Ad Swier, Wim Maurer and Egbert Land
Some of the power behind the Fly Fair: Ad Swier, Wim Maurer and Egbert Land |
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Ari t'Hart reels
I feel for Ari t'Hart's reels like I feel for Bang & Olufsen stereos: they sure look nice, but I would probably never buy one. |
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Bart van der Schrieck and Herman Schibli
Dutch Bart van der Schrieck and German/American Herman Schibli getting ready to go fishing for bream in the Ijssel. |
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Bart van der Schrieck and Terry Eggelston
Bart van der Schrieck in deep conversation with Terry Eggelston during the meeting in the NVG fly fishing club in The Hague. |
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Charlie Chute
The size alone is enough to impress you when you look at Charlie Chute's full dressed salmon flies. |
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Charlie Hune
US fly tyer Charlie Hune doing his tying demonstration during the Fly Fair 2000 in Zwolle in The Netherlands. |
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Darwin Atkin
Darwin Atkin was another big fly tyer on a seemingly small bike after the Fly Fair. |
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Darwin Atkin and Allan Bramley
Darwin Atkin - a long time (lifetime, actually) member of FFF - and Allan Bramley - former manager of Partridge of Redditch |
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Darwin Atkin and Kim Guilinger
Darwin Atkin (left) keeping a close eye on Kim Guilinger - AKA Damselfly. |
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Darwin Atking and Benji "Bearcub" Andrews
Darwin Atkin and Benji Andrews onboard The Success during the Fly Fair 2000 Mystery Tour. |
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Diny and Bas Verschoor
Diny Verschoor and her husband Bas - hosts for many a foreign tyer and ever hard working organizers of the tour after the Fair |
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Dutch and American
A large section of the Dutch and American fly tyers and spouses attending Fly Fair 2000 |
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Edward Thomas
US fly tyer Edward Thomas was one of the many Americans visiting Fly Fair 2000 |
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Evening fishing
Catching and releasing a fish in the sunset over Lake Oostvoorne |
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Float Fry - side view
The most crazy fly I brought home: Welsh Paul Slaney makes this amazing fry pattern with one material and colored markers. |
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Float Fry - top view
The most crazy fly I brought home: Paul Slaney\'s Float Fry made from foam and superglue. The hook is attached with glue in a groove in the foam. |
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Fly Fair 2000 kids
The Fly Fair 2000 kids - one non-Andrews, two Andrews |
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Gaither Sherril - AKA Bucth
Gaither Sherril - by most known as Butch - for once in a serious mood. |
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Hans' sign
Some tyers have to be special. Hans Weilenmann could not do with the same cardboard sign as the rest of us, but brought a wooden luxury sign. |
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Harry Schoel
Dutch fly tier Harry Schoel whose beautiful fly plates were sold at the famed Fly Fair Auction Saturday night. Harry by the way ties on a motorized Renzetti vice of his own make. |
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Henk Verhaar
Dutch fly tier Henk Verhaar who followed the Fair's motto "Back to (bloody) basics" and tied only basic flies. |
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Herman Broers
The smile might be a little stiff after all the exposure. Dutch Herman Broers impressed the audience with his unusually large pike flies. |
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Herman Schibli
Herman Schibli with one of the difficult Lake Oostvoorne rainbows. These fish are large, fat and strong! |
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Herman Schibli
A typical location to hunt for IJssel bream. German American Herman Schibli seeks for them with heavy nymphs in the shallow, muddy water. |
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Herman Schibli
An IJssel bream bends Herman Schibli's rod. They are not big fighters, but fun to catch |
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Herman Schibli
Herman Schibli with a bream caught on fly in the Dutch river IJssel |
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Herman Schibli
Herman Schibli proudly displaying a bream caught on fly in the Dutch river IJssel |
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Herman Schibli
Herman Schibli with another of those hard-to-get Lake Oostvoorne rainbows. Herman did quite well on the lake. |
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Herman Schibli and Bas Verschoor
A conversation between German/American Herman Schibli - by less sensitive people nicknamed Herm the Germ - and Bas Verschoor - one of the grand old men in Dutch fly fishing and fly tying. |
