Fly fishing and more

Spring is the time to get our fishing gear ready, but also means new inspirations for the grooming part. Here are some pictures I find very ...

Reuben Cross was born in Neversink, New York on March 16, 1896 and would become one of the legends of the Catskill tying scene. During his e...

I watched Kelly's streamer fishing DVD at  Dave's shop  during my  last trip  to Canada & USA. I rarely fish with a streamer dur...

The huge success of Apple's iPods started to raise the question: when is Apple going to make an iPod integrated with a mobile (folks in ...

I met Jan Siman during the Fly Fair of 1992(?). I was tying at the show and Jan came to my stand and gave me a bunch of dubbing brushes to...

Every once in a while we all do something foolish. Last week I replied to Olli's posting on his blog about tying with hair . I agreed t...

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As much as I enjoy watching these destination videos with amazing scenery and gin clear rivers, I always wonder why these videos all look th...

The long winter evenings are here, so time to enjoy some new DVDs on nice destinations! I recently bought two new DVDs on the Austrian Gmund...

Ed Felker of the Flyfishin' blog really liked the brook trout I caught in Austria last month that he made it picture of the week on h...

Here is a picture of a slice from a bamboo culm I received from a buddy. Check out the dense powerfibers. Powerfibers are located on the out...

After my trip to the Czech Republic , I came up with the idea to make our own lanyards at our fly fishing club. These ' minimalist-vests...

So I had this mad idea about heading to Austria to do some fishing in November. Most fishing in Germany and Austria ends around the end of...

Today I got together with Christian and Wolfhard to talk about bamboo, fishing and Pizza. Although this November afternoon was wet and chill...

I got a few days off during the second half of November! How about some end of year fishing? Nearly all rivers are closed in Germany now. I...

Although Theodore Gordon is considered to be the founder of the (Catskill style) dry fly fishing, the public awareness of the Catskill fli...

There is an increasing amount of DVDs available on fly fishing and fly tying these days. You've probably seen at least half a dozen DVDs...

I haven't had the time nor the patience to sit down and tie a decent fly the past months. As I wrote earlier I have had this idea of tyi...

Ever wondered why fly casting is so gracious? The fluid motion of the fly rod, the perfectly formed loop of the fly line and the slipping so...

Every time I order a new cape or saddle I'm amazed how the hackle quality is ever improving. I recently ordered two rooster capes. A Pro...

Just returned from a week trip to Spain with my girlfriend. Spain is for most people just sun and beach. Maybe a bit of Paella, but there is...

Apple launched today another update of the iMac . Now the biggest iMac is a whopping 24 inch version! I mean this is BIG! 1920x1200 wide scr...