Fly fishing and more

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

07 October 2008

Pike fishing with the Dahlberg Diver

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Well I finally found the video I talked about in one of my previous postings about tying Dahlberg divers . It's released in DVD format b...

Mel Krieger passes away

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This morning Mel Krieger passed away after several months of illness. He suffered from brain lymphoma. I met Mel and his wife Fanny at the...
05 October 2008

New gear for 2009

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Every year there's this huge Fly Fishing Retail Show in Denver where the major manufacturers of the fly fishing industry show their newe...
02 October 2008

2009 Hardy Perfect

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Hardy is re-introducing a new 2009 version of their Perfect reel which originated in 1891. I haven't seen the new reel yet at Hardy ...
14 September 2008

Wide angle challenges

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I bought my camera after extensive reading through specs. Having a camera with a wide angle is great for taking pictures of surroundings bu...
03 September 2008

On-line FF magazines

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The internet being a much faster media than regular paper is giving fly fishing magazines a hard time. Some guys are using the internet to t...
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02 September 2008

Patagonia - Yvon Chouinard

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Patagonia needs no introduction. It's basically the manufacturer of the finest outdoor clothing and fly fishing apparel . The man behin...
31 August 2008

No comment (II)

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The previous edition of No Comment is here . Some folks say fishing bamboo fly rods can be really addictive. Well, I have no plans to end up...
29 August 2008

Pretty small reels

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I just ran into a bunch of new spare spools for the Hardy Flyweight and one for the Featherweight. The Hardy Lightweight reel series have...
06 August 2008

Write your own font!

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Ever wanted to make your own font but you don't have the skills to design them? Here is Fontifier . It's an amazingly simple concept...
02 August 2008

The prince and his hopper

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Back from my trip to the German Traun. The trip turned out to be different than anticipated. Both my buddies (Rolf & Andreas) couldn...
21 July 2008

2nd trip of 2008 coming up!

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My second fishing trip of 2008 is due next week. I'll be fishing a new stretch of the Deutsche Traun. I get to meet up with my old frien...
05 June 2008

Spring fishing 2008

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What can I say? After a period without fishing, you start to wonder if you're still into the game. Well, as soon as I saw the gin clear ...
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25 May 2008

Fishing trip & Fly Fair 2008

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The fishing trip I took last week was great. Great company, superb weather and slightly less than usual fishing. But nonetheless a memorable...
06 May 2008

Cane building @ Thomas and Thomas

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Discovery Channel ran an episode from their 'How it is made' series on building cane rods at Thomas and Thomas . For who missed the ...
28 April 2008

Getting ready for the new season

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Spring is finally in the air. At our local fly fishing club the members are getting ready for the new season. My first trip of this season ...
24 March 2008

Higher quality YouTube movies

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I was complaining about the low resolution of movies when watching fly fishing and fly tying clips on YouTube. With the standard low quality...
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14 January 2008

Marcelo's Patagonia trip

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Our friend Marcelo Calviello just returned from an amazing fishing trip in Patagonia . Just the sound of it makes most fishermen mouth-wate...
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24 December 2007

Orvis

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W hat was your first high end rod? Mine was Orvis . Orvis is one of the oldest fly rod manufacturers in the world. Founded by Charles F. Orv...
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23 December 2007

Web page grabber

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While you're at the TastyApps site, check out this amazing application called WebSnapper . I've seen web page saving applications (...
22 December 2007

Jobs vs Gates

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Not a very common sight: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates together in an interview. These gentlemen have been in the computer arena since the start...
18 December 2007

Almost here

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It's pretty impossible to film a video and fish at the same time. Unless you have someone walking next to you. Yet my guess is that the ...
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