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Hungry foreigners
Marvin Nolte, Benji "Bearcub" Andrews, Martin Joergensen, Rick Ross and Kim Guilinger awaiting their crepes. |
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IJssel nymphs
Heaviest flies I brought home: Typical IJssel nymphs used for bream and roach fishing. These are colorful and extremely heavy. Tied (a few bought) by Bart van der Schrieck. |
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Jan Reniers
Dutch fly tyer Jan Reniers always draws a crowd with his amazing prawn and shrimp patterns - some incorporating eel skin. |
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Kes Pootjes
Kes Pootjes explains a detail to a spectator. Kes is one of the many skilled Dutch fly tiers who appears on many international shows. |
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Kieran and Kim Frye with Benji "Bearcub" Andrews
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Kieran Frye
American fly tyer Kieran Frye - sqinting a bit without his trusty glasses. |
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Kim Guilinger
Kim Guilinger shooting pool in the bar of the Hotel Postillon after the Fly Fair show. |
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Kim Guilinger
American fly tier Kim Gulinger - also known as Damselfly - tries to stuff all that tying material into a bag after the show. |
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Kim Rasmussen
Danish fly tyer Kim Rasmussen, owner of the shop Salmon Fly ties in silence as usual. He produces some extremely beautiful full dressed salmon flies. |
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Klaus Kristensen
Danish fly tyer Klaus Kristensen concentrated over the vice during Fly Fair 2000 in The Netherlands. |
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Lawrence Waldron and Martin Joergensen
Lawrence Waldron and myself fishing for those deceptive Oostvoorne rainbows. |
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Linda Foote
Linda Foote spent the Fly Fair tying tiny flies - sizes in the upper 20's and 30's. |
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Linda Foote
Linda Foote was one of the most succesful anglers in the party that fished Lake Oostvoorne. Thanks to the bellyboat and a sinking line she caught well. |
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Linda Foote
Linda Foote starts out in the bellyboat in the difficult pursuit of Lake Oostvoorne rainbows. |
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Marijke Roos
Dutch fly tyer Marijke Roos enthusiastically explaining a tying step to a bystander. |
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Martin Joergensen
The smile is wide and the bream is deep. I caught this bream in the murky water in front of the reeds in the background |
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Martin Joergensen
Bream seem to loose energy fairly fast as the bend on my 5 weight rod shows here in the Dutch river IJssel. |
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Martin Joergensen
Here I am lipping my first bream - a 3-4 lbs. fish - in the Dutch river IJssel |
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Marvin Nolte
Marvin Nolte did tie salmon flies at the Fly Fair. Usually he demontrates his skills with other types of flies. |
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Mayfly
Smallest fly I brought home: Olav Koster\'s mayfly is probably a 26 or smaller (Olav told me it\'s 32!). It sports the most fantastic extended, braided body. |
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Michael Hayes, Jeff "Bear" Andrews and Hans Weilenmann
Irish Michael Hayes, American Jeff "Bear" Andrews being closely watched by Dutch Hans Weilenmann. |
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Mike Martinek
The definition of a streamer: Mike Martinek on a bike for the first time in decades. No, it is not the bike that is small... |
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Mike Martinek and Chuck Echer
Mike Martinek and Chuck Echer - both American fly tyers - during the Dutch Fly Fair 2000 show. |
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NVG club meeting
VFS-chatters and non VFS-chatters at the NVG club meeting. One is obviuosly afraid of catching a disease... |
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NVG tying
Tying at the NVG banquet. From the left you see: Kim Guilinger (barely visible), Mike Martinek, Chuck Echer, Terry Eggelston (back turned) and Kieran Frye. In the back Bruce Staples is talking to Jan Reniers. |
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NVG tying
Tying at the NVG - at the table end you see Stan Fudala, then Rick Ross and right it is Yours truly |
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Olav Koster and Herman Broers
Two very skilled Dutch fly tyers: Olav Koster and Herman Broers. |
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On the deck
Bas Verschoor, Liz Andrews, Marvin Nolte, and Bas' wife Diny enjoys the mild May weather |
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On the shore of Lake O.
