Fly Fishing

Flydude · Location: Denmark

I've just returned from Austria and Slovenia, where I had a great week fly fishing with god friends.

Weather forecast had been bad for several weeks - cold, rainy, high water level, no hatches - and not at all fishable. In other words - Shitty conditions in most of the rivers!!!
You know - "Life is hard and then you die" - so I had no expectations what so ever for this trip.
BUT- as my good friend Robert always says - "We are lucky people" - and indeed we were, because it slowly cleared up a week before we arrived, and when we finally came down there it was getting warm, sunny and with some hatchings slowly developing.
But it wasn't all the problems we were facing - the ash cloud from Iceland was another issue of importance, that cold spoil this trip, BUT again we were "lucky people". A few days before the wind changed direction, and the flights were flying on a normal schedule again - so our trip toAustria became a reality.

The week we had were absolutely outstanding. My best fishing experience were from a new and quit difficult beat, where you had to work for every catch. Difficult surroundings, difficult casts, difficult landings - isn't that what it is all about??!!!

Tight Lines out there.

(PS. pic's from this trip - look at www.pool32mag.blogspot.com)

Valentin · Location: Vienna

Hi Flydude,

I am also just back from my fishing trip in Austria (Salzburg and Corinthia). I had terrible weather as well for 8 days (only two nice days) but still managed to catch a lot of fish. Where did you fish?

cheers

valentin

Flydude · Location: Denmark

I fished on a wide range of beats - and since I was guided by good friends who know the area very well, it is difficult for me to give you the exact names of all the river beats I fished in (I was literally dragged around :O)
BUT I can highly recommend to visit Hotel Wutte, here I stay every year with a bunch of good friends.
Tight lines.

Sorry to hear that you had bad weather, I believe I was VERY lucky this year, especially when I see how the weather situation in the whole region are right now - rain, rain and some more rain!!! Crying or Very sad

PS. I'v made a YouTube video from my trip - Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKteqQ6v7AI

Valentin · Location: Vienna

Hi Flydude,

I know Hotel Wutte very well:). it is nice, but I only like the stay and fishing on my own there, not the guided packages he offers, one day there, another day here, and so on

Flydude · Location: Denmark

Hi Valentin

I follow you completely Very Happy

I am just there with good friends, and they show me around, after a couple of days I then know my way around the area and fish a lot alone (I love that, you and Mother Nature - no bills on stress!!! Very Happy

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