For Sale River Tweed Lower Birgham Weeks 16 and 30 Right to fish weeks 16 and 30 in perpetuity. Three rods. On a well known double bank Tweed beat. Extending to 0.7 miles with eight named pools and two well appointed huts. Offers in the region of £30,000 Ref: BH5192 Interest for Sale Lower Birgham Fishing Club A one member share of the Lower Birgham Fishing Club with the There are 18 members of the Club with the interest for sale being right to fish weeks 16 and 30 in perpetuity, for salmon and sea one member. The annual cost is £3,900 per member this trout, on a well known Lower Tweed beat. covering ghillies, maintenance and general upkeep of the beat and Fishery Board levies. 0.7 miles of double bank salmon and sea trout fishing on the Lower Tweed. Copies of the Lower Birgham Fishing Club Constitution are Eight named pools. available from the Selling Agents. Three rods. Five year combined average for the two weeks of five salmon/ All rods are to comply with the Tweed Angling Code. Present grilse. rules include: Two well appointed huts. No fishing for migratory fish on Sundays. Situation Prawns, shrimps and worms may not be used. Lower Birgham is situated close to the village of Birgham about Fly only for week 30. 6 miles downstream from Kelso and 4 miles upstream of It is illegal to sell rod-caught fish. Coldstream, the south bank is in England and the north bank is in Scotland. The beat lies between the North Wark and Carham Offers beats. There is easy access to the A1 at Berwick upon Tweed Written offers should be submitted to the Selling Agents. which also has a mainline station on the east coast route and there are international airports at both Edinburgh and Viewing Newcastle. Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents. The River The River Tweed is the second largest river in Scotland and one of the least polluted rivers in the UK. It boasts an internationally famous reputation as one of Europe’s great salmon rivers. The beat fishes well in most heights of water, a few years ago it was described as the most improved beat on the river and is now consistently one of the top 20 most prolific beats on the river. A few fish over 20lb are expected each season and a fish of 30lb was caught in recent years. There have also been sea trout of up to 19lb taken. Full details of annual catch records are available from the Selling Agents. Fishing Facilities The interest gives the right to fish three rods for week 16 and week 30. The beat is 0.7 miles double bank with 8 named pools. There are two well appointed huts and two ghillies are provided by the Lower Birgham Fishing Club. Week 16 is a May week (w/c Monday 20 May for 2019) and week 30 is the last complete fishing week in November (w/c Monday 25 November for 2019). .