Bill Welborn, Hans Weilenmann, Paul Slaney, and Colin Russ on the shore of Lake Oostvoorne |
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Paul Morgan
Paul Morgan and his wife in the booth of his Welsh book shop Coch-y-bonddu - a dangerous and expensive place to put on a fly show. |
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Paul Slaney
Welsh fly tyer Paul Slaney doing his small Float Fry patterns made out of foam and superglue. |
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Paul Slaney and Tomas Modic
International top meeting at NVG - the fly tying club in The Hague. Welsh Paul Slaney and Slovenian Tomas Modic enjoying the wall of pictures and flies in the club house. |
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Paul, Martin, Hans
Paul Slaney, Martin Joergensen, and Hans Weilenmann. Hans suitably named the picture "fully dressed, low water and sparse..." |
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Pol Demeyer
Belgian Pol Demeyer prefers fishing the warm, tropic waters and ties flies to suit the task - beautiful and durable Crazy Charlies. |
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Preben Torp Jacobsen and Tommy Ohlinson
Danish Preben Torp Jacobsen in conversation with another Dane, Tommy Ohlinson. |
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Rabbit fry
Cutest fly I brought home: Paul Slaney\'s rabbit fry pattern in a trendy color |
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Rick Ross
Rick Ross checking his e-mail and the state of affairs from the hotel room during Fly Fair |
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Rick Ross
Rick Ross had a bit of lamp fever before his first tying session, but managed to forget time and space while entertaining and educating the interested audience. |
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Rick Ross and Paul Slaney
Two happy boys in front of the Fly Fair tent. American Rick Ross and Welsh Paul Slaney will not have to crawl under the canvas - they both appeared as tyers in the show. |
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Shrimp fly
Most amazing fly I brought home: Jean-Pierre Lagathu\'s shrimp is as close to the natural as I have ever seen a shrimp fly. |
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Steve Parton and Roger Loodmer
Steve Parton happy as can be flanked by Roger Loodmer - both from the UK. |
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Success
The restored Steamship Success - an amazing ship whose history was documented through pictures, which could be seen onboard. |
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Success main salon
The main salon of the restored Dutch ship The Success was shining with polished brass and mahogany for the Mystery Tour participants after Fly Fair 2000 |
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Success salon
A number of the foreign flytyers dining in the beautiful salon onboard the restored steamship Success after Fly Fair 2000 |
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Success upper deck
The stunning upper deck on the steamship Success |
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The crowd
The tyer's tent was well visited during the Fly Fair 2000. Interested spectators could easily spend hours watching a large number of different World class tyers. |
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The Marion Pranksters
A gathering of merry pranksters, fly tyers, and fly fishers from all over the world in the bar of Hotel Marion on the bank of Dutch Lake Oostvoorne. |
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The Mob
Four flyfishing mafiosos - at least three of them looking like the just stole that Schmookler/Sils book. Colin Russ, Paul Slaney, Arthur Greenwood and Rick Ross. |
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The steam organ
The amazing - and charmingly noisy - steam organ of the ship The Success |
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Theo, Steve and Roger
Dutch Theo Barkelaar - AKA Mr. Goldbead - watching over British Steve Parton and Roger Loodmer. |
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Tight fit
A tight fit - Rick Ross, Kim Gulinger, Lawrence Waldron and his better half Pam, all on one back seat. |
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Tomas Modic
Slovenian Tomas Modic with a nice Lake Oostvoorne rainbow - probably caught on a San Juan Worm. |
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Ulf Pierrou
Swedish fly tyer Ulf Pierrou. Notice the "Dalar grayling" behind him. Usually these wooden figures are made as Dalar horses. |
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Wim Maurer and Allan Bramley
Wim Maurer and Allan Bramley enjoying the banks of the IJssel from the upper deck of the steamship Success. |
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