We have loads of neat fishing gifts in our fishing gifts for men and ladies categories on-line and there is a fab new fly selection for a stocking filler here - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php Hot new flies for 2014, simply click the link to purchase. Better still just buy a new rod for your loved one and we will throw in any line of your choice and a fly selection, that's a great deal! we also have an RS Top Ten Spring Killers available right here for a great christmas gift - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=1766

We also have a great new salmon category full of cutting edge Fulling Mill salmon flies all for only £2.99 or less, we think they are great value for money, check them out here http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=91

A sample of our worldwide deadly Feeler flies showing one of the best below, the Willie Gunn.

The report on Diffuse pollution has sat here for long enough, I have had a huge amount of positive feedback on this issue from all around the UK by email and from a few quality posts on the Forum, everybody seems to get the point!  Now we need to act upon it and start to redress the balance and quality of habitat along the river. I will also embed the whole report in the relevant Forum thread.

The Helmsdale Angling Club "Helmsdale Anglers" are now on Facebook as well as on the Forum here, the more platforms the better to keep anglers in touch. Almost everyone is on Facebook these days and it is now arguably the best medium for exchanging news, views and photos for groups.

We have hundreds of members registered with Club Helmsdale now but not many use the Forum unfortunately. The reason for this is mysterious, it is an open platform where people with a common cause can chat and exchange pics about their favourite river. It should be easy to sign up for the Forum, just register a username ( any name ) and take part, then is should be simple to sign in each time you have something to say or picture to add, it all adds to the content and keeps us talking about the great river we have here. If you don't use it you will loose it and the fishing report will cease to exist. Please let me know if you are having trouble accessing the Forum and I will look into it.

We are well into spawning season now and I recently had a walk along the banks of the highest tributarty on the Helmsdale catchment, the Rimsdale burn. To arrive at this far out destination the salmon must navigate the whole length of the river then cruise through 3 lochs to reach the tiny burn at the very end of the system. I do not know how they manage to find their birthplace in this case but as you can see from the clips, remarkably they do.

Spawning salmon below the road bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TFmu_fz19U

A salmon kelt begins the long journey back to the sea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txk3jXSj6aI

We will start cranking up the report soon as the new season fast approaches with more videos and SuperHot new flies.

Incidentally the first two weeks in March are up for grabs on Kildonan estate w/c March 3rd & 10th