Fishing in freshwater with dry flies, nymphs and wet flies for trout, grayling and a wide range of other species is by far the largest fly-fishing scene in the world. So far, we have spent our time on developing hooks for Nordic Salt, Predator, Home Run and Trout Predator – important hooks for sure and … Continue reading “FRESHWATER”
63 blog entries with portraits of cool fly tiers, new tying techniques, fishing reports, hook news and inspirational fly tying art from fly tiers around the world. 40 videos on YouTube. Mostly tying sbs and fly tying stuff, but very soon with more fly fishing films and film sharing short practical tips on anything related … Continue reading “We produce more than just fly hooks”
Small fish are eaten by bigger fish that just happen to be hunted by even larger monsters. The streamer game for trout is changing. If we go back a few decades very few fly fishermen tossed flies longer than 2 inches for trout. The tandem trolling streamer style from the Maine district was an exception … Continue reading “Size matters – no matter what they say ;0)”
Sea trout, predatory browns, salmon and… sharks. During the last week lot’s of exiting news have reached the Ahrex headquarter. The season sure is off to a good start, and our hooks are put to the test every day out there.
Hi there. It’s Friday and at the Ahrex headquarter we are still in large streamer mode. Our brand new Trout Predator Series streamer hooks have been shipping to dealers all week, so you guys should be able to put your hands and tying thread around them any day now.
2016 is just about running on fumes now. And that’s ok… cause we are ready to uncork a brand new season. When you still haven’t celebrated your first birthday, you are a novice in the world. Ahrex Hooks is still in that stage of life. We are the new kids on the water.
The Stimulator is a very well known fly pattern, especially in North America – and certainly in Montana, where I think it’s impossible to find a fly shop that doesn’t have it in the trays. It might even be hard to a fly box without a Stimulator in it. It’s a very versatile fly and … Continue reading “The Stimulator”
The question is not how to fish, but why you do it. The author and his fishing buddies do it out of necessity. It’s more important than life and death to them to escape the human world, step in to water and wave a stick. Left on the shore is their misery and worries. Standing … Continue reading “JUST ONE MORE SNACK”
It happens that the staff here at Ahrex HQ goes fishing (regularly, in fact), but sometimes further from home than usual. Last fall Morten accepted and invitation from Gary Dubiel and our US representative, Steve Silverio, to join them both on a trip chasing huge redfish on the Neuse River.
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