Fly fishing and more

  Update 23 June, 2026: Back from a wonderful weekend at the SIM Fly Festival . Fly tying isn’t only to catch fish. It’s also a way to meet ...

During my student years in the mid 1990s, I've tied at the Danish Fly Fair two (three?) times. After graduating and starting working, I...

Lovely journey to central  Patagonia where life is simple. Where time stood still, as if Joe Brooks just left the river. Rivers like Trauf...

Bernard Ramanauskas is somewhat of a mysterious bamboo maker. He made bamboo rods for Scott in the mid 2000's, after Mario Wojnicki sta...

Always great to be at my favorite fly fishing show (previous shows in  2018 ,  2022 ,  2023 ,  2024  and 2025 ), the Nordic Fly Fair in Elve...

I've posted about Kamchatka before ( here and  here ), and this one again shows what a special place it is on our planet. Probably as r...

To be honest I have been reluctant to make 'another casting instruction' video. There are so many 'instruction videos' on th...

Update: April 20, 2026: The owner of the instruction videos, School of Trout (SOT), has disabled the videos to be watched publically. ...

AI is everywhere! This a the 'painting' version of the Joan Wulff Special .      

Our 'once-or-twice-a-year'  DAAFT meeting coincided with my birthday this weekend. Good company, good conversations and birthday ca...

Campbell's Fancy, as mentined in Reuben Cross 's book. Unfortunately there's nothing much known about the history of this fly.  ...

An enjoyable day of tying, although I didn't bring my tying stuff, with the members of the Dutch department of the Grayling Society . T...