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Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the long overdue visit where we all meet again, talk about our favourite hobby … or talk shop, regardless of wind and weather – almost every time, the EWF has certainly been quite lucky with the weather – watch the casting demonstrations of the great casters of our scene, admire the amazing artwork at the fly tiers’ benches, get tips and tricks as well as get advice about tackle, clothes, and so on by the many expert exhibitors.

In a nutshell: Visiting and enjoying the highlight of the sector, the EWF, with enthusiasm and passion.

What else I can tell you is that the Tenne is fully-booked and that the Autumn-EWF with more than 50 exhibitors and about 30 fly tiers will again present a lot. One or two of the highlights I cannot to tell you yet … those you will find out directly from the EWF Team in the next weeks .

Hence, let us all cross our fingers that the pandemic-situation until then will be largely over, that events of the size of the Autumn-EWF are permitted to take place again, and that I can have a drink with some of you.

With this in mind, I am looking forward to a reunion with so many friends and acquaintances when, on the 23rd and 24th of October, the doors will be opened for the 16th International Experience the World of Fly Fishing.

Your Werner Steinsdorfer

Angelika and Peter Oberwimmer of Hurch Fly Fishing https://www.hurch.eu/Startseite-1

During the lockdown, we have improved the spawning grounds of the graylings and enjoyed the wonderful landscape in the Salzkammergut.
We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Stay well and healthy and in a positive mood!
Best regards, Peter and Angelika

Many greetings to Austria!

Heinz Zöldi was in the forest with his dog in order to pick wild garlic which he then right away processed to delicious dumplings! There is nothing like fresh food from the forest!
And the dog had also fun to watch them at work! Heinz hopes to see you at the EWF in autumn!

Many greetings to Heinz in Austria!

Eva-Maria Fink and her partner, Andreas Anderluh, are passionate fly fishers and explore various fishing areas enthusiastically.
During the lockdown, Eva-Maria Fink and Andreas used the time to build themselves an aquascape. Fish from their own breeding. Everything is homemade.

Many greetings to Eva-Maria and Andreas in Austria!

After one year without any clients for fishing, what have Simone and Klaus of Fisherman's No1 been doing?

"Besides a whole bunch of smaller projects and renos, of course we’ve been fishing and exploring our beautiful northern BC, scouting for future trips and activities. Northern BC has a lot of adventures to offer, on land or water and always great opportunities for fly-fishing. “Lockdown” and “Self isolating” become different concepts here and still create remarkable experiences and memories. We would like to share these with our loyal clients and future guests, so see you soon, always tight lines and Petri Heil.”
www.fishermans-no-1.com

Many greetings to Klaus and Simone in Canada!

Bane Todorovic, our friend and fly-tier from Serbia:
“In this crazy time of the corona pandemic, where our normal life is in some way limited by various measures, I try to focus all my time on my family, walking in the mountains, cooking, and tying flies, in addition to work.”

Many greetings to Bane and his family!

Andrea Herbert, our fly fisher friend from Germany:
"On my free days, I cook more extensively than normally. In the past, I have usually picked recipes in the category “ fast preparation”, now I prefer cooking recipes with a preparation time of 5 hours and make anything from chicken liver pâté and octopus cooked sous-vide to South Tyrolean Schüttelbrot and Japanese nori chips. Hihi!"

Many greetings to Andrea!

Photo left: Andrea participated in the double-handed course with Gary Scott after the EWF 2017.

Theo Atanassov visiting Margit and Hansi. You know, one person going to two people is allowed in Corona times. What are the three of them doing the whole day, a conversation between friends…

Theo: “In the present time (due to Corona), you have more time to spend in your fly tying room (men’s room) to tie a lot of flies“

Hansi: “You know, all imaginable situations need to be taken into consideration before going seatrout and salmon fishing. Rods, reels, lines, tips, and flies. Of course also already in the hopes of being able to plan and book new fishing trips.”

Margit: “Moreover, you should eat well before the fishing trips (I call it building up substance), so that you have the steadfastness in the current when going salmon fishing. Especially since, when you are salmon fishing, you have less time to eat.”

Many greetings to Margit, Hansi and Theo!

