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River Teviot

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The Teviot is the Tweed's largest tributary and by a good margin the most productive — a river that would be famous on its own merits if it were not overshadowed by its even more famous parent.

Species

Decent — worth a look

Low and clear — careful approach country. Low water tactics — small singles, riffling hitch in the smooth glides.

Holding at a steady height. Water warm, close to 14°C. Running clear.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Warm — slow
14°C est.ideal 1014°C
0°14°28°
The full read · show the working · for atlantic salmon · confidence 75%
How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightMedium Ideal0.0
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftNot Applicable0.0
Water temperatureCool To Moderate0.0
Time in seasonOpening Period0.0
ClarityClearing0.0
Hydrology base0.0
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Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Conditions
Live gauge
Level
0.44 m
Water temp
14.1°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
15°C
Wind
W 34 km/h
Fresh breeze
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.2 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 1pm

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Early morning and late evening are best by far. Low, clear water makes fish spooky in daylight. The first and last hour of light are worth more than the entire middle of the day.
Where
Fish are concentrated in the deeper pools and under any available cover. Focus on the deepest lies — pool hearts and tail croys. Approach very carefully, avoid silhouetting yourself against the sky. Dawn and dusk are your windows.
Method
Surface or just sub-surface. Consider a riffling hitch or Portland hitch to skate the fly across the surface — devastating in warm, low water. Alternatively, dead-drift a small fly upstream like a nymph.. Floating line. Tiny: size 12-16 singles or doubles, hitch tubes. Ultra-discreet presentation for spooky fish in warm, clear water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
The river is in textbook shape. River dropping nicely into shape after a lift — textbook conditions. Clearing nicely — classic taking conditions. 14.1°C — in the ideal taking range for summer salmon. This is the window experienced salmon anglers wait for — if you can get to the river, go now.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

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About this water

The Teviot is the Tweed's largest tributary and by a good margin the most productive — a river that would be famous on its own merits if it were not overshadowed by its even more famous parent. It rises in the hills above Teviothead, runs north-east through Hawick and Jedburgh, and joins the Tweed at Kelso. Along that course it drains a big agricultural catchment and carries an extraordinary head of wild brown trout along with everything else that runs through the Tweed system: grayling, salmon, sea trout. The trout fishing is the quiet highlight. The fish are big-river fish with big-river expectations, averaging around half a pound on the main river with fish to a pound and a half regularly caught and two-pounders not rare. Hawick Angling Club controls much of the middle river and issues affordable day tickets; the lower beats below Hawick are association and private water; the upper river above Teviothead is intimate burn fishing. Grayling hold through the winter and give the Borders trout fisher something to do between November and March when most Scottish rivers are closed.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

EA waterbody UKSC005220

Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 February → 30 November
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