Opening Day 2025.
1st February 2025
After enjoying a nice morning in Kelso for the official RTC opening ceremony and Tweed Fly Fair, Gary and myself made our way up to Caberston to offer our toast and make a ceremonial cast.
To mark my 15th season and Gary's first, a nice bottle from my cabinet was opened and offered to the river from Gary's quaich.
Tight Lines and Wet Nets for the 2025 Season.
Start of the 2024 Season.
1st February 2024.
Yours truly made our ceremonial toast and cast to the river.
Tight lines and wet nets for the 2024 season.
START OF THE 2023 SEASON.
1st February 2023.
Steve made our ceremonial toast to the river.
Tight Lines for 2023.
OPENING DAY 2022
1st February 2022
Steve made our opening day toast to the river, joined by his Grandaughters
To the Tweed, May your net be wet, and your line be tight.
Thank You to Steve's son Alistair for the pictures.
Don't you just love Steve's face when wasting good whiskey !!!
OPENING DAY 2021
1st February 2021
Today I made our traditional opening day toast to the river.
Not our usual picture of Steve, just my hand.
As many of you know Steve was off colour last season due to a heart problem. I am pleased to say that Steve had open heart surgery last Monday to replace the main valve in his heart and is recovering well and after some well deserved respite, he will be literally back firing on all cylinders.
Get Well Soon Steve.
STORM CIARA...
10th February 2020
Ciara certainly was felt on the river and we are waiting for the flood waters to recede to see what damage she has left.
To add insult to injury, heavy snow is forecast for the next few days.
We feel great sadness for the beats lower down who are meant to be fishing and fingers crossed huts, boats etc have survived.
OPENING DAY 2020
1st February 2020
This morning we made our traditional opening day toast to the river.
Whether you're after Spring Silver or Autumn Gold, tight lines for the 2020 season.
OPENING DAY 2019
1st February 2019
We made our traditional opening day toast to the river.
With the closure of the Northumberland Nets, here's to a much improved season.
As it is my 10th Year of ownership, we used a very acceptable 10yr old Dram.
OPENING DAY 2018
We made our traditional opening day toast to the river.
Due to changing runs and earlier spawning, we will be closing our season on the
17th November 2018
OPENING DAY 2017...
We made our traditional opening day toast, Tight Lines for 2017.
2016 OPENING DAY...
We made our traditional opening day toast to the river in a howling gale and on a river on its way to bursting its banks yet again.
Here's to a much better 2016 season.
2015 OPENING DAY...
Steve made our traditional opening day toast...
To the Angler's and to the River Tweed.......Cheers.
Steve making our first cast of the season
2014 OPENING DAY...
We made our traditional opening day toast....... in a blizzard!!!
"To Upper Caberston"
"To the Ghillie"
"To the River Tweed"
2013 Opening Day.
Steve and I made our traditional opening day toast the river.
"May your glass be always full and your net filled with silver"
Tight Lines for 2013
Salmon Fishing Forum.
We are now listed on the Salmon Fishing Forum. www.salmonfishingforum.com
I find this a great forum with good threads and also allows you to chat and share your views with like minded anglers.
2012 Opening Day
Our traditional toast to the river made by our Ghillie, Steve Dickson.
Don't let the sunshine fool you, it was bloody freezing and the wind could cut you in half!
Steve has also been busy refurbishing the kitchen in the bothy, it is still work in progress but it looks very smart already.
2011 season starts with a cheer ...
Upper Caberston's 2011 season opens with a toast from our Ghillie, Steve Dickson and Charlie Miller.
Our Kawasaki ‘Mule ...
Newly introduced in 2010, is our Kawasaki ‘Mule’ which is used to transport our rods to and from the upper and lower pools on both sides of the river. This not only maximises your fishing time on the river but is also a welcome service to our rods who’s legs are ‘not a young as they used to be’.
