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The Evening Whites

Salmon are curious creatures, no doubt. One look at a salmon fisherman’s fly boxes will tell all about how they have spawned a plethora of creations in form, style and color.

It seems that color is one of the primary determiners in salmon fly design and it has recently undergone quite a transformation with new synthetic and natural fluorescent shades popping up every year. These bright, flashy beasties all seem quite a bit much to these aging eyes and I find myself reaching for the more subtle patterns of the New Brunswick and Gaspesian tyers, where flash is more confined and acting as a proof of life.

By Steve Silverio

Astrid, Tilda, and Horstsokken: The Easy Salmon Fly Trio

When Daniel D. Holm finally cracked the code to catching Danish salmon, he was certain the flies deserved part of the credit. A series of experiments and diligent test fishing have been distilled into three seasonal variations of the same basic design. Join Daniel as he shares a simple recipe for salmon success.

By Peter Lyngby

(this artickle has been published in the danish magazine “Sportsfiskeren”)

From Vise to Water

– Why Ahrex is now creating fly fishing journeys

Gaula, Norway — Where Our Passion Meets the River

At Ahrex Hooks, fly fishing has always been about more than products. It’s the time spent by the water, the quiet moments before a take, the creativity at the vise, and the simple joy of fishing a fly you tied yourself.

That passion is the foundation of our new concept: From Vise to Water.

It’s our way of taking the craft from the tying desk all the way to the rivers that inspires what we do — turning ideas into experiences, and patterns into memories.

Salmon Season Ended

Photo: Undefined Flyfishing Project.

It was only a few weeks into the salmon season that everyone realised that something was wrong – something was off. The salmon weren’t there. It has happened before that the initial early season run s delayed and that was what everyone hoped for. As the season progressed hope began to fade as most rivers still produced very few salmon.

Thunder and Lightning

Perhaps the most famous of the classic salmon flies? Perhaps the one with the most variants and modern interpretations? If one ever were to answer that one question that no fly fisher ever wants to answer, the answer could be Thunder and Lightning. Let’s take a closer look at this beautiful combination of black, orange, blue and dark brown, colours.

Closing the season

The Norwegian salmon season is coming to a close, so I’ll round things off in this blog, covering a few tips and tricks on how to fool the sometimes very difficult, late summer salmon. The river holds more salmon now. It’s usually a good mix between the now old salmon that entered the river early in the season and the late runners, which are usually the so-called grilse. Grilse are small, male atlantic salmon, still bright silver, but smaller. There are different opinions when a grilse can be called a salmon – some say over 5kg. I say three, because then I catch more salmon.

Chillimps

There are flies that are invariably associated with specific waters or places. Often, of course, those for which a specific fly might have been created. A clear example of this is a fly called Chillimps. A simple, orange palmer hackled wet fly for salmon.

Stephen Carella

18lb Hamish Condor Pool Mug Shot

Photocredit: Fly Fishing nation – @flyfishingnation

Salmon season is over and in general I think it’s been a fair season over most of Northern Europe and the UK. Instead of taking a look at season statistics, huge fish, happy stories, stories of the lost fish, I’ll turn you over to Stephen Carella, who in this nice story takes a look at something important that sometimes happens when you go fishing. Making friends – an important aspect of flyfishing.

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Introducing Angling Scotland

Photocredit: Patrick Tillard @patrick_tillard

The blog this week is about the amazing fishing in Scotland. Two scottish anglers, Fraser McIntosh and Andrew Herkes have started a project named Angling Scotland. We have been talking to the guys behind and here is their own words about Angling Scotland.

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Cold Opening Day – in the Danish west coast salmon rivers

Right now the beautiful Atlantic salmon return from the ocean. Large, silver covered, muscle packed and ready for anything we throw at them. Naturally they don’t make their home run to pick a fight – but they don’t back off if you serve up an invitation. Continue reading “Cold Opening Day – in the Danish west coast salmon rivers”