This spring we took a sneak peek into the versatile tube fly rigging system, developed by our friend, UK based streamer dude, Paul Monaghan. Fly tiers tend to be nerdy – and Paul is as nerdy as they come. But all his ideas on fly design and rigging are put to the test when Paul is kayaking his home waters: the mighty River Thames and its many tributaries. Continue reading “Paul Monaghan’s ‘Mono’ Rig – Weedless rig for predator tube flies”
At Ahrex Hooks we are honoured and proud to have connected with so many Irish and UK fly tyers. One of these is Irish Jackie Mahon. Jackie was born on the beautiful green island in 1971, and was raised on fly fishing and fly tying. Continue reading “Jackie Mahon – Keeping the Irish tradition alive”
There are people, that you can describe in few words. Swedish fly fisherman Stefan Larsson aka Wicked Trout isn’t one of them – so here are a lot more. Continue reading “Stefan Larsson – no rest for the wicked”
Fly tying materials come and go. Some pop up because they are trendy for a period – helped along by a sudden burst of interest from high profile tiers. Other materials reach a short popularity helped along by intensive marketing. Continue reading “Creating streamer profile with bucktail”
Andreas Andersson is one of the world’s most creative and talented streamer fly tiers – and he played an important role in the team, that designed our Trout Predator – and Predator series hooks. Continue reading “The White River trip – Diary notes from Andreas Andersson”
Launching a campaign that showcase your products in a favourable way isn’t that hard, especially if you happen to produce stuff that is widely considered to be state of the art. These campaigns are launched regularly from companies in the angling business. Continue reading “Fish it well – a strong message from Simms”
Summer fishing for perch is probably what turned a lot of kids into anglers. It can be laid back and just relaxed fun – or you can go all in and really get some cool action on the surface as well as below. Continue reading “Summer perch – on the surface… and below”
A couple of weeks ago we had our Swedish friend Micke Lindström down here in Denmark for a short visit. Micke is, in our opinion, one of the best fly fishermen on the planet. He is also a very modest guy, so somebody else needed to say that – and I guess I just did. Continue reading “Micke Lindström’s flies – and a Danish salmon”
Ahrex Hooks was born in Denmark, and through social media we initially connected with tiers in Scandinavia. Soon after a lot of American friends joined in – and today we receive feedback and inspiration from tiers in many corners of the world. Continue reading “Meet Brian Ratcliff – Devon based trout fly tier”
Spring and early summer marks the start of the Atlantic salmon and sea run brown trout season all over the Northern hemisphere. Large silver armoured fish return from the salt… entering rivers and creeks in preparation for the spawning season. Anglers return to the same waters to enjoy catching (and maybe releasing) a few of these magnificent fish.
