latest update is a great week for the Association water with around a dozen off last week. William & Alistair Jappy are never far away from the action and had 2 & 3 fish respectively and Jim Forsyth also had a good week picking up 3. The low water is helping the Association water and the usual favourites are all catching, Coneheads, Baby Tds and Alistairs. Further afield our flies are still catching on the Spey, Johnny Gray and his team managed at least a dozen from the Bray & Rothes beats in very tough brigh conditions on Monkeys and Cascades.

Full floating lines are now also becoming the norm as temps slowly rise so its time to grab one of our superslick new Gaelforce Spey lines. Recommendations as a general guide are 8/9wt for 13ft rod, 9/10 for 14s and 10/11 for 15ft. All these lines come in either 54 or 63ft heads and fly out like rockets! especially if you are using in combo with the amazing Loop Cross S1 or SX rods, 4 or 6 piece. There is also a full range of integrated shooting heads. We will soon have more of these rods and the Q series plus Evotec salmon reels for immediate UK delivery.

Dont forget we have the following 6 rods available for demo...Loop Cross S1 15ft 4 pc, Loop Cross S1 13ft 4pc, Loop Cross 15ft 6 pc, Loop SX 14ft 4 pc, Loop Q series 15ft 4 pc, Loop Evotec 14ft 4 pc

Call me especially of you are in the Speyside area and give them a go......and if you want to treat yourself there are deals to be had! Give me a bell on 01343870158 and i'll give you all the advice you need on a personal basis.

Also please checkout some of our superb flies (below) for fishing abroad which is kicking into action very soon, Russia, Iceland, Scandinavia.

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The Helmsdale had it's best week last week with around 60 fish off including 7 from the Association water. A rise in the water really kick started things and could be the start of a big month if history is anything to go by. Prepare for some serious MSW fish to arrive in the system! Grab an Association water ticket if you can at only £25 per rod per day it's superb value for money. Fish coneheads, Sunrays, Alistairs and monkey tubes for lethal results, call me for all those patterns, hooks, Maxima nylon and anything else you may need.

Personally I have scored on the River Spey again at Wester Elchies, loosing a few and catching my fair share on the Solar Monkey yet again, I don't think I've fished a better fly in medium to high water anywhere! The website is going mad with online orders and we are selling Loop rods and Gaelforce lines like never before. Anglers are finally realising that there is more to fishing than just turning up and chucking a fly out on a dull old lifeless rod with a cracked line way past it's sell by date! That's not much fun I'm afraid, especially if you have paid for decent fishing and accom. Why waste the experience? Celebrate it! How do you catch a salmon? Yes, you need luck for one but systematically you need to cover as much water as possible as effectively and effortlessly as possible to maximise your chances and to enjoy the day. It ain't going to happen too often using inferior kit! I've seen far too many anglers struggle to get a line out using un balanced combo's with dirty dead lines and old rods with blanks that collapse as soon as they are asked to load and shoot line.

Ron with another solid Spey fish from Wester Elchies

So, what's the answer? Well, you could sit on the bank and watch everyone else having fun or you could grab a piece of the action and see how technology has blown apart and transformed the art of fly casting. High powered rods with flexes to die for now weigh no more than a few ounces, the lines to match are nigh on rocket launchers and can be propelled almost out of sight with consummate ease. Team up with tapered poly leaders and watch your fly turnover perfectly.
We have everything you need so have a raid on our website or call me for assistance on 01343870158. We have Loop rods for demo, call me for a cast if you want to try them out, I can travel anywhere within reason or I can take you to a stretch of water locally.
Tight lines.

RS Global Solar SuperSnaelda, a superb new addition to our International range.

RS Solar Monkey which has fished great on the Spey this season and elsewhere too.

RS International Tungsten Pig - the quality of these is stunning on 0.25" tungsten tubes

RS Monkey Silver Salar double, always a best seller in UK & abroad especially as they are tied on Salar doubles.

RS Laerdal Sunray shadow Scandi Yellow, big and bad! and gets those huge salmon to attack on the surface!