If you ask Scandinavian fly tiers what’s hot right now on the saltwater scene – chances are they will say: Shrimps. These crustaceans are so attractive that sea trout most often will hit a well presented shrimp fly – whether shrimps are abundant or not.
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NS156 – TRADITIONAL SHRIMP For many fly tiers this is the right hook to use for shrimp patterns. The beautiful curve on the hook mimics the curve of a natural shrimp. Note that the point on this hook turns slightly upwards for better hooking ability. Black Nickel Finish Available in size 4 – 10 Chemically … Continue reading “NS156 – Traditional Shrimp”
NS150 – CURVED SHRIMP New Scandinavian design created in collaboration with Claus Eriksen – inventor of the renowned Danish shrimp fly the “Pattegrisen”. Not only “Pattegrisen” will look beautiful on NS150. Most shrimp patterns will come alive on this hook. Black Nickel Finish Available in size 4 – 10 Chemically sharpened needle point Small barb … Continue reading “NS150 – Curved Shrimp”
Today we have a new fly tying film ready for you. It’s the Grizzly Fur Shrimp. Danish fly tier, and very talented fly caster, Lars Chr. Bentsen is behind the vice as well as the camera:0)
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Morten Hansen, a guy I until then only knew under his Instagram alias: coastfly. Morten turned out to be a super cool dude to spend a day with, especially since we both were into saltwater fly fishing, fly tying, rock’n’roll music and of all things: guitar … Continue reading “Video – Coastfly ties his Glass Shrimp”
Saltwater fly tying is a rather versatile discipline. Myriads of food items get washed along the coastlines every day, and the sea trout seems to like most of them. So you can wrap up imitations of anything from small gammarus scuds to large sand eels or herring. But one food item is getting a lot … Continue reading “Shrimp Mania”
Outside the office windows the inevitable sign of winter has dressed the landscape in white. It’s been snowing the last few days, which of course means that temperatures are dropping. It takes a while for the water temperature begin cooling down significantly, but with frost both day and night, it’s certainly under way. Dropping temperatures … Continue reading “Snow and pink”
We’re usually not slow to let you know abut new hooks, but it seems that other blog subject have been more important, because we actually snuck in a new hook in the Predator series. It’s getting cold and once in a while, especially as it gets even colder, you sometimes need to pick up the … Continue reading “New hook – PR376 90 Degree Aberdeen Jig”
Fishing sea bass along the west coast of Denmark is becoming increasingly popular. It’s not new – it was in the mid to late 1990s that I first heard of a couple of pioneers targeting this unusual species. They can be found along the entire west coast, but the fishing seems to be best along … Continue reading “Sea bass”
