Hej fluefisker og velkommen til endnu et Fishmadman nyhedsbrev.
Denne gang er vi stolte af at kunne præsentere noget ganske unikt.

Fluefiskeri efter laks er til en vis grad stadig en gåde – Lystfiskere vil bruge utallige timer på, at fiske til tilsyneladende uinteresserede fisk, der har forladt et grådigt a la carte liv på havet for at vende tilbage til deres fødested, uden at have brug for eller ønske om næring.
Pludselig – og uden nogen fornuftig forklaring – stiger fisken fra bunden for at få fat i din lille flue.

Er det sult, hukommelse om fødevarer eller bare frustration, der udløser denne irrationelle begivenhed? Vi kan ikke rigtig forklare det, men fiskens adfærd har ganske sikkert at gøre med de byttedyr, laks har jaget i millioner af år.

Følg med os til havs for at se hvad der er på menukortet hos fiskenes mest krævende og frustrerende gastronomer.
Sjældent set billeder …

Sjældent sete dyr

Det har været en øjenåbner for os at afdække oplysninger om laksens spiseadfærd til søs – og vi håber du vil være lige så underholdt, når du ser billeder af disse sjældent sete dyr.

Laks er opportunist

En gennemgående fællesnævner i alle rapporter og vidensbyrd, vi har læst om laksens spisevaner -er at atlanterhavslaks er opportunistiske jægere, det spiser den mad, der er tilgængelig på et givet sted og tidspunkt.

I de kystnære farvande ved Newfoundland, spiste laks hovedsageligt sild, lodde og tobis, mens laksen i Labrador, havde  unge torsk som en vigtig del af kosten.

Gadus morhua. Almindeligt navn: Torsk

Her en trio af meget små torsk
Foto Claude Nozères, World Register Of Marine Species.

I årene med fluefiskeri, har jeg og Per Fischer, mødt nogle dedikerede mennesker, der arbejder for bevarelse af fisk og fiskevande. Tom Derry fra Oregon, er en af disse mennesker. Tom er direktør for en privat fond, der arbejder for at genoprette bestanden af vilde steelhead, og de elve de kommer fra.

En dedikeret sportsfisker

Vi har lært Tom Derry fra Native Fish Society at kende gennem vores fælles passion for overfladevand fluer og top-vand fiskeri – Netop overfladefiskeri efter steelhead er Tom´s store passion.

Vi har medvirket til at genoprette flere vilde fiskebestande – Catch & Release har været en vigtig del af dette arbejde.

Top-Water specialist Tom Derry

En passion for fiskeri

Tom er vokset op i Oregon, hvor nogle af verdens bedste steelhead elve løber.
“Mine tydeligste erindringer er fra fiskeri med min far og farfar. Fiskeriet har været en livslang lidenskab for mig, og de seneste år har min interesse rettet sig mod at genoprette de vilde fiskebestande i den nord vestlige del af USA.
Jeg har arbejdet for Native Fish Society i tolv år, som for vores afsnit der hedder: Wild Steelhead Funding. Mit job er at sikre finansiering til vores elv programmer samt lobby virksomhed, der skal påvirke beslutningstagere. Jeg mødes og fisker også med masser af lystfiskere, der ønsker at bidrage økonomisk til vores arbejde med at redde de vilde bestande af fisk. En sidegevinst af mit arbejde er selvfølgelig, at jeg har mulighed for at fiske nogle af de bedste fiskepladser i verden”

En fisk er for værdifuld blot at fange blot een gang

Med bestande af laks og Steelhead på mindre end tre procent af hvad de historisk engang var i Nordamerika, arbejder Native Fish Society for at fremme og håndhæve catch and release fiskeri, som en måde at sikre sportsfiskere at kunne fortsætte deres fiskeri efter disse fantastiske fisk, uden at påvirke bestandene.
Et citat fra fluefiske legenden Lee Wulff siger det hele; “En fisk er for værdifuld til at fange blot een gang”.

En passion for fisk

Native Native Fish Society arbejde for at stoppe habitat nedbrydning før den starter, går i dialog med kommercielle og rekreative grupper, der høster af fiskebestandene, forbedre passage for fisk eller arbejder for fjernelse af vandkraftværk, samt påpeger de negative effekter og påvirkninger udsætninger af fisk kan have.

