With summer slowly leaving the scene, at least up here on the Northern Hemisphere, and fall approaching in near future, you might feel inclined to spend an evening at the vice. Continue reading “Cool tying tips and tricks”
Category: Portraits
Jackie Mahon – Keeping the Irish tradition alive
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”
Stefan Larsson – no rest for the wicked
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”
The White River trip – Diary notes from Andreas Andersson
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”
Fish it well – a strong message from Simms
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 perch – on the surface… and below
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”
Meet Brian Ratcliff – Devon based trout fly tier
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”
Martin Votborg – Danish pro tier… with a love for river seatrout
We have made several portraits of cool fly tiers from around the globe, but today let’s dig down in our own home turf. We head up to the Northern part of Jutland to meet Martin Votborg. Martin recently joined a very rare breed: fulltime Danish pro fly tiers. He sure cranks out some really beautiful flies on our hooks, so we decided to take a closer look at the man behind the vice. Continue reading “Martin Votborg – Danish pro tier… with a love for river seatrout”
Hökensås Sportfiske – and the Swedish Sportfiske Mässan show
This coming weekend it is time for another great show. Sportsfiske Mässan is the largest angling show in Sweden, and if you are anywhere nearby, you owe yourself to drop by Elmia in Jönköping March the 17’th to the 19’th. It is an all-round angling fair, so there will be anything from trolling boats to fly fishing tackle. But there will be a lot of fly tying as well. Continue reading “Hökensås Sportfiske – and the Swedish Sportfiske Mässan show”
Giovanni De Pace – Italian fly tier with a passion for the salt
It’s always great to connect with cool fly tiers around the globe, and for us at Ahrex Hooks teaming up with a bunch of highly talented Italian guys was a milestone. Today we put the spotlight on one of those guys, Giovanni De Pace. Giovanni ties all kinds of flies, but he is really passionate about streamers and saltwater flies – often combining classic elements with a healthy dose of UV-resin. I’ve had a chat with Giovanni about his take on fly fishing and fly tying.
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