Tuesday February 3, 2026
BBC —
Managers of one of the country’s most famous salmon rivers believe they are bucking the worldwide decline in the wild fish.
Dozens of anglers from across Europe were in Kelso for the official opening day of the Tweed’s salmon fishing season.
Despite a continued global decline in wild numbers of the iconic fish, the mood was buoyant ahead of the first cast being made on the Junction Pool beat.