Bas Verschoor

It's a great honor to have Bas a s a writer here. For as it will be obvious from his biography below, he is a very respected and active fly tyer on the international scene. Bas ties flies professionally, although he most certainly cannot make a living from it.

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Article Speyshal Jan 16. 2006 Skunked Like most ideas... they mature slowly. It was not until late March that, during a private flytying tuition session to a talented, young colleague, I saw clearly in my mind what my Skunks would look like. Read more about the Dutch master and his fly series.	Article EZ quintet Dec 13. 2005 So easy EZ flies - that's what they are in the genuine all-American-marketing-way. Five classics with their patterns modified to be fairly easy and fast to tie - not least because of the simple body construction using braided tubing. See Bas Verschoor's article on the classics made easy	Article Philatelic phlies Nov 30. 1998 Letters Do Postal Services have notions of flyfishing? Do flyfishers have something in common with stamp collectors? Read the story here.
Article FFF Conclave 1998 Sep 1. 1998 FFF "World's best coming to Idaho Falls" ... "1998 International Fly Fishing Show ... More than 100 seminars set" screamed the headlines of local Idaho newspapers. TV Channels 3 and 8 with day-today coverages of the event.	Article 'Merikan tales Feb 10. 1998 Travelling Always wonder... what do I have with this country - the US of A? Country of extremes, land of great beauty and enormous diversity, offering such a wide range of things to see and do. Go with Bas Verschoor in this article	Article Bassin' with Bas Dec 1. 1997 Stripers Stripers and a church organ both play and important role in this Northeastern tale told by Bas Verschoor Read his story here
Article Coney Snowbugger Jul 5. 1997 Coned This streamer fly is actually a variation of the well-known Woolly Bugger. It imitates a small baitfish. See the pattern here	Article Coney flies Jun 10. 1997 Weighted The flies on this page are all well known patterns which have all been juiced up a bit - many with some modern materials, but all with cone heads. By Bas Verschoor