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1. A rod may be shared by up to two people, but no more than this. th Name: ……………………………..………..…………………..……………..…….…………. 2. Fishing is with fly only from 15 September. Before that, spinning will be allowed. 3. Fish may be kept but not sold. Address: ……………………………………..…..……………………………..….…..……… 4. In line with general fishing practice, no refunds will be given if any day’s A U C T I O N fishing is lost under any circumstance. ……………………………………………………..…………….……..……………...………….. 5. All bids must be made in whole Pounds Sterling and, if successful, payment should be made in Pounds Sterling also. The addition of any pence will O F ………………………………………...…….…… Postcode: .……………….…..……….… invalidate the bid. 6. Successful bidders will pay The Tweed Foundation direct. Telephone: Home: ……..……………..…….. Mob: ..……..…………...…………… 7. Payment must be received within 14 days of being notified of a successful TWEED AUTUMN SALMON offer. Payment will be by cheque made payable to The Tweed Foundation, or by Bank Transfer - contact the office for details to pay by this method. If FISHING Email address: .………………………...……………...…….…..…………………………. full payment has not been received within two weeks of notification, the sale may be rescinded without any notice being given to the buyer. I wish to make an offer for the fishing Lots as indicated overleaf 8. All successful bidders will be notified in writing within two weeks of the Auction and the bidder will be put in contact with the donor, and/or their ON SOME OF TWEED’S and have read, and agree to abide by, the Auction Conditions. appropriate agent or boatman, once payment has been received. MOST FAMOUS BEATS 9. Boats and Boatmen are normally provided on a shared basis. The donor will Signed: ………..…………………………………..…….…………. act as one of the boatmen for the day on Lot 2. Lot 4 has one boatman and Lot 5 has 2 boatmen. Lot 30 is provided with 1 boatman. including: Date: …………………………...……….………….……………….. 10. Whilst the Auction has some Lots that are a beat’s full complement of rods for a day, it should be noted that on most beats there will be other rods Please fill in this tear-off form and send it in an envelope clearly fishing as well as those purchased in the Auction. Ladykirk West Learmouth marked “Tweed Auction” to:- 11. Fishing may not be sub-let. Wark Carham Birgham Dub 12. All rods must abide by the Tweed Angling Code. Upper Floors Rutherford The Tweed Foundation 13. Lots are sold as shown. No negotiations to alter a day bought in the Auction Drygrange Steading can be entered into either with The Tweed Foundation or the donor. Upper Mertoun Lower Dryburgh Descriptions listed are purely to give an indication of the beats’ potential and Bemersyde Gledswood Melrose are no guarantee of catches or performance. TD6 9DJ 14. The Tweed Foundation retains the right to refuse a bid, even if that bid is the Pavilion Upper Enquiries Tel: (01896) 848271 highest offered for a Lot. Bidders attaching their own caveats to their offer will invalidate that offer. Alternatively, you may email your bid to us at: The Auction will take place [email protected]

The Trustees of The Tweed Foundation would like to express their thanks to the on Bids by all methods should be sent to arrive following, who have so generously donated fishing to this Auction or who have given financial contributions in lieu of fishing: no later than th rd Friday, 24 June 2016 5pm on Thursday, 23 June 2016 H Askew Esq The Countess of March J Mck Brownlie Esq Ms C Maxwell Stuart Carham Fishing C H Noble Esq at Bids made by email will be acknowledged within one working day. Emailing S Dean Esq The Duke of Northumberland a bid will confirm your agreement with the Auction Conditions. If you do not A Douglas-Home Esq The Earl of Portarlington The Tweed Foundation’s Office Edinburgh Angling Club Ravenswood Fishings receive an acknowledgement you should assume that your bid has been lost Drygrange Melrose. The Earl Haig The Duke of Roxburghe and you should either resend it or telephone the office. All Auction bids will th Harris & Sheldon Group Ltd J M C Rutherford Esq be processed on Friday, 24 June 2016 at the Tweed Foundation’s office at The Earl of Home The Rutherford Syndicate www.tweedfoundation.org.uk Drygrange, Melrose. As noted above, all bids must be received by Thursday, Laggan Properties Ltd The Duke of Sutherland 23rd June 2016 with envelopes marked Tweed Auction not being opened A Lee Esq Sir F D D Thomson Bt until that date. No bids, in any form, will be accepted after this date. J H Lovett Esq Tweedhill Ltd Shareholders All proceeds will be donated to The Tweed Foundation Miss J J Lovett The Upper North Wark Partnership Charity No. SC011055 All successful bidders will be informed within two weeks. Unsuccessful J McCorquodale Esq Lady D L Westbrook bidders will also be informed. Lots not reaching the Reserve may be West Learmouth Fishing Syndicate withdrawn from the Auction. A charitable company limited by guarantee registered in No. SC366380

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[Further information on most beats can be found on either fishtweed.co.uk or tweedbeats.com]

