If you are fishing for spring salmon this season why not try a 10ft Gaelforce tapered sinking Poly leader looped up to the favoured Maxima 15 - 18lbs Chameleon nylon and hooked up to an Alistair TigerTail, RS SuperSnaelda or Monkey Tube?

Nothing could be easier if you have a floating line....you can control the speed of fly swing perfectly by mending the line upstream if the current is strong or mending towards your own bank if the flow is slow. Either way your fly will be sinking into the danger zone for spring salmon and that incredible unmistakable pull that we all spend hours searching for.

The first spring salmon on the Helmsdale was once again caught in January on a full floating line with sinking poly leader, 18lbs maxima and 1" RS TigerTail copper tube.

I am thinking about holding a spring salmon fishing Masterclass featuring the legend himself Andy Sutherland if I can persuade him!, I don't know anyone who has sniffed out as many spring salmon as he has so a Masterclass would be very interesting indeed! if anyone is interested let me know and it may happen someday.

Links to all of the above accessories are right here (below) if you fancy using a proven setup.

Gaelforce sinking Poly leaders - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/gaelforce-fly-fishing-spey-tapered-poly-leader.html
Maxima Chameleon nylon - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/maxima-chameleon.html
RS Alistair Tigertail 1" copper tube - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/tiger-tail-alistair-copper-tube.html
RS SuperSnaelda conehead - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/rs-super-snaelda-cascade-c/h-pro-choice.html
Classic Dee monkey Conehead - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/classic-dee-monkey-silver-conehead.html

Tight lines