Du kan også deltage – Besøg Native Fish Society hjemmeside og lære om arbejdet de gør. Hjælp til ved at sprede viden om organisationer som Native Fish Society, der arbejder for at redde vores fisk.

Besøg Native Fish Society

Fluemønstret du må have i din flueæske!

Efter du har set billederne og læst historien om, hvad laks spiser i havet – forstår du måske bedre, hvorfor Frances fluemønstret er blevet en af de absolut mest populære laksefluer nogensinde –

Denne særlige rejeflue bruges i elve på tværs af Nordatlanten – i både alvorligt tunge gulerod-udseende versioner og insekt-små varianter.
Vi har arbejdet for at få nogle meget små størrelser klar til vores laksesæson – Alle bundet omhyggeligt til mindste detalje – NØJAGTIG, som vi vil have dem.

Micro # 18 Frances flue i munden på en oktober laks.
Vi har bundet fluer på Partridge X2B # 18-16 og 14 kroge, og i tillæg til disse fjerlette fluer har vi også lavet en version på et absolut lille rør.  Disse fluer er bundet på vores version 3.2 millimeter rør – perfekt til små Owner ST trekroge eller Owner Chinu enkeltkroge

Hvis alt andet fejler

Der er noget magisk over disse micro Frances fluer – De synes at fremkalde hug-refleks i laks på en sådan måde, at nogle fluefiskere sværger til dette dværg-mønster til det meste fiskeri – Andre fluefiskere, jeg kender, har en kasse med denne flue, som – den sidste chance – hvis alt andet fejler. Jeg bruger gerne miniature-Frances fluer;  når elven falder bort hen under sensommer, hvor fisken finder plads i små huller og fordybninger. – Jeg binder også konsekvent denne flue på, når jeg fisker efterårslaks i skotske elve. – De sene blanklaks kan ikke modstå disse små reje efterligninger.

Prøv dem i denne sæson.

Vi gør vores bedste for at holde vores sider på Fishmadman interessante og underholdende.
En side, vi har arbejdet på dette forår, er vores side om rør til fluebinding.
Vi håber, at udvide siderne igennem 2015 – 16 med en række løsninger for dig der binder laks og Steelhead fluer med etappe-bygget vinger

Vatpinde er lige så forskellige, som de fluebindingsrør du finder i fluebindingsbutikker – men du kan faktisk være heldig at finde nogle, der akkurat passer til dine behov.

Se vores side om rør til fluebinding

Hello fly fisherman and welcome to another Fishmadman newsletter

This time we are proud to present something quite unique.

Dry fly regards from Per & Jesper

Fly fishing for salmon is to some degree still a riddle – and anglers will spend countless hours fishing over seemingly uninterested fish that have left a greedy, a la carte life at sea to return to their place of birth, fully nourished and with little or no need or desire for sustenance…Suddenly – and with no reasonable explanation – the fish will rise from the bottom to grab your small fly.

Is it hunger, a memory of food or just frustration that triggers this irrational event – We cant really tell but it inevitably has to do with the behaviour and characteristics of the food salmon has been feeding on for millions of years –

Follow us to see the treats on the salmon menu carte as we delve deeper into the mind of this most demanding and frustrating of gastronomes.

Rarely seen images…

It has been an eye-opening experience for us to uncover the information on salmons’ feeding behaviour at sea – and we think you will be equally entertained when you see the images of these rarely seen critters.

Salmon are opportunistic feeders

A common denominator in all the evidence we have read about salmon feeding behaviour is that Atlantic salmon are opportunistic feeders that will eat the food at a given location and time.

Common cod is on the menu

In the coastal waters of Newfoundland, salmon feed mainly on herring, capelin and sand eels, while in Labrador, young cod was an essential part of the diet.

Gadus morhua. Common name: cod.

Here is a trio of small cod.

Photo with a curtsey of Mr Claude Nozères, World Register Of Marine Species.

Over the years of fly fishing, Per Fischer and I have met some very dedicated people working with fish conservation. Mr. Tom Derry is one of them. Tom is a director in a private not for profit foundation that works to restore runs of wild steelhead and the rivers they live in throughout the Pacific Northwest in North America.

A dedicated angle

We have come to know Tom Derry from the Native Fish Society through our mutual passion for surface flies and top-water fishing.

