Salmon festival aims to encourage young anglers
BBCThe first Tweed Salmon Festival brought hundreds of people to Kelso at the weekend to learn the art of fly-fishing.
Organised by the River Tweed ghillies and boatmen to address the ageing profile of anglers, it proved a success with the target audience of children and families.
There were also demonstrations given by experts Tommy Aarkvisla and Katka Svagrova who had travelled from Norway and the Czech Republic respectively.
Co-organiser Eion Mr Fairgrieve said: "It has been quite a weekend – way above what we expected to be honest."
The event also impressed Mr Aarkvisla, and brought back memories of how he started out.
"This is super cool to see the joy from the children catching fish with their parents and learning at a young age to put them back," he said.
"With the computer stuff and gaming, phones and all that, you don't see children outdoors doing things with their parents so much anymore, in Norway anyway.
"So, just from that point of view this festival is a success in my eyes in bringing families together and letting parents learn with their children."
Among those taking part were brothers Atticus and Aldous Hay who came to the event with their grandparents
"Today is our second time ever going fishing in our life and me and my brother have both caught two fish," said Atticus.
"The last time on the boat we got one bite but it got away. But this is amazing."
Aldous added: "You're just waiting for something to happen, and then when it does, and you catch it, it feels good.
"The festival is really cool because people show you what to do. I want to do more fishing now, definitely.
"It's nice to just get out and have fresh air even if you don't catch anything."