On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:43:49 GMT, "james.willsden"
wrote:

Would appreciate any advice on fishing over Easter - any early run rivers in
Scotland worth fishing this time of year? (near to Yorkshire) Reasonably
priced preferred!

One river stands out, the Till.
It's not in Scotland, but Northumberland, which is even nearer.
However it's part of the Tweed system and is administered to Tweed
rules, ie no fishing on Sundays and no rod licence required.
Sea trout in particular run the river very early and are regularly
caught in February. Ticket prices vary, but are not generally
expensive compared with more well known, but possibly inferior,
rivers.
A lot of the Till regulars spin for the sea-trout, Mepps being a
favourite, but many are caught on the fly.
Fly sizes tend to be much smaller than is usual for sea trout, and
it's common to see anglers using them as small as size 16 'wee
doubles'.
Having said that I've had them on size 8 Stoat's tails and similar
(also on size 16 Greenwells when fishing for trout and grayling, which
can be fun).

http://www.till-fishing.co.uk/ for Tiptoe Farm beat.
Ford and Etal Estate water can be good as well. There's a link on
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/VG/frlocs.html which also lists a
good few other locations.

Nearest tackle shop is in Berwick - Game Fair Shooting & Fishing, 12
Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed: Tel: +44 (0)1289 305119;

Best of luck
Ian D