Fly fishing and more

Just my adventures on and off the stream... Established 2005

25 February 2006

Classic reels

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Large arbor reels are the buzz these days. The advantages of these reels makes sense and they look great on graphite rods. On classic graphi...
06 February 2006

No Fly Fair this spring

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The Fly Fair (the original!) which was supposed to be held this spring (May 6 & 7) in The Netherlands has been cancelled. The first Fly ...
01 February 2006

Dahlberg divers

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It must have been sometime in the late 1980’s. I watched this badly copied VHS video called ‘ Fly Fishing for Pike with Larry Dahlberg '...
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29 January 2006

Keep in touch with friends

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I remember calling to overseas costing a fortune. Not sure how much exactly but it was high enough to keep the calls short. These days the p...
25 January 2006

Beauty of bamboo fly rods

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As I wrote in my posting ' The Weisse Traun in June ' I started appreciating nice bamboo fly rods several years ago. I haven't s...
04 January 2006

Humpy

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Don't you just love the Humpy? I do! The Humpy is a fly that has achieved stardom in the western states. Very buoyant and the many tying...
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28 December 2005

Trout Grass

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Trout Grass is a documentary on the journey Tonkin bamboo, the material to make bamboo fly rods, makes from mainland China to Twin Bridges, ...
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02 December 2005

Ordered my first custom bamboo rod!

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I just ordered my very first custom built bamboo rod! I ordered a rod from Homer Jennings. The exact specifications aren't definite, b...
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27 November 2005

LED lights

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It's past 8 PM and the hatch is really intense. The dusk is making it difficult to see the fly. Ever tried to tie a fly in the dark whil...
23 November 2005

Never without drinking water

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Have you ever been without water hours away from your car? Imagine the idea of hours walking back to your car in the hot sun. The fishing wa...
20 November 2005

Subway in the low lands!

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Subways finally landed on the low lands! I knew there was one in The Hague, but I wanted one in Rotterdam. And it's there now! Today dur...
08 November 2005

Fly tying + Essentials = Travel light

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For my tying I use a Dyna-king Professional. The Dyna-king is as robust as a vice can be without being (and looking) bulky. It holds a hook...
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30 October 2005

The end of (an era at) Winston rod company?

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This weekend the bad news came: the whole bamboo crew (Glenn Brackett and his colleagues Jeff Walker and Jerry Kustich) resigned from the RL...
27 October 2005

Picture books by Apple Computers (part III)

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So after about two weeks the book arrived. Even the packaging is stylish: a nice box with a big Apple logo on front. Inside de box, the book...
24 October 2005

Some tips when using digital cameras

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Here are some tips I found particularly useful: * Always shoot your pictures using the highest available resolution. For showing pictures on...
23 October 2005

Picture books by Apple Computers (part II)

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The application I'm using is iPhoto , part of the iLife suite which contains the full range of applications that's needed for the...
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21 October 2005

Picture books by Apple Computers (part I)

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Wouldn't it be nice to make your own 'picture books' with the same professional layout and physical appearance as those books yo...
18 October 2005

Some nice 'coffee table books'

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I would like to share with you some books I consider being nice books to browse with a nice cup of coffee or tea. These books give the reade...
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