I had the luxury of 5 days on the Helmsdale Association water last week and fishing intermittently for around 5 hours per day I managed to land 5 grilse which were in pristine condition. Mornings produced all the action on a dropper setup with 4 hitting the baby TD on tail fly and one on Naked Cascade 12 on dropper. I had lots of offers to both flies and shook off at least another 5 so the sport was good if sporadic, you need to work for them. I heard of around 14 fish off up to Friday but the river desperately needs fresh water. Keep your eye on conditions as the next rise in the river will produce some great sport.

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