I would have thought the best (nearest) river height measure would be at Peebles? 142 and 39 degrees but squeaky clean. It looks like we are going to have another frustrating week ahead of us with fluctuating water levels. N... Monday 15th July. 14 and 54 degrees nice and clean. 86 or there abouts as it was off the gauge. Anyway onl... Monday 3rd September. 4’5” this morning and wet but it soon cleared to leave a lovely day with blue skies and calm, the fact it was calm makes me quite calm as well. The first day of decent water after a flood, a Monday as well, perfec... Monday 6th October Team Harper here, I missed the whisky drinking competition in the hut yesterday as I was at Kelso races, great day as I had 5 winners. Well the thaw has set in on the lower lying ground and the river is starting to respond to the snow melt by taking on a mucky green colour. Throughout the salmon fishing season (1st February to 30th November) wonderful fish are caught by those who have the opportunity to cast a fly on the many beats (stretch of river). Tweedbeats.com is dedicated to the River Tweed and the interests of salmon and sea trout fisherman. The beat owners may have reasons for dropping FishTweed that are not being made public. It was like going back a month this morning, going back into winter. Thats the last of February thankfully, not a month Im keen on I have to say, 4 for the month for us which is what we caught last year. beat overview. The Teviot has a couple of inches at the top gauge and that would be worst c... Monday 8th May. Michael Bax on his first visit to the Lees drew the Slap and... Monday 1st May. Team Godden here for the week and they arrived with a smile or maybe that was a grimace; anyway we did t... Monday 29th August. Jamie and Uncle Denzil were on the Slap and Cauld and although ... Monday 24th July. 14 and 50 degrees nice and clean with a westerly breeze. 23 44 degs and cold with a north east wind blowing and grey skies, full winter clothing back on and a reluctan... Monday 4th April. River Tweed Salmon Beats The River Tweed has around 45 famous and well managed salmon fishing beats. We can do that in one... Monday 23rd June Well the nights are fair drawing in! Popular Upper Tweed beats include Ashiestiel, Holylee, Traquair, Glenormiston and Dawyck. I didnt think wed catch anything today and we didnt 26 this morning and a toasty 44 degrees, the river has risen and with it rising its carrying a murky grey colour but the... Monday 7th November. Team Blobby here for the week and Yorkshire's top Spey caster Graham Scott was soon on to the Slap croy and with a wee bit of help from a North East wind his fly landed just in the r... Monday 2nd June. It was an even lovelier day if you were fishing around Kelso as thats where all the fish were caught so well done th... Monday 19th March. Got a couple of keen local lads on tomorrow so hopefully they will find one, I did see a couple of fish head and tail in the Temple this afternoon but they will be at Kelso tomorrow. 26 56 degrees and very very beery, it was also blowing a hoolie. The fish were well spread out round the beat but sadly were... Monday 26th September. The fishing hut has stove to keep guests warm and looks out across a lawn on to the river. A nice mild calm start to the day but with a rising river. 19 and 54 degrees but carrying a mucky colour, not brown but that grey murky colour. Stuart Andrews and team here for the week. Tea... Monday 4th September. 10 and 56 degrees, nice and clean. A very windy day and warmer of late, 16 54 degrees and clean. It was a lovely day on the river with the sun shining down keeping temperatures on the pleasant side. Bottom Tweed - Tweedhill to Milne Graden. Nor sadly can we email out our normal river level alerts until the feed resumes, which we fear may not be for quite some time. This is going to be a long week, not because of the company but the weather, with not a drop of rain forecast and the super dooper huge red moon giving us the biggest tides this... Monday 21st September. ... Monday 15th June A better day for fishing weather wise as it was overcast and not as warm, we had 5/6 follows/bow waves in the Slap but no pulls, Terry then waddled into the Cauld boat and we gave it ... Monday 8th June A much better day than all weekend and I feel a lot better as well, 14 and 56 degs more or less clean. Its just as well that there was a lot of snow as n... Monday1st A day off for the Ghillies which was lovely got lots done, although the garden is still way behind with this prolonged cold spell, and driving down to the fishing hut this afternoon I reali... Monday 25th Another bitter cold day with wind chill and snow flurries, 19 34 degs and squeaky clean. Now it was always going to be a bit... Monday 21st March. There's always a chance of a Spring salmon in the lower and middle Tweed beats when the river opens in February however the