The majestic hills and deep valleys of the Scottish Borders are saturated with the colours of autumn. Trees hang heavy with leaves so rich in rustic colour and texture that few places can rival such beauty. With October long regarded as the prime month to fish this most classic of salmon rivers, the Tweed has earned a deserved reputation for consistently producing good runs of big, fresh autumn fish.The Tweed has its own river information service, which updates daily at 7am. You can find out the water height at predetermined places along the river and its tributaries, if floods look imminent or if you want to check if the water is falling. The Tweedline number is 09068 666 411.

1 Willie Gunn Tube
Body Gold Mylar tubing Wing Orange under yellow under black bucktail Cheeks Jungle cock Head Red

2 Templedog Tube
Tag Fine oval silver and orange antron Body Flat gold rear Rib Oval gold Body hackle Orange cock Throat hackle Black cock Wing Orange fox tale with a few strands of orange Crystal hair and black fox tail on top Cheeks Jungle cock Head Black

3 Black/yellow tube
Body Gold Mylar tubing Wing Bucktail in two bunches - black, yellow Head Black

4 Ally's Shrimp variant
Tail Hot - orange bucktail with a few strands of pearl Crystal hair Body Yellow floss silk Rib Oval silver Underwing Top and bottom, grey squirrel hair Wing Golden Pheasant tippets Hackle Hot orange Head Red

5 Whitewing Tube
Body Black floss Rib Flat or oval silver tinsel Wing Bucktail in three bunches - red, blue, white Head Black

6 Comet tube
Tail Yellow bucktail Body Rear half, red floss, front, black Mid wing Red bucktail Rib Oval gold Front wing Black bucktail Head Black