Fly fishing for predators like pike, perch or pike-perch has become increasingly popular. Rainer Ballin has been there from the beginning and shares his favourite pike fly.
The Blue Heart of Europe – Podcast “For The Wild”
Across the world wild river systems are at stake because of dam or mining projects. Tune into the “For the Wild” podcast featuring Ulrich Eichelmann from River Watch on taking action.
A Convertible Fishing House in Hampshire
A classic English chalk stream feeds the lake of this modern wooden fishing house by Niall McLaughlin Architects.
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Saving Europe’s last wild rivers
When you think of wild places left on this planet you would probably name regions like Siberia, Alaska, New Zealand or Tasmania. Very few would probably think of Europe. >>
The Lord of the Salmon Flies
Ken Middlemist is the last remaining fly dresser to be educated at the famous Hardy factory in Alnwick, England. He keeps tying flies, especially salmon flies until this day.
Fly Fishing New Zealand on a Budget
Trips into the backcountry give you the opportunity to turn months of planning and weeks of deprivation into some of the most outstanding moments you will ever experience.
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‘Cause I love that dirty water – Fly Fishing Boston Harbor
Things are quiet in Boston at 3:00 AM. It’s a half-hour after the bars closed so the drunken madness is literally in my rearview mirror.
A Slim Shrimp Sea Trout Fly
Spring is sea trout season – at least along the northern European coastlines of countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Germany. This simple pattern imitates a sea trout’s favorite food: shrimp.
A Life Spent Outdoors – Emma Yardley
Fly fishing and drawing have always orbited around Emma Yardley but has never been the singular thing she does because it’s a just a big old mix of it all.
Giant Browns of the Bay of Plenty
I heard them well before I saw them – big splashy thuds as they launched at the iron bars of their cage, desperately trying to break out of the cunning trap so as to continue their urgent way up the small stream.
Atlantic Salmon Summit – Orri Vigfusson’s Legacy
No other name is as closely connected to the conservation of Atlantic Salmon as Orri Vigfusson. >>