arrival of March always increases chances as many more Spring salmon move into the lower & middle River Tweed salmon fishing beats. Well were back, unfurloughed and ready to go except the river is in flood and brown its also raining and blowing a fair old gale of wind. The Border runs down the middle of the beat, so fish can be caught in both Scotland and England. Tim eventually arrived back from Kelso looking slight... Monday 28th August. Jonathan Reddin here again for another go along with Jonathan Pearce, the family retaining the other two rods as its Easter. Still not caught the Mole, hes got more lives than the proverbial cat, seals gone, no rods turned up cant b... February 17th 38 and just a tinge of colour but clean enough for a Monday. We saw one f... Monday 14th March. Back to normal life but what a week that was, 458 horses rode through the town and out to Flodden on Thursday, the whole area was in gridlocked for ages, and my laddie was at the ... Monday 29th River at 20 this morning which made it look huge compared to the last few weeks, it was a bit murky and when we had a go in the Cauld from the boat it was weed every cast, The lads did g... Monday 22nd July A hot humid day, James long had decided not to fish, I gave the Slap a couple of casts and had the Monday morning bow wave but no pull, water temp this morning was 66 degs and still c... Monday 15th July Another hot sunny dayand the river at 3 roughly as its off the gauge and 66 degs this morning. Ill introduce you to the other characters of the team as... Monday 28th October. However within this overall picture both the autumns of 2014 and, now, 2015 have been particularly Arou... Monday 21st May. 18 and 60 degs but very black water, I thought the lads might pick up a seatrout as this can be the water you get t... Monday 4th July. Hens will be returning to the ru... Monday 17th February. Its sitting around 3 on the gauge and the water temp this morning was a rather toasty 68 ... Monday 2nd July. Lockdown measures are still in place due to covid so we have no rods on today as it was Team Sweden for the first three days. Two rods h... Monday 24th Not a lot going on, 70 and rising filthy brown but at least it was sunny. Almost tropical out there today and the snow has had a bit shift in the low lying areas, the deep stuff higher up has still to go but it is going, looking at the cheviots you can... Monday 8th February. 311 and 40 degrees with enough colour in it to make it very unappealing, Terry Wards pals turned up for a look but decided they were better off up at Mertoun. These beats excel in low water conditions when their proximity to tidal waters results in large quantities of fish coming in off the tide and resting in the bottom beats until water levels rise. We can fish five rods comfortably. Team Hepple on for 3 days, there was a south west wind today instead of the north East making it much milder, but the water was beery and unsettled so it was going to... Monday 25th April. Team Harper here for the week and Terry as ever leading from the front soon had a fi... Monday 22nd April. Had a tidy up round hut and got some wood sawn up for kindling A fair bit o... Monday 20th February. Francis Sidoli here along with David Flux, Neil Andrews and the two Sidoli boys Ch... Monday 24th September. A nice sunny day with a north east wind blowing, 19 and very dirty, the lads gave it a go but the odds were always against them. We started off with a flat calm and mild, warm even then by mid morning the sky turned pink with a dull yellow tinge to it... Monday 9th October. The lads have fished the Lees a few times so know their way around so it was myself that ... Monday 29th May. Tuesday 5th ... Monday 28th May. 20 and rising and carrying a fair bit of colour, One rod had called off due to illness and the other decided that a wine tasting was a better option than fishing. 27 and 50 degrees which is a bit higher than Id like it especially as it w... Monday 7th October. The beat consists of nearly two and a half kilometres of the left bank with five named pools: Rampy, Boat Pool, House Pool, Policeman and The Gullets. A nice day with just the odd wee shower, river running at 311 at the Lees and dirty. Looking upstream from Cauld into Temple Saturday 22nd September
