They are not only fun to watch and photograph while making their great jumps up the waterfalls during April and May but they are also fun to fly fish from spring to early fall. Nymphing is the way to go and once hooked, they are pretty evil on the fly rod and more than that, they are really beautiful!
Talking to fly tiers and anglers from all around the world is always fun and getting them together in one article to share their own, best killer patterns was nothing but a great pleasure. The article published in German fly fishing magazine Fliegenfischen features 5 flies from all around the world – J’s Mayfly Emerger (Jon Hanson from Sweden), TWN (Tomaz Modic from Slovenia), The Foxy Lady (James Plante from U.S.A.), Froggy Foam Popper (Masanobu Ishige from Japan) and Little Royal B. (Massimo Tirocchi from Italy).
Here is a little preview of the article…
Prussian carp are amazing fighters and are extremely fun to fly fish. They will take many different flies as long as they sink and move slow enough not to scare them away. GloBugs are highly reccomended!
This shot is one of my favorites and it feels quite good to see it on the cover of the new issue of Finnish fly fishing magazine Pohjolan Perhokalastaja.
I fished today and I loved it! So long winter, hello spring!
Early march chub are still a bit lazy and really easy to spook, which means fly fishing is a lot of fun and playing the good old “see and stalk” game works!
Global Fly Fisher, the internet’s cutting edge fly fishing site has a new section for fly fishing photographers showcasing some sexy fishy photos. A couple of weeks ago Martin Joergensen contacted me and asked me if I would like to provide some of my photos and answers a few questions. Of course I said yes…
Click HERE or click the image below to see my gallery.
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