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Our Christmas and Black Friday deals are all on from awesome Roll back prices on selected Gaelforce fly lines to free flies with every purchase, and, don't forget we are giving away a free RS stockingfiller boxed fly selection with EVERY order over £35 as seen below.

And, one of our most popular gifts are our Gift Vouchers which you can purchase here - Gift Vouchers

Start your shopping for free flies right here - Start shopping for free flies

We are also tying up loads of forward fly orders for spring now too so if you have any specials like our deadly RS Solar Monkey below please contact us via email. And, check out our new RS Ultimate Alistair pro set which is a perfect gift for anyone fishing for salmon in Scotland, especially the Helmsdale and Northern rivers from opening day.

Grab one of our raffle tickets for a chance to win our "All season" boxed fly set worth £250, proceeds to the charity of the winners choice, tickets here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/raffle-for-ultimate-fly-box-c137

Never stop fishing!!

RS Ultimate Alistair Pro set

RS Premium Solar Monkey tube

Free RS Stocking filler boxed set with every purchase over £35

We are now in Christmas mode offering you a cracking free Stockingfiller boxed fly selection with every order over £35. These come in a handy pocket sized fulling mill waterproof box and contain a mix of some of our best salmon doubles and tubes. Check out our homepage to get your Christmas shopping going here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php

As you can see from the picture below we are already tying up some new UV wing Monkey coneheads for spring 2023,(and so it begins!) these are going to be deadly. Summer fishing in the Nortt of Scotland especially has been very good so the trend is that the following spring could be good too, this is often the case so lets hope it turns out that way, not too long to wait now.

We also have some real special boxed brooches on sale now for unique Christmas gifts along with a range of "all river" salmon fly selections for stocking fillers and lovely boxed gifts for salmon anglers, check them out right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/christmas-special-all-river-selections

RS UV Monkey coneheads 2023

One of our beautiful RS Brooches below and the rest can be seen right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php

Spey Blue Brooch, we also have a green and a red version.

Golden Burberry Brooch

Autumn Gold Brooch

There are some big salmon getting caught especially on the river Tweed so we have been tying lots of flies for the lucky anglers who are still fishing.

The latest request was for a bunch of our RS SuperSquid series of flies, one of which we have pimped with an FL Red conehead, check it out below and zoom in to see the awesome quality and balance of the fly, we think it looks great and if it fishes as well late season as the rest do for the whole season then it is going to cause havoc on sinking lines and tips.

These are big 1.5" special custom versions which we have not tied before, I think we will be tying a lot more. We also still have some of our Red models in stock so grab some before they get sold out right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-supersquid-red-rainbow-cone.html

It is a very busy fly-tying time here at Helmsdale Company with autumn salmon fishing really cranking up. Water temps are cooling nicely after a boiling summer and with plenty rain bashing the uk, salmon are on the move and snapping up our deadly weighted flies. One of our most recently tied conehead and copper tube orders is below and this lucky customer had these on our fab 2 + 1 deal which will run until the end of the season.

We are also well stocked up with rainbow trout flies so if you are into your reservoir fishing then we have all the flies you need also right here online just a click away - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/

Keep us in mind for Christmas which is just around the corner as we have loads of stunning fly selections which anglers will be very happy to receive as a gift for the 2023 season.

We are now running a great deal with our autumn 2 + 1 on all flies so if you are still fishing many of the rivers that are still open you can grab some of our great flies for free, simply buy any 2 and you get 1 free...and don't forget we now have a huge selection of rainbow trout flies for your off season reservior fishing in stock now too, we are not just all about salmon fishing. Start shopping for your free flies right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php

We are also running a raffle for the superb prize of our all season box worth £250, proceeds to the charity chosen by the winner in December. Hit the link here to put in your basket to enter for £3 per go and you have the chance of bagging our best ever fly selection - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/raffle-for-ultimate-fly-box-c137

The Helmsdale river had a solid finish to the season pushing the river to a score of well over 1000 fish including a 29 pounder. The most positive observation of the season would be the strong summer run which many anglers commented on being "just like the old days" great news indeed so lets hope there is a comeback next spring too which is often the case after a good grilse run.

Tight lines and thank you for your fantastic support this season.

The fishing season is coming to a close on many rivers but there are still lots of very productive rivers open through October & November. The Helmsdale river is still fishing quite well and is looking forward to a good finish with the cold weather forecast for the last week

On that note we have launched our hugely popular 3 + 1 deal to help end your season with a bang! Check out a few of our deadly flies below and online. To qualify for this deal you must put 3 + 1 in our comments section when ordering and you will receive your free fly for every 3 you buy, start shopping here for your free flies - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php

RS Willie Gunn Baxters Babe FL Red (below) - The Classic Willie Gunn combo of colours is totally deadly all season but Ron has helped this along by replacing orange in the hairwing with FL red for autumn so snap some up along with loads of other autumn big gunns like the selection below which are all available as single flies - if you want the actual selection just email us and we can do that too but dont forget to take a look through all our other superb selections online.

