First anglers on the Krimmler Ache this year. We spotted a couple of big grayling aggressively feeding. Boy jumped into the water, shortly after that followed by Vincent. Vincent caught the first grayling. Shortly after that Boy also caught one. Check the “read more” for a video of Vincent’s grayling!
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We spend a few hours on “De Ronde Bleek” a.k.a. “The Round Bleach” . We shot a little montage of it, enjoy!
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From “ The Rise flyfishing film festival” in Amsterdam straight to Lake Oostvoorne where we spend the night in a Cabin near the lake so we could get out early. The fishing was tough, misty all day and the water was freezing cold. The fish were hard to find on the shallow waters of the lake. Nearly no sign of fish but Philip was the saviour off the day with a nice healthy Bow! Click the read more for some pictures and a movie.
Hans van Klinken’s Klinkhåmer Special is my go-to dryfly for faster water. I don’t think this fly needs any introduction, over the past few years it has become notorious! However, most people tie this fly the wrong way. Even most flyshops who sell this fly, sell a different fly Read more >>
Okey, let’s talk about tarpon. Baby tarpon that is! We went back to Mexico last 2 weeks. The Yucatan area to be precise.
Some people like it, some people don’t. Some people do it because they’ll probably catch more fish in certain situations, some people don’t do it because it takes away the fun in their flyfishing. I’m talking about fishing with HEAVY nymphs.
The Simon Templer Nymph, it’s without a doubt my favourite nymph! It was developed by a Mr. Simon for fishing the Rur in Blens. It’s an easy tie, and it catches a lot of fish all over the world!
Time for a new fly. I’ve tied a somewhat strange fly. It’s the Chernobyl Ant. This is a very succesful “dry fly”, or better, terrestrial. The main material is foam, so it’s a good floater!
Once a year I go salmon fishing in Ireland, on the river Drowes. I haven’t had the luck to land one yet. But every time I have a lot of fun preparing for the trip, hoping this time I’ll catch one of those intriguing wild Atlantic Salmon. The same goes for the flies I tie in preparation of my next trip. With every fly I tie I’m hoping it’ll be the one that catches my fish!
We’re nearing the end of october, that means the winter is kickin’ in. Winter here in the Netherlands means one thing for us as flyfisherman: Pike! This time i’ll tie one of my favourite pike streamers.