Back in stock along with loads of your favourites, the Blue Elver....have a good look through the site for all the new arrivals. Alistair coneheads, baby tds, tungsten frances, micro SuperSnaelda and many more..

The Helmsdale is still somewhat simmering but catches of grilse are steadily keeping things interesting for those putting in the hours, Kildonan and Suisgill having the best of it last week with 20 and 19. A pink salmon was caught on beat 1 below and interestingly there were pinks caught on the Spey & Dee recently also.

Don’t forget to stock up with our deadly coneheads in Willie Dog crimp, Willie Dog summer and Cascade Crimp plus superdeadly micro versions of each too, these are our most successful summer flies, check them out right here, links to each below.

Cascade micro conehead - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/micro-cascade-conehead-ghillies-choice.html

Willie Dog Micro conehead, you can buy here right now - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/micro-willie-dog-conehead.html

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A couple of nice recent fish to round off with below from Ian Muir & Chris Wall from beats 2 & 3