You have nine feet of butt and taper and then 11 feet of tip section? :O That brings up another question. When people say, "a nine foot leader", I have always assumed they mean the total length of the mono/fluro from the fly-line to the fly. Including the tippet. But you said you use a &qu...

Finally got around to having a little go last night with a dry fly. Not having a clue what I'm doing, I went with this klinkhammer that I tied for trout fishing: https://preview.ibb.co/ndTFxF/20170807_221138.jpg google picture sharing I was there for about an hour or so at sundown, and there was ple...

... does too. I was wondering why that photo "worked". That's probably it.

For me, probably surfing back home in Australia. Being out there with my legs dangling in the dark grey winter waters and having a huge, dark dorsal fin pop up about fifteen meters away. Your heart-rate hits the roof, even though it only takes a few seconds to realize that it's only a dolphin.

Hej guys, I've always enjoyed tying my own leaders. I like to "do it yourself" as much as I can with fly-fishing as opposed to purchasing pre-fabricated parts (same goes for fly-tying, I avoid all the pre-made wiggle-tails, custom-fish-heads, etc.). Anyway... In the leader recipe guides I'...

I prefer to smoke cigars! The problem is that they're so expensive. So I do have a pipe too. I usually buy tobaccos for it online in various tins. My favourite one so far is "Captain Earl's Ten Russians": http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/578/hermit-tobacco-works-co-captain-earles-ten-ru...

I once read Lefty Kreh say that if he was limited to using only one fly for all his fly-fishing in every place and every fish species, then he'd choose the clouser minnow. For whatever that's worth.

Also, it's really easy to tie.

I don't agree with everything that Greenpeace do or stand-for, however I believe it's only in everyone's best interests to protect and preserve the natural environment, and although I don't always agree with their exact policies or methods, when it's all balanced out, their main aim is just to prote...

Hello Piffilus, I'm Australian, but also live in Stockholm (well, Värmdö actually). I fly-fish mainly around Västervik for both abborre and gädda. Unfortunately I don't have a boat in Värmdö (I use my girlfriend's parent's boat in Västervik) or even a car driver's licence for that matter, but I can ...