The hawthornfly is here! Fly fishers usually call it by its Latin name “bibio” and you will also find it under this name in most of the flyfishing literature. I mentioned this fly already in my last post, and it came even better than I […]
In the last few weeks, fishing has been good, but not extraordinary. The ressurection of nature after the winter has been the true highlight on my fishing excursions… it is a great wonder to me, year and again: almost every day, the landscape changes. It is becoming greener, the birds louder, the evenings longer.
Finally, the day has come! It is the opening day for trout in our region, and I have been preparing everthing in anticipation for several days now. And although I know that it does not make much sense, I have set my alarm clock early […]
Eine letzte Chance auf eine Forelle… am letzten Montag hatte ich nochmal einige Stunden Zeit um auf Forellen zu fischen, bevor die Schonzeit beginnt. Wie jedes Jahr ein blödes Gefühl, fast wie das Älterwerden am Geburtstag – “schon wieder ein Jahr vorbei”… Die Bachforellen bleiben […]
Das Ende der Forellensaison bereits am Horizont, wollte ich auch in diesem Jahr noch einen Ausflug in die Berge machen… Recherche und Neugier brachten mich schließlich in den Kanton Uri, der ähnlich wie Graubünden (wo ich im letzten Jahr war) jede Menge Wasser zu bieten […]
In late fall, trout fishing often becomes a little tricky. The water cools down again as the nights are getting colder – and the trout should be more active, but the rivers and creeks are low and clear. Hardly a fish is to be seen, […]
Do I have an offroad car? No… “Alright, then we’ll take mine”, says Patrick on the phone. A few hours later, we are sitting in his car, crawling along a narrow path on a steep hillside towards the Wutach Gorge. The name of the river […]
My new video is ready – this time I managed to capture a good hatch of mayflies (Ephemera danica) and some absolutely stunning fish here in Southern Germany! Hope you enjoy the video.
Last year I had already spent my family vacations in the “franche-comte”-region of France, a region famous for its endemic brown trout. The search for these trout led me far up the Loue River, to its very source. This year, I hoped for a second […]
This year, everything is different – I have repeatedly said and written this during the past months. And concerning the mayflies, I would say the same! Whereas… not EVERYTHING is different, the mayflies hatch sooner or later. Always! And always there is the rare chance […]