My way with salmon part 2
The Bondal Series
Between 1990-1991 I sent a selection of eight of my first Bondal hairwing patterns to some friends in the USA. Several of the flies where still … Read more
Text: Hans van Klinken. Photography: Hans van Klinken & Ina Stevens
The Bondal Series
Between 1990-1991 I sent a selection of eight of my first Bondal hairwing patterns to some friends in the USA. Several of the flies where still … Read more
Let me give you a little background about the arising of my most popular hairwings ever. The first prototypes arose in 1988 at the River Bondal where I became enormous successful after 4 blank Salmon years with a fly I … Read more
Text: Hans van Klinken. Photography: Hans van Klinken & Ina Stevens
After nearly 44 years fly fishing for Atlantic salmon I must admit that I did not often write about this wonderful, leaping silver fish or the special flies and
From earlier lessons and experiences, I have learned that as soon the air temperature got higher than the water temperature, that is when you can start using dry flies for salmon. It is even used as a rule of thumb … Read more
Fly fishing for Atlantic salmon with dry flies is a little different from trout fishing, but has several similarities with fly fishing for big grayling. I learned a lot of my fly fishing skills and experiences from grayling fishing, and … Read more