Ferdy Geerdink is a long-time EFFA instructor from the Netherlands. He organises numerous fly fishing events in the Netherlands and is one of the country’s most renowned casting instructors. Ferdy effectively teaches the fundamentals of casting when learning to fly fish. Come try casting yourself – Ferdy will help! Ferdy can be found at the […]
International fly tying championship Attention amateur fly tiers, the EFFA invites you to take part in the EFFA Open 2026, the European fly tying competition. Have you mastered the art of fly tying, combining selected materials to create something that could not be more authentic, and do you create your own best flies? Then register […]
In 2012, EFFA launched its open European fly tying championship. It became well known within a short time and also fly tyers on the other side of the Atlantic have entered the winner lists in the past. Every fly tyer from beginner to professional is eligible to participate. The only condition: The flies must meet […]
The jury consisting of Peter Kunz, Martin Weidisch and Daniele Di Fronzo has carefully checked all flies. The results of the jury of the EFFA OPEN International Fly Tying Competition 2020 are as follows: Dry Fly 1. Kirchmeier Christian D 2. Schlatter Simon A 3. Mitidieri Carlos D 4. Bothur Klaus Dieter D […]
After an exam that took most of the day, EFFA The Netherlands could hand out the certificates for EFFA Basic Fly Casting Instructor to four instructors. The exam was held on Saturday the 2nd of November and took place at the Zevenhuizerplas near Rotterdam, the theoretical part was held at the club building of HSV […]
The Dutch section of the EFFA (the European Fly Fishing Association, a foundation of flycasting instructors, flytiers and flyfishers) organised a weekend for it’s members and for interested people on the 17th and 18th of November 2018. There were participants and instructors from Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands present this weekend. Text and […]
The jury consisting of Peter Kunz, Erwin Tibad and Martin Weidisch has carefully checked all flies. The results of the jury of the EFFA OPEN International Fly Tying Competition 2018 are as follows: Dry Fly 1. Sebastian Helml, Germany 2. Kozina Marijo, Croatia 3. Adrian Hauser, Germany 4. Christian Kölle, Germany 5. Hayes Donal, Irland […]
In 2012 EFFA started the open European fly tying championship. It was named EFFA Open. Within a short time it became well known and participants from all over the world took part and even participants from the other side of the Atlantic could finally find their names on the winner’s lists. Everyone can participate – […]
For five years straight, the EFFA Open has been unifying the fly fishing community around the world. From the beginner to the professional, every fly tyer is able to participate. Simply stick to the guidelines and criteria and get started right away. The submission deadline is the 20th of February 2017! The following articles can […]
On Saturday the 8th of October some fifty people gathered in Heerhugowaard in the north west of the Netherlands for a day of fly-casting instruction. The instruction to the members of several fly-fishing clubs in the area was given by eight fly-casting instructors that are members of the Dutch Federation of Fly-Fishers (VNV) and/or […]
