Sea trout (or around here often spelled seatrout) on the dry fly? Well I guess it started by accident. In my case I started catching sea trout, when fishing for brown trout during mayfly season (Ephemera danica) – which happens to collide with the first run of sea trout in my local streams.
This week we have chosen to put the spotlight on our Argentine friend, Ruben Martin. We have showcased some of his flies before, but Ruben just keeps cranking out good stuff, so revisiting his YouTube channel is always worth doing. First though, here’s a short presentation of the man.
Sometimes we are asked if more hook models are needed, as we already have a justifiable number in our range. The answer to the question is both no and yes. No, because the hooks we have already developed cover the vast majority of situations that we fly fishermen can be exposed to. But the question … Continue reading “Small flies, big hooks”
For many, the epitome of fly fishing is a fly fisherman in a river who casts his dry fly and lets it drift slowly with the current until it disappears in a small ring and a nice trout tightens the line. And for many, that’s exactly what fly fishing is. However, many people like nymph … Continue reading “Weight on flies – or not?”
Photo: Matt Guymon / Freestone River Photography. By far the first insects to appear on the scene when spring arrives are the stoneflies. They start moving even before all the snow and ice is gone. Ice fishing anglers can sometimes be visited by small stonefly nymphs, which crawl out of the holes in the ice … Continue reading “Stoneflies”
International fly tiers have contributed to a solution of an old problem. How to make sure you don’t catch weed, but still catch predators. Here’s the answer together with an effective pike fly. By Peter Lyngby (this artickle has been published in the danish magazine “Sportsfiskeren” and the online magazine “In The Loop Magazine”)
A wide gap light wired hook – ideal for parachute- or dry flies with extended body and lighter scuds.
A wide gap light wired hook – ideal for parachute- or dry flies with extended body and lighter scuds.
A wide gap light wired hook – ideal for parachute- or dry flies with extended body and lighter scuds.
A wide gap light wired hook – ideal for parachute- or dry flies with extended body and lighter scuds.