14 on the Lees gauge and 40 degrees. 23 and slowly rising, 42 degrees and windy from the North West add in a bit of rain and it was a bit of a miserable morning. 8 and 50 degrees with a fair wind blowing. ... Monday 5th February. If you already have fishing organised, we can assist you in finding suitable accommodation close to your beat. 30 on the Lees gauge and very murky. Draw done, everyone off to their respective pools and game on. 16 and 46 degrees and squeaky clean. Team Harper here for the week and they set about their duties with a spring in their step. Jonathon Reddin landed 3 this morning from the back of the wall area the best being 15lbs. Alex Faber who fell in last ... Monday 10th April. Well thats the arse kicked out of October and it was our best month this season but you cant polish a turd and in the age of the internet and instant news everyone knows whats ... Monday 24th October. 15 and 54 degrees, water clean first thing. It will hopefully get washed out o... Monday 11th September. Jonathan Reddin got into a fish with his first cast of the day in the slap but sh... Monday 16th April. A damp start combined with a rising river doesnt make for a good start to the new week. Only one rod this morning Perry and he managed a bit of a pull in Learm... Monday 6th November. 12 talking about this. -1 maybe -2 and 68 degrees this morning. 29 and mucky so the team decided not to fish which was a wise decision looking at the catch returns tonight. A warm sunny start to the day, 4 and 60 degrees on the gauge. A cloudy humid start to the day with the Lees gauge showing 17 and 58 degs also very beery. Tuesday 29th 210 46 degs and much cleaner ended the day with 5 4 of which were fresh/clean biggest 15lb. Were onto summer lets now so the reports will not be as usual. Team Godden here for 4 days and the noise level has increased 10 fold. Team Gould here for the week and following the usual Monday morni... Monday 7th September. An overcast day with the odd shower. Phil Fisher and pals here for three days... Monday 16th May. 34 and 42 degrees with a breeze first thing that turned into a gale by lunchtime, we had a couple of boats on the Temple and Richard Harrison had a chuck off the Cauld bank the re... Monday 9th March. 11 and 50 degrees with an East wind all day as ... Monday 24th April. Upper Tweed is very water dependent but if early autumn enjoys heavy rainfall then summer salmon will enter this section of the river – with November traditionally the best month of all. Peter London was in t... Monday 22nd July. There are famous pools such as the Temple Pool and the Cauld Stream, as well as the almost equally (at times) prolific Learmouth Stream, Back of the Wall, Glide, Bags, Annay and several other smaller pools. The beats involved are now reporting catches on the Tweed Beats site as opposed to Fish Tweed. Stuart Andrew and team here for the week... Monday 13th November. We provide information about the individual beats, river levels and catches as well as fishing availability, you can sign up for alerts for advanced or last minute booking. It was really a day to enjoy the view. Team Harper were slow to get going apart from Graham w... Monday 2nd February
It wasnt very warm eit... Monday 27th November
Well what a day that was yesterday with storm Ciara going through, by Sunday night the gauge would have been reading if you could see it 13 feet or more, as you can imagine there... Monday 3rd February. For more accurate information, please contact the owner of that stretch of the river, contact details can be found on the individual beat pages. By mid afternoon it was back up to 42 as the Teviot, Leader and Gala water were all risin... Monday 28th September. They have to be, we have caught 3 Salmon in the Glide in the last 2 months and today we get 4, now just why are they there today or more importantly why... Monday 20th October What a long day that was 310 and dirty, Gene and Nigel headed for home straight away knowing what the forecast is for tomorrow with hurricane Gonzalo bearing down on us. The River Tweed Commission’s official salmon catch figures for the 2020 season can now be revealed. 11 and 56 degs a nice day for hill walking; golfing, sitting outside a pub with a pint watching th... Monday 12th September. 111 and 46 degrees, I cant remember the water temp ever ... Monday 13th February. Norfolks finest with us for three days in the shape of Paul Grewcock and wife Linda accompanied by Fliss Atherton. beat overview. The gauge reading 26 this morning and 43 degrees squeaky clean, no rods again this week... Monday November 16th. The old sayings are never far wrong are they? A wet very humid morning with the gauge sitting at 8 at the Lees and a water temp of 60. 7 fish landed for the day none of them brand n... Monday 2nd September. Team Godden here for three days and after the usual chaos getting everyone sorted as to where the... Monday 17th October. Week beginning 22 February 2021. 10 and 62 degrees this morning but it is rising above us. Ian Bennet had a ch... Monday 11th March. The gauge must have been around 140 at the Lees on Saturday night/Sunday morning along with a gale which I thought was going to put my win... Monday 10th February. 12 and 67 degrees at 8.30am with a summer tinge to the water. 