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Apr 2011 - All content
Apr 2011 - All content
Heiko Schneider and Carolina Perez
I grew up in Germany, close to the mighty river Rhine. During that time the famous salmon runs were long gone, but it was my home water where I lost my fly fishing virginity.
Usually I spent a fair...
Read their bio here
Tom Biesot
Tom's articles
I was born in The Hague (Holland) in 1953.
Grew up with a twin brother, sister and a fishing father. At the age of 6, I was already fishing with my father for Bream and Carp in the Du...
Read his bio here
Tom's Reel
This is a first! Rod building is common, but how about making your own fly reel? Dutch Tom Biesot takes us through the process of making a beautiful home made fly reel, step by step and in meticulous detail with tonnes of pictures.
Follow the process here.
In search of Dinosaurs
Follow Heiko Schneider and Carolina Perez as they go fly fishing for Wolf Fish or Tararira, Hoplias malabaricus, an ancient looking South American fish that can be found in murky waters full of weed, branches and other obstacles.
See the pictures, read the story
Where to fish
You may be under the impression that finding a good place to fish is difficult and that the best spots are secret and far away from everything. Wrong! Read this article and learn how to find the best and richest fishing locations. They nearby, easy to access and so full of fish
you can almost walk on the water
Spring 2011
It has become almost a tradition for Martin to do a small gallery of images from the different seasons in his own fishing, especially the spring, and this year he has done it again in keeping with this tradition.
See his pix and read a bit about spring here.
Spider NJ
Once again, simple is good! Once again, black is good! Once again, rubber legs are good! Once again a tube fly from Nils Jorgensen. This little tube fly is so easy to tie that you can easily fill a box in no time.
Tag along here and learn to tie it
Black Ghost Tube
Believe in ghosts? How about a black one? If you're fishing sea trout or brown trout, or even salmon, there is no way around the Black Ghost. It has caught thousands of fish around the world. This is an all time classic that has proven itself.
See how to tie two different tube versions of this fly.
Streamers 365 Update
Well, just over 8 months to go. I can already feel the deadline creeping up, but the good news is that the project is well under way and the streamers...
Klympen
Klympen is a simple and efficient fly for sea run browns, which should be able to catch many other kinds of fish. Originated by Henning Eskol, this fly has seen many variations since its birth.
Read and learn here.
Barrel Full of Bucktails
Some of these flies are among the most well known of any genre of fishing flies others are a little on the obscure side. Some are simple and some are a bit complicated. I like 'em all. They all have their place on the water, and they all have a story to tell.
Click here to read the whole article
Red Tag
Few flies are as classical as the Red Tag, which was originated as a dry fly for grayling, but has been adapted to many other kinds of fishing. The fly dates back to the 1850's where it came out of the vice of Martyn Flynn. This variation is for sea run browns.
Read about the fly here.
Mike Martinek Book on Sale (Signed)
Mike Martinek Streamer Fly Patterns for Trolling and Casting Signed You may want to hurry to get one of these as they tend to move quickly. I normally...
Nils Folmer Jørgensen
Nils is born Danish but moved to Iceland where he has been living, fishing and guiding for a very long time now.
Read about Nils here
Raven NJ
Simple things somehow often seem to work and this has also been the case for one of Nils Jorgensen's absolute favorite salmon flies, the Raven NJ. It has proven itself many times.
See how to tie it here.
PET Blue NJ
Black and blue colors are great no matter where you are fishing for salmon or sea trout. The PET Blue is just one of several colors of Nils Jorgensen's PETs. They are great in all sizes and easy to tie on the new Pro Tube System.
Follow the steps here.
Craig Bertram Smith
The first time Korrie Broos saw one of Craig Bertram Smith's works of art was a pencil sketch he'd made to commemorate a trophy giant kingfish he'd caught, posted on a fly fishing forum. The sketch was magnificent, and Korrie immediately sent Craig an email
to find out more about him and his artistic work.
I said so!
This being the first of April you never know about stuff like this... I know that this might very well be a hoax. No matter whether it's a true story or an April fool's joke, it's a good one.
The f...
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