Fly Fishing

Marcel_Karssies · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject: Flyfishing Germany March 9th.

Opening day on our main little river over in Germany is March 15th. when the closed season for trout ends.
In order to be able to fish all year round in Germany we joined another club near our first river.
The stream of the second club was not classified as an official trout habitat so it was open year round.

The gameplan for this day was actually not to fish but to visit the hatchery of club nr. 1 and pick up some exchange licenses.
These exchange licenses would enable us to fish in the waters of one of the clubs located far downstream.
It was pretty early as we crossed the border into Germany so we decided to take a quick look at river nr.2.
Since we never went anywhere without our flygear we tried to catch some fish before we would visit the hatchery.

It was not really spring yet so finding fish would be difficult, we decided to check one of our sureshot spring/summertime honeyholes to see if there where yellow perch, shiners or the odd rainbow trout around.

One of the good spots.

We tried streamers and nymphs to coax the fish out of their hidingplaces but they would not come out to play.
The water looked lifeless but there where some hopefull signs that
spring was around the corner.
The kingfishers where active and small midges could be seen over the water. Some of the early spring flowers like the snowdrop where in already bloom.

Snowdrop.

We fished a short while and then went over to the hatchery.
Our hatchery had a small clubhouse where local members would hang
out every sundaymorning.
So instead of picking up our licenses and continue the quest for fish we ended up talking fish with our friends.
As usual it was interesting to hear all the news at the hatchery but we still had unfinished business elsewhere.
We said goodbye and switched over tp plan B to avoid skunk.

There was one location that had proven to hold fish a couple of weeks before.
The water in question was a small feeder stream of the also small main river.
The pool beneath the small watermill was deep enough to hold a fish or two.
We both fished nymphs deep over the bottom.
Luck was on my side this time as I hooked into a spunky rainbow trout who went all over the place.

Skunk avoided, Rainbow trout on a Copper John.

Off course I tried to get a second fish but that pool was so tiny that it would probably take some time for things to get settled.
So even though it was not a real fishing trip I still ended up with a nice rainbow trout.
My buddy however just got a little more depressed since his skunk sessions seemed to be on the increase [ Smile

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jeremy · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: nice

nice looking trout spot marcel .. and rainbow too! ... interesting lookin' fly reel .. what kind is that??? .. as always, nice shots with the camera.

Marcel_Karssies · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

The reel is an Ari 't Hart HRH dry fly. bought it from my buddy Joop.

Ari used to have a company that manufactured and sold his reel designs.
He is retired now but still does design work for the House of Hardy.
He is actually member of German club nr. 1, a really nice guy.

I always liked his designs since they where so different from the run-of-the-mill flyreels.
One of his designs is on display in New Yorks museum of modern art - it is the only flyfishing reel there.

Steelie · Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2006 Posts: 81 Location: Erie, PA

That reel looked a little Hardy-ish...

...Nice fish