Fly Fishing in Germany for Trout and Grayling

Thanks to Joe Seman for the following fly fishing report from Germany. Hi Theaux. I’m glad to see that you are settled in to the new location. I hope the shop continues to prosper. Given our unusually dry summer, I haven’t been out as much on the water here in Germany as I would normally be. I took a trip to South Bohemia to fish the Vltava (Moldau) river in June, and I’ve had a few good days on my local water near Frankfurt. I’ve attached a couple of photos.The town is Rozmberk nad Vltavou, where we stayed and fished, though the river was high …

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Boogle Bugs at Backwater Angler

Our friend Pierce Yates from Birmingham, Alabama just sent us a number of his Boogle Bugs. During an eye-opening visit, he learned some valuable lessons from Mr. Bobs poppers founder Bob Guess. They do make a wonderous noise! Pierce’s own description from his website looks like an entry straight out of Webster’s. BoogleBug® \büg´-əl -bəg\ n 1: a very attractive, most durable bass bug or panfish bug used by knowledgeable warmwater fly fishing anglers to provoke aggressive topwater feeding by their finned adversaries. 2: one very tough, good looking bug that will catch you lots of bass and panfish for fun or food. We have …

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