Henk Verhaar

Henk Verhaar, the Netherlands

Henk Verhaar was born in 1960, into a non-fishing family. He was trained as a chemist and currently works as an environmental toxicology researcher at Utrecht University.

Authored these articles

Article Tool turning Apr 19. 2006 Woodworking Dutch Henk Verhaar finds that producing his own tools is just as satisfying as tying flies or building rods. Follow his small course in woodturning here and learn to turn hair stackers, bodkins and other beautiful tools in exotic woods It's quite easy and requires only few tools	Article C&F tube body tool Aug 15. 2003 Extend yourself The C&F extended tube body tool is more than two darning needles in a fancy holder. If you - like Dutch Henk Verhaar - like doing it yourself, this might be worth looking into. The flies tied with extended bodies can become very realistic and still be simple to tie. Read Henk's review here	Article Choice pike fishing tool Jan 8. 2003 Esox fishing The Sirrus COMATRIX 9 wt. is in many ways the perfect pike fishing tool - able to lift and cast large and heavy flies, and with one serious butt section. Dutch Henk Verhaar test fished it in his favorite pike waters and was very pleased. Read his review here.
Article On bite tippets for pike flies Feb 1. 2002 Tothy Stiff piano wire has definite advantages over other sorts of pike shock and bite tippets.	Article Deep in my heart Feb 1. 2001 Flies Deep in my heart, I prefer stream flyfishing for trout. However, Holland has precious few trout class streams, and next to none fishable trout, so most of my local flyfishing is for warmwater species. In fact all of my stream trout fishing happens abroad, mainly in the States, as well as in Belgium and Denmark.	Article Picric acid Jul 21. 1997 To dye for Dyeing with picric acid yields colors between a gorgeous olive and an electric yellow. Read all about it
Article Twined or furled leaders Apr 1. 1996 DIY How to make a great furled leader using the ancient method of rope making. See how to make them here