1,294 Followers, 481 Following, 1,083 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from tweedbeats.com (@tweedbeats) Today it brought us 30 on the Lees gauge with a touch of colour to the water from yesterdays rise. It was a very wet start to the day, I found out my jacket wasnt as waterproof as the man in the shop said it was. Well after the flood warning from SEPA on Saturday the river is up all of 6, it has moved the fish around a wee bit and shifted some up river as far as Boleside it seems. No fishing so we got the boats checked and to... Monday 26th October. 25 on the Lees gauge. Please note :- The river level figures are not displayed in real time and are to be used as a guide. A lovely day outside as long as you were out of the bloody cold north wind, ironically this wind makes covering the Slap a piece of cake even for the duffers. If you are looking for somewhere to stay please have a look at http://www.tweedbeats.com/accommodation. A much colder start than of late with showers from the east but these gave way to a sunny day by mid morning. Rob Jameson knows the beat well and pals Chris Hill and Mark Giffkins have both fished the Lees before so I was expecting great things. 13 and 50 degrees on the Lees gauge. Fishing on the River Tweed. Steven Robbins with us today along with Jonathan Reddin and Dave Walker. This report was conducted in the summer and autumn of 2015. A nice sunny day but the river was running at 36and brown so nobody was going to bother fishing, mind you I know some that would fish all day. ... Monday 24th June. 4 Slap, 4 Cauld and 2 Back of the Wall (Iron Gate really). Matthias and the lads gave the beat a good thrashing but a seatrout kelt from the glide was all we had to show for it, its still ... Saturday 1st February. There is a website dedicated to Tweed fishing, with details of beats, availability/prices and recent catch returns along with daily river levels. Didnt see a Springer but ... Monday 11th 25 38 degs and clean with a bad south/south east wind which is the worst direction we get at the Lees, blowing upstream it makes casting very difficult, we had one Kelt but that wasnt... New Season
That said it didnt help the fishing being warm, flat calm almost humid. Flies and lines sorted out and I took Phil do... Monday 18th March. John Laybourne and Steven Robins here for the day. Edward Evans and pals here for three days so they got stuck into it. River Levels Apologies for not being able to show the normal river levels here, due to the ransomware attack on SEPA which has halted their data feed to us. We saw fish in the Slap, Learmouth and one in the Glide but couldnt get any interest fr... Monday 29th April. 17 and 40 degrees as... Monday 23rd March. The Lees gauge was showing 10 and 48 degrees squeaky clean but lots ... Monday 3rd October. BBC weather said it would be a cloudy day with ... Monday 31st August. 16 and 46 degs. We got everyone sorted out on tackle and did the draw and set off, it to... Monday 26th October. Mick Atkinson was first at the Slap for the Monday morning fish but failed, he ... Monday 1st June Its more like mid October than 1st June with very strong winds and showers even worse in the west I hear so Ill have to check the gauges later on. Antony Hajimitsis was top banana this morning getting a cracking 8lb fresh seatrout from ... Monday 3rd April. Team Sidoli here for the week who were all about as keen as the frost to get in about the fish. Gave the Temple a go as it had enough flow but nothing was interested, mind you we didnt see anything either. A very frosty morning but nice and calm. A very warm day with a south wind, 19 and 56 degs with a light beery tinge. 17 and 48 degrees and squeaky clean. A nice enough day for a Monday and the water has started to drop at last. There were fish showing in the Slap which is nothing unusual on a Monday morning, what was more unusual wa... Monday 8th July. 66 degs and about 7 on the gauge. 15 and 56 degrees with a light breeze from the south west which turned into a hoolie by mid morning. Ron Charlton, John Wilkinson, Jeff Popplewell, Christopher Scott and James Auld her... Monday 27th March. The day started nervously as I had a dental appointment at 9.00am but when I got there it was closed as my appointment is next Monday! Ma... Monday 23rd July. The ice was melting back as the morning... Monday 26th November. 10lbs Cornhill bend liced, perfect! Just wondering about zero catches on Fishpal ,river Tweed today ,yes a 4inch rise in levels with yesterdays rain , but 3 on the Lees on Tweedbeats web site ? It was an almost perfect day for spring fishing, 21 and 44 degrees with the water very clean. Well here we go again, what will this spring bring? 26 and 48 degs blowing a hoolie, I only saw... Monday 29th September A new team in and they are all keen to get at the fish, pity the fish are not too keen to join in the fun. The German international team are here for the week and were soon into action. Into the Cauld wi... Monday 13th Well theres no need for me to attend the gym tonight as I had enough exercise today to last me a month, blowing a hoolie all day with rain, hail showers every half hour. Another miserable day with the gales being replaced by wet snow and very cold temperatures. Marketing fishing on the River Tweed Seeing as some of you have been asking heres a roundup of the 2012 season
