Quickguide to adjusting the casting brakes on a Shimano Curado I HG reel. 2 minutes of your time used on watching this video and setting up your Curado, enables you to avoid backlashes and birds nests. Here’s how! If you have a shop selling this reel… or just want to share the setup guide with […]
Slideshow with a dirty dozen for the migrating torpedos. Not counting the fabulous Green Butt Skunk… all of these flies are my own original patterns. Most of the flies include, schlappen front hackles, squirrel tail wings and either dubbed- or flatbraid tinsel bodies. Some of these flies will later be made into full fly tying […]
Autumn is by far my favourite season. Not that I don’t like every season that passes though my southern Scandinavian homeland. I sure do. It’s just… well the atmosphere in autumn is special to me. It may be the turning of the leaves from lush green to all different shades of yellow, orange, red and […]
My Bunny style version of a classic pattern. This one has lot of action, a hotspot to call for attention and some wiggle and sparkle in the tail. I primarily use this pattern for trout fishing at night or dark days. Good for steelhead, salmon, pike and other species as well. Egg Sucking Bunny Leech […]
Red wine most often gives me a headache – so when it comes to drinking… I’m more of a beer kind of guy. But I love the colour of claret. Guess it goes all the way back to some of the first flies I tied and caught trout on. Back then the Mallard and Claret […]
Today I added a new video to my Youtube Channel. This time it’s a Chartreuse Zonker. The Zonker is a design, that usually has a strip of rabbit skin as wing – but a lot of other skin types can be used. Check out my blog on Ahrex Hooks, if you want to know more […]
Baitcasting reels are just cool. Technically they are superior to most other types of fishing reel… in my opinion. They are strong and reliable – and nowadays they are pretty user friendly as well. Modern casting brake systems have made the troublesome birds nests a thing of the past – at least if you follow […]
It started in musky fishing circles and spread to pike and bass fishing: Jigging with Zonkers, Bunnies and other fur strip flies. It turned out that the undulating movement of a well-soaked fur strip proved irresistible to large predators. That was especially the case in hard fished catch and release areas. The predators that had […]
Just your plain Bunny Pike Fly inspired by Barry Reynolds – but with a few bells and whistles added. Watch the video to see this fly swim with a very Orange Rubber Legged Bunny (with affiliate links) Hook: Ahrex TP610 Trout Predator Streamer #1/0 – https://amzn.to/32zMYyr Tread: Black – https://amzn.to/2oaUErD Tail: Tiger Barred Rabbit Strips, […]
