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The water is up after long awaited rain and rivers are reporting some fine sport again. The Helmsdale Association water is producing the goods as always and another young gun has landed her first fish, at only 11yrs old Isla Macdonald winkled out a lovely grilse and dad Adam teamed up to make it a memorable double by landing a fine 9 pounder in Roaries pool. Prospects are good and it looks like there are good numbers of fish around.

Isla proudly displays her first salmon.

Adam returns his 9 pounder in the dusk


On the fly side, our Stunning RS Willie Gunn Krill and Mylar tubes are back in stock - please grab asap as these are both in our super-seller category. We have them in 3 sizes for high and low water.

RS Golden Willie Gunn Krill, buy here now - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-golden-willie-gunn-krill-pro-choice.html

RS Willie Gunn Mylar tube, buy here now - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-willie-gunn-mylar-tube.html

The weather has made fishing very difficult recently and catches are reflecting this. Low warm water persists so fishing needs to be very tactical using micro flies, hitch tubes and getting up very early in the morning! Luckily we have loads of deadly flies for you to chose from like our special tactical set, click here to see it and buy - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-tactical-selection.html

But, we have an even better stunning new set of flies available especially for Alistair lovers in a range of new colours plus old favourites which are sure to wake up salmon and also grab your attention, The Alistair Spectrum set. Totally unique to Helmsdale Company these will be highly sought after so snap up a set as soon as you can to guarantee delivery..

The RS Alistair Spectrum set, buy it now right here, bagged, bagged with tube doubles or boxed with tube doubles - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/alistair-spectrum-selection

The Helmsdale Association water fished pretty well as it always does in low water summer conditions giving over 20 fish for the week.

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You can see some of our cracking deals below in previous reports. We will also tailor make a deal for you for any river you may fish.

The deadly RS Alistair Flamethrower size 14 Patriot gold double in stock for you to enjoy, it is a real summer special. Buy now right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-alistair-flamethrower.html

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Summer is here.

The fishing is not exactly explosive right now as many rivers are running low so fishing early and late is paying off for anglers who are prepared to get out of bed early and fish into the dusk. Stocks seem quite healthy but there are cases of disease cropping up here and there due to the low and warm water. Rain would be good but the forecast is not indicating this anytime soon unfortunately. The Helmsdale Association water is a good bet right now as are many lower beats on UK rivers while fish creep in and settle in the lower reaches.

To help you along we have another stunning fly on offer which is a real summer heavyweight tweaked by Ron, The RS Cascade Firetail with real Junglecock. The deadly set on offer gives you a set of 7 for the price of 6 in 4 sizes right down to size 14s. Only available from Helmsdale Company so grab them when you can right here as they will sell out quickly.

Buy the deal right here boxed or bagged - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-cascade-firetail-set-deal.html

RS Cascade Firetail set

Boxed in a super little waterproof pocket box from Fulling Mill

The Helmsdale struggled a little last week, low water, sun and high temps are not great ingredients for salmon fishing. The beats only just got into double figures in total for the week, the association water usually does better in low water and the early morning anglers managed to take advantage landing around 8 fish for the one mile beat. Good numbers of seatrout are also being caught, this is prime time...

We have another superb fly deal for you on our summer Alistairs which are without doubt the best Helmsdale summer flies. Ron has put together a super deadly discounted mix for you as you can see from the pic below. Mainly tubes and a couple of our Alistair Flamethrower doubles in 12s & 14s. To sweeten the deal even more, we are giving away a free Rs Cascade Firetail double with every set. This deal will sell out as most of them do so don't hang around if you want this incredible unique set of flies - note they come bagged or with tube doubles and boxed wuth tube doubles as extra options.

Snap them up right here ASAP - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-alistair-fly-special-deal-pro-choice.html