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
Fifty years of fly fishing (final part)
The talks at the Fly Fair in 2012 have led me to write an article about a just returned trip to India where the catches were very poor, mainly to heavy thunderstorms deep in the Himalayas but all I can … Read more
Fifty years of fly fishing (part 1)
Not so long ago, someone unfamiliar with the sport of Fly Fishing, ask me to try to explain what Fly Fishing means to me in just one sentence. Thirty years ago I surely needed 3 hours or more to explain … Read more
Amazing snorkelling experience in Belize (part 3)
After a little break we moved to Shark Ray Ally but my seasickness only got worse and worse and I had serious vomit pressure as soon I lifted up my head. Sharks were all around us, but I really was … Read more
Amazing snorkelling experience in Belize (part 2)
I got a nasty flu overnight, probably from a too cold air conditioner, but the next morning we were ready at the diving centre for our snorkelling trip at 8:30am. About 15minutes later we got picked up by Chris, a … Read more
Amazing snorkelling experience in Belize (part 1)
We had a very exclusive sight-seeing tour with a water taxi that shipped us from Portofino Beach Resort directly to Ramon’s Village. It is a lot different seeing the coastline and town of San Pedro from the sea than when … Read more
Carp on a fly
We don’t have so much history on fly fishing and sadly wild trout and grayling have been disappeared from our waters a long time ago. The last ones I personally remember from my favourite river as a child in the … Read more
Un-Belize-able! Portofino (4) Fly Fishing
I had no way to influence the timing of our trip because these were the only dates that fitted in with Ina’s work schedule, so I knew beforehand that we would be in Belize during a full moon period. The … Read more
Un-Belize-able! Portofino (3) Snorkeling
After the tour we discussed the program during our stay and for the rest of the day there was a professional snorkel expedition planned to Mexico Rocks with Action Divers, while for the following day there was a full day … Read more
Un-Belize-able! Portofino (2) Relaxing
As soon we arrived at San Pedro Airport somebody was waiting for us to drop us off at a nice little restaurant with quite a large mooring dock for little boats. About 15 minutes later Moh picked us up and … Read more
Un-Belize-able! Portofino (1)
For many years two of our Canadian friends have invited us to fish in Belize and to spend some time with them on Ambergris Caye, where they have a nice winter residence. Their incredible stories inspired us so much that … Read more