructors all with local expertise.

Fishing on River Tweed

What Tweed Guide Customers Say.

"We had a thoroughly enjoyable and instructive couple of days with Bill and Ron. Friendly and helpful tuition, great locations and the excitement of actually catching a few fish all made for a great weekend. We finished the weekend full of enthusiasm and making plans to get back out in the water as soon as possible. We will be back!"
D Campbell  & Maria (London) 

"Joan and I had a great time on the Tweed with  Tweed Guide - an evening fish by the "Cowie Pool" during a big hatch, and a day fish following.  Not another angler in sight, knowledgeable and fun guide, lots of feisty fish and neat technique tricks.  We hope to do it again, and again.  Tight Lines!!"
Pat and Joan Morton (Worthington , Ohio)

"Although in the past I have caught larger fish, during a career that has taken me to many fishing locations, I have rarely fished in more interesting and knowledgeable company and I have never fished a more beautiful stretch of water. 
Tweed Guide's combination of great tuition and glorious location made the day truly memorable. "
Keith Dickinson (North Berwick)

Freshly caught Tweed Greyling.
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