We have recovered some wild fish populations while practising catch and release; it’s the right thing to do!

Top-water steelheader Mr. Tom Derry

A passion for fishing

Growing up in Oregon, Tom´s passion for fishing is fierce.
My earliest memories are of fishing with my Dad and Grandpa. Fishing has been
a lifelong passion of mine, and in recent years my interest has turned to help recover wild fish populations throughout the Pacific Northwest. I have worked at the Native Fish Society for twelve years as a River Steward and Director of Wild Steelhead Funding. My job is securing funding for our River Steward program and advocacy work. I have met and fished with many anglers who want to give back financially for all the pleasure fish, and fishing has brought them. A side benefit of my work is that it has allowed me to fish some of the best waters in the world. “

A Fish Is Too Valuable To Catch Just Once

With Salmon and Steelhead populations at less than three percent of historical numbers throughout the Pacific Northwest, the Native Fish Society also promotes and enforces catch-and-release fishing to ensure anglers can continue fishing with minimal impact on the fishery. A Quote from Lee Wulff says it all, “A Fish Is Too Valuable To Catch Just Once”.

A passion for fish

Native Fish Society works to stop habitat degradation before it starts, challenge commercial and sport fisheries that over-harvest, improve passage or encourage the removal of hydroelectric dams, and highlight the negative impacts from hatchery programs. .

You can participate too – Go to the Native Fish Society homepage, nativefishsociety.org, and learn about the work they do. Please help to spread the news about organizations that work to save our fish.

Visit Native Fish Society

A must have fly pattern for salmon!

When you have seen the images and read the story on What salmon eat on high seas – You might better understand why the Frances fly has become one of the most famous salmon flies ever made – This special-looking fly is used widely on rivers across the North Atlantic – in both cumbersome carrot-looking versions and tiny variants – light as insects.

We have been working on getting some tiny ones ready for the upcoming season – All tied meticulously with a notion for the details we like in this pattern.

Tiny # 18 Frances fly in the mouth of an October salmon.

We have tied the flies on Partridge X2B # 18 – 16 and 14 hooks, and in addition to these feather-light flies, we have also made an absolute miniature tube fly version tied on our 3.2-millimetre tube – perfect for small treble or single hooks

If all else fails

There is something magical about these tiny Frances flies – They seem to evoke the biting behaviour in salmon in such a way that some anglers swear to this dwarf pattern for most of their fishing – Other anglers I know keep a box with this fly as a last resort – if all else fails – I like to use the dwarf Frances flies when the river drops away during summer and fish stop and stay in slowish water – I consistently tie this fly on when I fish autumn salmon in Scottish rivers – Those late silver runners can’t resist these tiny shrimp imitations.

Try them out this season –

We try our best to keep our pages on Fishmadman exciting and relevant.

One page we have worked on this spring is our page on tubes used for fly tying.

We hope to extend the pages during 2015 with a range of solutions for you who tie salmon, and steelhead flies in the Intruder style or with wings built in stages.

If you want us to display a special technique or style in a tube, fly tying – Write to us, and we will get right on it.

Cotton swabs are as different as the fly-tying tubes you find in fishing shops – But you may find some that could fit your needs.  See the page on Fishmadman.

See our page here

August:  My favourite month for fishing – Salmon is starting to settle in the pools – Afternoon is turning into the evening – Winters waiting in the hills.

The Caddisfly

The caddisfly insect is a cornerstone in fly fishing, and it plays an essential part in the life of salmon and trout. From early spring to late in the season, juvenile salmon and trout will meet the caddisfly insect in its many forms and shapes – Adult salmon and trout will also meet the caddisfly throughout its life in the river system and during the period of caddisfly hatching flies that resembles the caddisfly in shape, colour and behaviour can become top choice the fly box. Sometimes it could be a dry fly like our Monster Tube Caddis ™, a small hitched fly like the V-FLY ™, or a classic wet fly like the Blue Charm that, with its dull dark appearance, becomes much more efficient in some Nordic rivers during August when caddisfly hatching is in progress.

Here we have gathered some images of the big Caddisfly found in so many clear rivers in northern Norway.

The caddisfly larva, now called: Pupa of caddisfly, has left the building – moving fast to get to the safer ground on land – where it can begin its final fantastic transformation into an adult insect.

Caddisfly imitation