Head water bailiff Peter Quail hands over the Bridge Hotel trophy to Helmsdale Tackle Shop owner Ronald Sutherland captor of the first fish this season on the river Helmsdale. The pristine 3sw fish weighed 13lbs but had no sea-lice and probably entered the river before opening day due to the unseasonal spell of mild weather recently. It fell to Ron's favourite Willie Gunn Special fished on a fast sinking line. In Ron's opinion this fly is quite simply on another level when it comes to sniffing out Scottish springers " I have landed so many early season fish on this weighted tube that i have simply lost count! it will give me great pleasure in making this super fly available to all in my new flyshop venture with WWMF to go live soon "- Another extended lunch break took Ron up to beat 6 where he quickly covered the hot spots below the falls of Kildonan with a few casts in each. The tail of the Little Rock pool was the last port of call before having to rush back to open up again. The river had been dropping steadily for the last 4 days and fishing off the North bank, the Boil below the rock was the last real chance of the day at 1ft 3 and that's exactly where the fish was lying. A 15 minute battle ended half way down the Manse pool and Ron made it back to the shop for 2pm. A great way to spend a lunch break, he'll be doing it more often - all future salmon caught by Ron this season will be photographed and returned carefully to river.
The set up used for those of you who might be interested, Rod - Guideline 14ft 9" AWM 10/11, Reel - Loop Evotec 9/13, Line - Ian Gordon Spey medium head 10/11 fast sink, Leader - 8ft Seaguar Fluorocarbon 25lbs, Fly - 2" medium weight Willie Gunn Special + Salar gold treble size 7.
Head water bailiff Peter Quail hands over the Bridge Hotel trophy to Helmsdale Tackle Shop owner Ronald Sutherland captor of the first fish this season on the river Helmsdale. The pristine 3sw fish weighed 13lbs but had no sea-lice and probably entered the river before opening day due to the unseasonal spell of mild weather recently. It fell to Ron's favourite Willie Gunn Special fished on a fast sinking line. In Ron's opinion this fly is quite simply on another level when it comes to sniffing out Scottish springers " I have landed so many early season fish on this weighted tube that i have simply lost count! it will give me great pleasure in making this super fly available to all in my new flyshop venture with WWMF to go live soon "- Another extended lunch break took Ron up to beat 6 where he quickly covered the hot spots below the falls of Kildonan with a few casts in each. The tail of the Little Rock pool was the last port of call before having to rush back to open up again. The river had been dropping steadily for the last 4 days and fishing off the North bank, the Boil below the rock was the last real chance of the day at 1ft 3 and that's exactly where the fish was lying. A 15 minute battle ended half way down the Manse pool and Ron made it back to the shop for 2pm. A great way to spend a lunch break, he'll be doing it more often - all future salmon caught by Ron this season will be photographed and returned carefully to river. 
The set up used for those of you who might be interested, Rod - Guideline 14ft 9" AWM 10/11, Reel - Loop Evotec 9/13, Line - Ian Gordon Spey medium head 10/11 fast sink, Leader - 8ft Seaguar Fluorocarbon 25lbs, Fly - 2" medium weight Willie Gunn Special + Salar gold treble size 7.
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