Another short OVM update. Because of the closed season for streamer fishing in The Netherlands, and the bad weather forecast for sight fishing for carp, we had to do an evening session on Lake Oostvoorne. Read more >>
Sea run browns, Dutch chrome! As a fly fisherman, if you think about sea run browns, you don’t think of the Dutch coast immediately. Places like Danmark, Northern Germany, Ireland and Sweden for example sound more familiar when it comes to sea-trout fishing.
Inspired by PB’s flies, I’ve tied my own buzzer pattern. This one has a tungsten bead on it, but you can tie the same fly without a bead. Read on to find out more. Read more >>
As promised, here’s the follow-up on Pieter-Bas’s bung flies. This week he’ll tie two more buzzers.
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Most Dutch anglers will know this weeks guest tier. He’s a well-known figure on De Ronde Bleek. His name is Pieter-Bas Broeckx. PB has tied 4 of his favorite buzzers for us. This week we’ll show 2 of them.
The App’s bloodworm created a real buzz on several reservoirs over the last couple of years. It has proven itself to be a real trout slayer, especially in winter time. Fished dead-drift on a bung, it can save your day! The fun part is, you don’t even need tying thread for this fly!
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We had a lot of video material from last year, and even a little bit from the year before. I decided to do a little montage with these videos. An homage to our home waters… Enjoy!
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Fishing poppers for trout is a lot of fun. Exciting takes guaranteed! Learn how to tie an easy popper pattern in this video.
Fuck me… This fly is easy. Not all flies have to be advanced and difficult to tie. We were introduced to this pattern while fishing the Salzach river in Austria.
Most dry fly anglers will know this particular fly. The iron blue dun. It’s a small may fly that can appear throughout the year. It’s one of the very few patterns that can be fished in the early spring or late autumn. There have even been reports of this fly hatching in the winter. So I good all-round fly one could say. Read more >>
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Always a good fight at DRB
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What a run! Too bad the fish got away this time but definitely a motivation to keep on trying.