[Gary]

Hi there.

As a birthday present I was given a day of guided trout fishing on the river Tweed.

Was just wondering what sort of amount to give as a tip at the end of the day.

Anyone else done some fishing on the Tweed?

Cheers,
Gary.

[Hamish Young]

Gary,
Welcome to the forum - nice present to be given  
In some cases it's inappropriate to tip  :  However in general anything less than a tenner is just insulting provided you received good service  :idea:
I have not fished the Tweed for trout - yet  

[wildfisher]

Gary,
 
Know nothing  about the Tweed myself but I know plenty of folk who do.    Register at http://www.wild-fishing-scotland.co.uk/smf/index.php  and you will find lots of experienced Tweed anglers to keep you right.  Allan Liddle reckons it is the best trout river in Scotland.

[wendy]

I really thought a ghillie was a rod  :

[Sandy Nelson]

Dear me Fred :

Another shameless tout for members

 :

Sandy

[wildfisher]

Well Sandy  there  did not seem to be very much at all in the way of useful information forthcoming,  so someone  had to suggest  something!  :

[Hamish Young]

I dunno Fred - I kind of thought I answered the first part/main question relatively well  

[wildfisher]

I dunno Fred - I kind of thought I answered the first part/main question relatively well  

Indeed you did Hamish, however you forgot to mention the  bottle of malt. As the story goes, when an old gillie was asked what he  does when the client brings no whisky he answered "och well, I just take them to places where there are no fish"  :

[Paul Rankine]

Hi Gary,
             How much the tip is should be reflected by the service you receive. If you are happy with it by all means give the ghillie a bottle of malt , he will appreciate it no doubt !

However, and this is the really hard bit , if the service is crap , the manner inappropriate and you are made to feel in any way uncomfortable
then state clearly why , and don't give them anything , with dignity.

I suspect that you will be buying more than one bottle though , Tweed Ghillies are generally pretty damn good.

Paul.

[Gary]

Cheers for the help.  Best get to Oddbins!    

[Gordy66m]

But what if the Gillie concerned is an ex copper

[Hamish Young]

Aye - also, is it a guide or a ghillie : IMHO there's a big difference  :
Most ghillies I've known/met/worked with would take the cold hard cash over a bottle of malt every time, although the bottle on top of a tip would never be unwelcome  

[Dutchfly]

Hi Gary,

A couple of years ago, I've fished the Middle Tweed, near Galashiels. I bought the permit in the shop in Melrose, where they informed me that for that particular stretch of river, no ghillie would be recuired.

Caught some lovely trout of about 1/2 lb / 1 lb. F Fly fished downstream did the trick (only when the fly dragged, the fish took). Good fun on a 3 weight!

Good luck,

Jeroen