- Fabrizio Gajardoni

On my search for pics of salmon flies I found this italian master tyer Fabrizio Gajardoni.
Enjoy his work:

- The Salmon Fly Collection offered by Martin I. Boucher

Check out Martin I Boucher's collection of salmon flies. Pure eye candy.

- Blue Quill

Today I came across this pic of a Blue Quill fly very well tied to enter in a competion.

- Pine Acres Woodshop Fly Box

Check out this beautiful fly box I saw today:


It's created by Pine Acres Woodshop. Great piece of art!

- Lamson LP

Always on look out for nice flyreels I found this nice Lamson LP. Lucky owner I am.

- B.R. - De Jan Nijman

To honour fine collegue of mine Jan Nijman who passed away in 2008 I decided to buy a small bamboo flyrod. On eBay I found this 6.2ft #3-4 refurnished by B.R. from France.




Jan r.i.p.

- Galvan OB

Another case of of love at first sight when I layed my eyes upon this gem of fly reel. I bought one for my trip to Montana and it pairs great with my Hardy Ultralight 8.5 #4. Meet the Galvan OB:

- Loop HiTec

These days it seems that new Fly reel designs appear in the same frequency as new fly rods do.
This design is already some years old but still has that killer look. A nice job done by Loop: the HiTec.

- Ari 't Hart Astrid

At Exclusive Reels I found out there's a new fly reel released by my favourite designer Ari 't Hart. Some years ago, at an edition of the dutch Fly Fair expo, I saw a prototype of this reel.
Meet Astrid:

- Cortland Embassy 40

Today I've bought a Cortland Embassy 40 on eBay. In my eyes a true fly reel design gem.
When I visited Montana, back 2001, I touched one at George Goody's Montana Fly Company in Melrose and fell in love it. I don't know what kept me from buying it than, but soon it will arrive and stay with me for ever.