211 and 46 degrees but blowing a hoolie again. A lovely day out on the river, one of the nicest days this summer in fact. A very warm humid morning with black tea coloured water, the Lees gauge was reading 18 and 63 degrees. A grey dull damp morning and cold, 10 and 48 degrees. Monday 22nd February. A breezy day down at the Lees today. Nick lost a wee grilse in Learmouth stream this morning and we had another pull... Monday 20th August. Yet again another cold grey day with the wind blowing from the north east. 2 talking about this. Good news is Sally (wife) is getting better apart from being a bit breathless; I am still symptom free but have a few mo... Monday 30th March. It was a lovely day on the river with blue skies and no wind, the Lees gauge was showing 26 and 36 degrees. It was a glorious start to the month, not only was the weather perfect but a fish was landed at the Lees, it was a fresh 12lber and was caught after a bit of a tussle by Paul who had... Monday 22nd February. Andrew had a pull in t... Monday 19th August. Bookings can only be made through the proprietors - all enquiries are welcome. The Lees beat is a two mile horseshoe of the river Tweed around Coldstream. 70 plus and very dirty, mostly Teviot effect. Two ghillies are provided during the best of the autumn fly-only period from 15th September to mid-October, with one ghillie at other times. New team on as theyre all keen to be at them. Its what it needed but its a shame for all the rods looking to fish for the next two days, it will likely fish on Wednesday but the... Monday 29th July. We have some ve... Monday 23rd November. Rain at last but its nothing like enough, itll help the farmers but its not enough for the river. A mate and I are looking to fish the upper Tweed for a couple of days in October / early November. 46 and 38 degrees with a lot of colour. The day started off warm and humid and slightly delayed as Tim had left everyones fishing rods at the guest house in Kelso. If ever you needed to use the word dreich it was perfectly suited... Monday 10th August. 15 and 50 degs this morning slig... Monday 25th May Another week upon us and good conditions but no fish, 14 and 54 degs clean. The cheery weather girl got it right, it was warm and sunny and a west wind for a change, its been weeks if not months since we have had a west wind. Whilst the rest of the population are off r... Monday 30th March Well it looks like March is going to go out like a lion as well has having came in like one, it was another very windy day on the Lees making casting the fly a difficult and sometime... Monday 23rd March After all that excitement on Saturday catching two fish on the same day we knew it couldnt last and by lunchtime today we were on a blank, now at 18 on a Monday morning and we do... Monday 16th March Well some fish did come charging inbut unfortunately went charging straight past us to the Kelso area again, it has been the best days catch on the river this year with both Junction... Monday 9th March Here we go again another week and its blowing a bloody gale yet again, my shoulders are still sore from last weeks fun and games with the weather. And off we go again except its a false start as its 46 and rising so nothing worth fishing on the Lees. A lovely day on Tweedside with a touch of frost but blue skies all round and most importantly no wind, even Kelsae the dug was strangely wind free for a change. A brighter day than of late and backs better which is a relief. Fully booked for the last four days but tod... Monday 20th November, conditions were as good as you could bet for a Monday in late November apart from the bloody rain. Waves were blowing up the Cauld and Learmouth, but it takes more than a bit of wind-chill to deter Jonathon Reddin who... Monday 8th April. Stuart Andrew and the team were keen to get on and at them so on... Monday 29th October. Carham offers a mile of double-bank fishing for 3 rods on the lower Tweed, approximately halfway between Kelso and Coldstream, with a five-year average catch of 168 salmon and 27 sea-trout. A bank holiday! A dull morning with an east wind starting to blow up the river, 111 and 44 degrees. Charles Cook who is here for the week sent a text or two to confirm it was no use today, Ritchie Gallaghe... Monday 30th September. Team Harper here for the week and it looks like they have hit it right weather wise and river height wise. Another cracking morning for those of us that like the sun, me being one of them, but not much good for those who like dull conditions for fishing. March has started off with a bit of a flood 36 this morning and dirty with a raw wind t... Monday 23rd February