Flyfishing for asp The asp is one of the most ferocious fighters of our South German rivers. Its power and its shape have some resemblance to the tarpon. And although it surely cannot compete with this big game fish, it is great fun fishing for […]
Die Donau ist für manche Überraschung gut, aber der Samstag war einfach LEGENDÄR! Beim morgendlichen Spaziergang mit meinen Kindern an der Donau entlang musste ich natürlich immer wieder einen Blick ins Wasser werfen. Und das war herrlich! Der Regen der letzten Tage hatte den Schlamm […]
Ducks are swimming in the fields, the streams are high, nature is breathing in. The rain of the last two weeks was more than necessary. At least Central Europe can relax, but still Italy and Southern Scandinavia needs a lot of water! It almost feels […]
A short while ago I visited my former university in Tübingen for the first time after many years. There, I was happy to combine business with pleasure… so after my appointments at the university I went fishing with my mate Markus, which I have been […]
Nachdem ich von meiner Grippe wieder vollständig genesen war, ging es endlich wieder einen Tag ans Wasser – diesmal an den Oberlauf des Neckars bei Starzach-Börstingen/Sulzau. Diese etwa 10km lange Strecke am Oberen Neckar liegt grob gesagt zwischen Horb und Rottenburg, inmitten eines wunderschönen Tals […]
Seit einigen Wochen schleppe ich eine Erkältung mit mir herum, und zuletzt war ich tatsächlich einige Tage außer Gefecht. Die Lebensgeister erwachen aber langsam wieder, und was wäre besser als ein wenig frische Luft und Entspannung? …also ab ans Wasser! Seit vielen Jahren sehe ich […]
A while ago I had heard good things about this part of the Danube, but I hadn’t fished here before. I intended to mainly practice for my trip to Sweden in summer, so I took my 8wt rod and reel, some streamers and heavy nymphs. […]
Every mayfly season there comes a time, when the trouts are so fed up with mayflies, that they ignore even a good evening hatch… other insects become more interesting to the fish… for whatever reason, maybe they simply want some else to taste. Time to […]
The “Halblech” is a small, rather unknown, mountain stream in Southern Bavaria, close to the famous castle of “Neuschwanstein”. Last week I had the opportunity to fish this stream during a family holiday in the area. Here is my report: The license can be bought […]
Four years ago I caught my first and only Marble trout so far on a spinning rod. It was 67cm long, and it was clear that this would be hard to beat! But would I be able, to catch one of these legendary marble trouts […]