And so it begins!

The latest government consultation on the possible introduction of carcass tagging and a license to kill salmon in Scotland. View it and reply here - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0046/00469573.pdf

Because of the nature of the topic (anglers will want to interact on the subject) Please sign into the Helmsdale river forum on the left hand side of this page where I have started a new thread laying out exactly how I think this latest Government proposal will unfold. I am basing my comments on the fact that I believe these measures are probably going to get the nod. This is set to be a HOT topic! Signing in is easy and like any other Forum, just make up a username and password and you are instantly in - there are currently 76 users.

There were no fish reported from the river last week but as usual, the river was very lightly fished. However, springers are getting caught on the Dee, Tweed, Tay and I heard of a first from Loch Ness.

Our "BUY 3 get 1 FREE" spring fly fly offer is going very well. If you have not yet taken advantage of this offer please do asap while stocks last. Once we are out of certain flies, we are out