Well the wind certainly caught up with us today, it blew a hoolie all day from the south west turning to the south, but Rory McLaren is not the sort of rod where a wee breeze woul... Monday 16th February 17 and 40 degs a calm sunny start and fish showing in the Cauldstream, Quentin McLaren was in there like a rat up a drainpipe but despite his and Pauls best efforts they never ... Monday 9th February A cracking day weather wise, it was actually warm, it fact too warm when you have neoprene waders on but Im not complaining. Team Harper here for the week and it was a slow start as n... Monday 28th September. A south east wind blowing 10 and 50 degs squeaky clean water so lets get at them, we had the draw and nobody was sure if theyd had a good draw or bad as with these condit... Monday 23rd Team Williamson reported for duty and after a scuffle with the car parking attendant we did the draw and got everyone sorted. A nice enough start to the day with a bit of sunshine but a rather cool wind. John fished the Low... Monday 16th March. Around 4on gauge and getting weedier by the day. There was a north wind blowing and it was on the st... Monday 23rd April. A dry start but it soon turned to rain. I could make something up of course and sometimes may... Monday 23rd May A lovely day on the river nice and sunny depending on your point of view of course, I for one am loving the sun as its been a long cold spring. A nice start to the day, 14 and 46 degrees with a gentle breeze from the west. Lees ghillie was complaining about rods on opposite English bank on his weekly blog, single figure catches this week so far , are most beats not fishing because of English rods in lockdown, unable to travel ? The beat is set in a particularly peaceful and beautiful stretch of the river and … A dreich sort of day but at least the south east wind has stopped, 10 so up 4 from Saturday and 52 degrees.
There is easy access to most pools by vehicle and the riverside paths stretch for the full 4.14 miles of the Beat. John Okell and Graham Nicol here for two days, the last time they were here they were frozen off then f... Monday 9th July. Spring- Well what I can say about the spring, Im not really a lover of early spring cold, flooded, blowing a gale, load... Monday- started much the same as Saturday past had finished with a big dirty river so no fishing, two of the rods had decided not to travel and two had, so Monday was spent trolling round the ta... Monday- Blowing a bit of a gale water 22 and 44 degs but clean, fished all day but only saw one clean fish, river started to rise with us by lunchtime and the fish stopped showing, not that th... Monday- 20 and 38 degrees squeaky clean and overcast its perfect but after flogging away all day we only had 2 to show for our efforts and a couple lost they just didnt seem to be there, may... Monday- started with a heavy frost but soon gave way to a lovely Autumn day with the river at 22 on the Lees gauge and water temp at 38 degs and squeaky clean, the trees along the temple bank in... Monday- Nice day slight wind, on the river not me. 12 on the Lees gauge and 57 degs at 8.30am I just love it! James Henderson was the only rod to show u... Monday 26th February. 25 and 36 degrees meaning it only dropped one inch over the weekend and it was cold, bloody cold. A bit of a gale blowing this morning and the river up to 20 on the Lees gauge, still clean at 9.30 but the colour was on its way, Patrick had a wee 5lber from the ledges firs... Monday 9th September Well the water over the weekend made a bit of a difference with 23 landed for the day all on the fly and the best being 15lbs, there was a few fresh one in the bag but mostly the ... Monday 2nd September. First job of the day was to nip up to the tackle shop and get a new pair of waders and a new wading jacket plus a pair of forceps as they all went in the break in. There were two fish caught on the river today and we had one of them, well Brian Perry did it all himself really wading the lower cauld. 3 new rods on the ... Monday 11th April. search. Tuesday 4th A nice sunny start and calm for a change, the rods ... Well here we go again, another season upon us. Upper North Wark is a two rod beat, but this can extended to accommodate three rods upon request depending on the river levels. A sort of muggy humid start to the day with the odd sunny spell. Paul on duty till Wednesday, I was going to get the grass cut and all the paths Strimmed ... Monday 26th June. Gene, Paul and Nigel the rods for the next four days were reluctant to leave the warmth of the ... Monday 18th Snow bitter east wind and a rising river was our Monday morning, had fish on in the first hour in the tail of the Cauld but after that it was a lost cause with the river starting to colou... Monday 11th March. 30 at the Lees this morning with a tinge of colour, it wasnt the colour but ... Monday 27th February.