The Helmsdale produced around 17 fish last week including a brace of 20 pounders. The unstoppable Andy Sutherland landed his second 20 of the season fishing the Upper Torrish pool on Torrish rods. The stunning fish was sea-liced and in amazing condition, the fly was one of our Cascade Dog Coneheads fished on his favourite Gaelforce floating Spey line with 10ft Gaelforce 3.9ips sinking tip. Corrie Cormack also got in on the act for Torrish rods with a fish from Lower Caen beat 1.

Borrobol rods had 4 for the week, The best was another 20 pounder from Eldrable pool beat 2. They also had fish from the Marrel pool (11lbs) Dyke pool beat 6 (9lbs) and a 15 pounder from Clay Bank beat 5 to round of a good March week  The Association water has also started to produce the goods and Jim Forsyth took a lovely brace of fish at 9 & 15lbs from the Flat pool.

The general consensus in the North is that the spring run is improving slowly, fish are certainly around and all rivers are scoring. The Spey produced fish up to 28lbs last week and availability is very good, especially on the Bray beats ( where the big fish was caught) nestled just above Fochabers and below the famous strech of Orton, Delfur, Rothes and Arndilly.

Andy Sutherland with his 2nd 20 pounder of the season, not the best pic but you certainly get the idea...

The deadly conehead Cascade Dog 20mm,  you can click and buy it here right now - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/cascade-dog-conehead-ghillies-choice.html

Our flies and accessories are selling very well and salmon fishing seems positively bouyant! Good numbers of salmon are entering the rivers and that's the absolute key to it all!

Gaelforce lines and sinking tips are best sellers, Loop Q series salmon rods are storming the market also and we are ordering our second batch very soon so get your order for one in quickly, 15 & 13'2 options are available from only £273, simply superb rods for the price! I reccomend them and have bossed 20 pounders with them as you can see from my October 2016 fishing report...

Check out the superb deadly flies on our recent reports below and get stuck in as we are still on a 3 + 1 mode. We have had a few questions on how the 3+1 deal actually works, well its very simple, every 3 flies you purchase we add another the same pattern or similar for free.

Tight lines, get out on the water, there are fabulous springers to be caught everywhere!