And, you may notice on our homepage we are running a raffle for a very unique set of boxed flies worth £250, "The salmon season in a box" Proceeds to the charity chosen by the winner drawn in early December, £3 entry from our homepage, link to enter here, simply add to your basket to enter - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/raffle-for-ultimate-fly-box

A tiny selection of some of our best autumn salmon flies which will catch you fish no problem in tungsten, copper & coneheads.

The salmon season in a box Raffle, everything you need for spring, summer & autumn

The Helmsdale has had another good week with rods scoring well all over the river. Temperatures were down and the weather on the whole definately helped the fishing conditions along. With just 2 weeks to go on the season for most rivers we have launched another stunning tubefly, the RS Autumn Cascade Hothead which is the natural follow on from our spring and summer model which is so popular. Check them both out below and buy a few if you have fishing lined up, they are both deadly!

RS Autumn Cascade Hothead click to buy here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-red-autumn-cascade-special

RS Cascade Hothead, you can buy it right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-cascade-hothead.html

In partnership with https://salmonfishingholidaysscotland.com/ great salmon fishing holidays in Scotland.

The Helmsdale Association water exploded into action last week on the back of a cracking spate. Unsettled conditions earlier in the week dealt some dirty water which finally culminated in a dropping and clearing river on Thursday. Andy Sutherland took advantage in a big way hooking 9 salmon and landing 7 for his incredible day. The next morning he landed another 2 quickly before heading out to sea to catch some lobster. There are lots of fish around this season but they don’t give themselves up easily so the correct fly had to be deployed and his Classic Alistair proved it’s worth once again with devastating effect. There were more fish caught but the highlight and catch of the season belonged to Andy.

The upper river performed great also as one can well imagine and all beats are looking to finish with 3 good weeks.

Most rivers have around 3 weeks left so there is still great sport to be had, you know the “on form” fly and you can buy it below in 4 great sizes.

RS Classic Alistair Conehead - buy them here and finish your season with a big bang!! click to buy - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-alistair-original-conehead.html

In partnership with Salmon Fishing Holidays Scotland - https://salmonfishingholidaysscotland.com/

The rain is coming and it’s time to sharpen your hooks again as autumn moves in. Al rivers have been struggling for water recently and the fishing has been dour but that is all set to change. Red is the colour for autumn as we always say so we have a superb deal at a great price for you right here with our stunning RS SuperSquid red rainbow coneheads.

This awesome unique set includes 3 sizes of this deadly tube in 1”, 3/4” and 1/2” which will cover most river heights. But, not only that, we are giving you a FREE RS Golden Willie Gunn SuperKrill copper tube, another amazingly successful autumn fly designed by Ron. So, check them out below and grab a set before they sell out!

Don’t forget we have more beautiful sets of flies than we have ever had so make some of your fishing friends happy people with a lovely Christmas stocking filler…

RS SuperSquid Red Rainbow conehead set, buy now right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php

The season is rapidly turning to autumn and the Helmsdale river has eased off the gas on the scoring front. The summer salmon run has been good and now the fish are acclimatising which makes them a little more difficult to tempt. This is the time when all eyes start to look to red as the predominant colour in salmon fly offerings. It is common knowledge and backed up annually here by big sales of RS Red Alistairs, Red Frances and RS SuperSquid Ruby Red coneheads and the like. 

But, there is always a twist from the Helmsdale Company where Ron continually fast forwards the evolution of salmon flies and the 2 tubes you see below are just that.

We have "Solarised" the hugely popular Red Alistair conehead especially for tea stained water running off after a spate. This fly stands out so well and really catches the sun and the eye of salmon and seatrout. Fish them on sinking tips for best results or just off a full floater if the water is low. Obviously we highly recommend it, a beautifully toned conehead tube which now also adorns our almost electric edgebrite solar strip on its flanks.

Then we have our new RS Back Eyed Pig design, yes, Back eyed, which reverses the whole profile of a standard eyed tube fly. It is scary, confusing and thought provoking and catches LOTS of salmon, no more to be said other than you need some in your flybox!

2 Amazing RS salmon tubes again keeping you ahead of the curve...

New RS Back Eyed Pig. Click the link and buy it here now - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-back-eyed-pig-new-tungsten-tube

New Rs Solar Red Alistair, buy now right here - https://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-solar-red-alistair