Lot Dates Beat Lot Bid Reserve

1 Aug, Sat 13th Tweedhill (2 rods) The largest, lowest, fishable beat on the Tweed; 5 yr av. 192 Salmon...... 1 £.…….……… £300 2 Aug, Mon 22nd West Newbiggin (2 rods) In lower Tweed opposite Ladykirk; 5 yr av. 68 Salmon…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 £.…….……… £200 3 Aug, Tues 23rd Carham (3 rods) Double bank halfway between Coldstream and Kelso in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 279 Salmon...... 3 £…….….…… £600 4 Aug, Thurs 25th Lower North Wark (2 rods) North/Scottish bank opposite Wark village in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 324 Salmon...... 4 £…….…….… £400 5 Aug, Thurs 25th South Wark (2 rods) South/English bank by Wark village in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 406 Salmon...... 5 £.…….……… £400 6 Aug, Fri 26th Pavilion Upper (3 rods) 1.5mls of double bank just below Boleside in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 109 Salmon………………………………………………………………………………. 6 £…………….. £300 7 Aug, Wed 31st Birgham Dub (2 rods) Near Birgham village in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 438 Salmon...... 7 £…….…….… £600 8 Sept, Mon 5th Upper North Wark (2 rods) North/Scottish bank between Coldstream and Kelso in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 147 Salmon……………………………….…………………………………. 8 £…….…….… £300 9 Sept, Mon 12th Rutherford (1 rod) Between Makerstoun and Mertoun in the heart of middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 251 Salmon...... 9 £…….…….… £250 10 Sept, Wed 14th Rutherford (1 rod) Between Makerstoun and Mertoun in the heart of middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 251 Salmon...... 10 £.…….……… £250 11 Sept, Fri 16th Bluestone (2 rods) On the River Whiteadder, 2mls of wadeable single bank fishing d/s of the confluence with the Blackadder; 5 yr av 37 Salmon...... 11 £.…….……… £130 12 Sept, Mon 19th Upper Mertoun (3 rods) Either side of Mertoun Bridge near St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 159 Salmon...... 12 £.…….……… £600 13 Sept, Tues 20th Upper Mertoun (3 rods) Either side of Mertoun Bridge near St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 159 Salmon...... 13 £.…….……… £600 14 Sept, Wed 21st Upper Mertoun (3 rods) Either side of Mertoun Bridge near St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 159 Salmon...... 14 £.…….……… £600 15 Sept, Wed 21st Drygrange (2 rods) Above Gledswood/Ravenswood between St Boswells and Melrose in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 60 Salmon...... 15 £.…….……… £350 16 Sept, Sat 24th Maxton (1 rod) Opposite and adjacent to Mertoun in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 58 Salmon...... 16 £.…….……… £150 17 Sept, Sat 24th Boleside (2 rods) Below upper Tweed/Ettrick junction between and Selkirk; 5 yr av. 290 Salmon...... 17 £.…….……… £300 18 Sept, Mon 26th (2 rods) An upper Tweed beat on the left bank near Clovenfords; 5 yr av. 22 Salmon...... 18 £.…….……… £140 19 Sept, Tues 27th Caddonfoot (2 rods) An upper Tweed beat on the left bank near Clovenfords; 5 yr av. 22 Salmon...... 19 £.…….……… £140 20 Oct, Mon 3rd Holylee (2 rods) Near Walkerburn in upper Tweed; 1.5 mls (0.5 mls double bank) of fishing; 5 yr av. 48 Salmon...... 20 £.…….……… £100 21 Oct, Mon 3rd Carham (1 rod) Double bank halfway between Coldstream and Kelso in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 279 Salmon...... 21 £.…….……… £600 22 Oct, Mon 3rd Lower Dryburgh (2 rods) Around St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 172 Salmon...... 22 £.…….……… £400 23 Oct, Mon 3rd Lower Dryburgh (2 rods) Around St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 172 Salmon...... 23 £.…….……… £400 24 Oct, Mon 3rd Gledswood (2 rods) Situated below Scott’s View near St Boswells in middle Tweed; north bank opposite Ravenswood; 5 yr av. 88 Salmon…………..…….……. 24 £.…….……… £300 25 Oct, Tues 4th Gledswood (2 rods) Situated below Scott’s View near St Boswells in middle Tweed; north bank opposite Ravenswood; 5 yr av. 88 Salmon………..…………….. 25 £.…….……… £300 26 Oct, Thurs 6th Ladykirk (2 rods) North/Scottish bank around Norham in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 279 Salmon...... 26 £.…….……… £500 27 Oct, Fri 7th Bluestone (2 rods) On the River Whiteadder, 2mls of wadeable single bank fishing d/s of the confluence with the Blackadder; 5 yr av 37 Salmon...... 27 £.…….……… £130 28 Oct, Sat 8th Bemersyde (2 rods) Mainly double bank above St Boswells in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 186 Salmon……………………….……………………………………………………….…… 28 £.…….……… £420 29 Oct, Mon 10th Fairnilee (2 rods) Situated in upper Tweed above the junction with Ettrick, 3.5mls of single bank fishing; 5 yr av. 89 Salmon………………………………..……... 29 £.…….……… £230 30 Oct, Thurs 20th Upper Floors (1 rod) Double bank just above Kelso in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 380 Salmon...... 30 £.…….……… £950 31 Nov, Thurs 10th Ravenswood (2 rods) Situated near St Boswells, opposite Gledswood, in middle Tweed; 5 yr av. 92 Salmon...... 31 £.…….……… £450 32 Nov, Tues 15th Traquair (2 rods) Near in upper Tweed; 5 yr av. 112 Salmon…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… 32 £…………….. £210 33 Nov, Tues 22nd West Learmouth (2 rods) South/English bank opposite The Lees near Coldstream in lower Tweed; 5 yr av. 224 Salmon………………………..…………………………………… 33 £…………….. £500

The Tweed Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee set up to protect and enhance fish stocks in the Tweed and is at the forefront in bringing a more objective scientific and professional approach to the management of freshwater fish stocks. The Tweed Foundation’s annual Auction provides a unique opportunity to experience some of the best fishing available on Tweed. All proceeds from the Auction go to The Tweed Foundation in support of its work.