During the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of April 2018, the Dutch Fly Fair was held for the second time at Trout Fishery and Restaurant De Berenkuil in Putten, in the center of the Netherlands. The exact number of visitors is not made public as yet, but should be somewhat higher than in 2016.
Text and pictures by Rudy van Duijnhoven
A funny opening by comedien Lebbis.
The reservoir workshop resulted in some trout and roach being caught.
Scott Mackenzie during his fly-casting demonstration.
An interested public for the casting demonstration by Scott.
Sepp Fuchs showed how easy fly-casting can be.
The Casting Four of VVC The Kingfisher had a program whereby people learned to tie a fly, how to cast and how to catch a fish on the fly.
Glenda Powell during her demonstration on different styles of casting with double handed rods.
Menno van Dam showed how to cast big pike streamers.
New tackle could be tried and tested at the waterside.
Casting instruction was also provided by the EFFA at the Fly Fair.
Hendrik Wiegand persuaded Glenda Powell to go bellyboating with him.
Scott Mackenzie shows why he is several times world champion in Spey casting.
Edwin Kerssies held a workshop on flyfishing for carp.
An interested public for Shane O’Reilly’s presentation on fishing in Ireland.
The Casting Four did, at one time, not even have enough space to teach everybody fly-casting at the same time.
Tino Groentjes held a workshop as well on competition flyfishing.
Erik de Noorman uses unusual materials for his grayling nymphs, the flies sure catch their share of fish.
The flytiers are every time one of the main attractions of the Fly Fair.
Flyfishing Club The Kingfisher can provide instructions and demonstrations anywhere in the Netherlands.
There were flytiers present from a large number of European countries.
Theo van de Poll showed how to make twisted leaders here too.
Ids Schukken had a lot of interest for his splitcane fly-rods and reels.
Learning how to fish with the fly at the Snake Lake of the Berenkuil.
An interested crowd for Glenda Powell’s workshop on double handed casting.
Richard Maree showed nymphing techniques at the Snake Lake.
With the Floatplus you will have more water within reach with the bellyboat.
Rob van Dijk presented his book on double handed Spey casting at the show.
Marc Petitjean shows what his impressive new book on CDC-flies and -flytying looks like.
The stand of the VNV, the National Federation of Fly Fishers, which organised the show together with the “Organization”.
Flyfishing shop Fario Jan from Belgium was one of the new standholders at the Fly Fair.
André Miegies tied streamers for perch at the booth of Exclusive Fishing.
What was not available at the show, like on the booth of A & M Fishing Tackle, you probably do not really need…
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