When Regine Maghuna isn't tying flies, she is busy wood turning, crocheting, crafting (woodworking, laying tiles, building bridges etc.) or writing fly tying books. She says, she never gets bored.

Many greetings to Regine!

When Rudy van Duijnhoven is not writing articles or news pieces, taking pictures of new products, making recordings at new fishing waters or of new methods, giving fly-casting instruction etc., Rudy van Duijnhoven, our EWF show photographer and ‘marketing manager’, is working on his blog: www.flyfishing-blog.com. For a number of years now he puts two news articles, press releases, videos or something else that has to do with fly-fishing, fly-casting or fly-tying on the website each day. Recordings and films, made by Rudy, at the Experience the World of Fly Fishing, can be found here too.

Many greetings to Rudy and Cora

The cyclist is Gerd-Peter Wieditz who is turning 77 this year.
Many of his bicycle tours take him to the Sauerland region and the area around his hometown Witten.
There, he likes to cycle along the old "Bahnstraße" which, in the past, had been used to transport the coal from the coal fields.

Should you plan to cycle the Rur bank cycle path, do not hesitate to contact Gerd-Peter. He will then accompany you on a part of the Rur bank cycle path and show you with pleasure some sights and landmarks which are located a little bit off the path.

Congratulations to the winner of two tickets for the Autumn-EWF: Regine Maghuna

Flyer English EWF 2021

After the snow, one of our oldest special participants got back onto the bike. He is still driving everything analogue (no electric bicycle). When he gets onto the bike, he drives between 40 – 120 km as the weather permits.
He says, if he cannot feel the pain in his legs when cycling up a mountain, then it is also no fun to ride a bike.
We have attached a few pictures from very long ago, maybe someone recognises him.
Those who want to can follow him on STRAVA. But it should be cyclists who are not driving electrically.

The people who guess correctly who he is, will be entered into a prize draw for two tickets for the Autumn-EWF
Please send an email or a text message via messenger.
Good luck!

What are fly fishers getting up to during the lockdown? … another insight …
When Theo van den Poll is not working, fly-fishing, fly-tying or organising the different fly-fishing courses for the Dutch Federation of Fly Fishers (VNV), Theo van de Poll is twisting his own leaders. The leaders are made in different lengths, of different materials (nylon, fluorocarbon, tying thread) and for different line classes. Theo has been showing his skills in fly-tying and leader making at a number of EWF shows. More information can be found (in the Dutch language) at www.twistedleaders.nl

Many greetings to Theo and continue to have fun twisting his leaders!

Hydropower Stations in rivers are very often responsible for massive damages done to fishes.

Fish species being dependent on migration to complete their life cycles are theratened or even extinct.

The reasons will be shown here in a series of short videoclips.

http://wanderfische.eu/

YouTube
https://youtu.be/6hJbymW-clk

Gisa Faltis, our fly fisher friend from Austria, knits with great passion on the days when it is not possible for her to go fly fishing.
If you are looking for a headband, you can turn to Gisa - who knows ...

Many greetings to Gisa!

Adrian Hauser, our fly tier from Germany, loves to spend his time with the family - and of course he is still tying flies.

Many greetings to Adrian and his family!

 
Stephie Marko, a "Thoroughbred-Fisher", from Austria:
"My second great passion beside fishing is riding. After a long break, I have found my way back to my old hobby in 2020 and could not be happier about it. Usually I can be found at the Old Danube, preferably carp fishing or occasionally also predator fishing."

Many greetings to Stephie!

Due to the postponement of the 16th International Experience the World of Fly Fishing, we will also reschedule the evaluation of the sent in flies to October. The announcement of the winners and the award ceremony will take place on Saturday, 23 October 2021, at the Autumn-EWF.
For this reason, we may inform you that
the entry deadline is postponed to the 30th of June.

Dear fly tiers, a lot of flies have already arrived - thus, make use of the time at home and tie plenty of flies – you can find the requested categories on the EWF website under the menu item “2021 German Open Fly-tying Championship”.

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Apparently, many fly tiers are spending more time at their tying benches due to the pandemic.

Thank you very much to the fly tiers for their participation, we look forward to any further submissions!
Should you have any queries concerning the German Championship, please let us know at info @ e-w-f.de

The regulations for and additional information about the championship can be downloaded from the following website:
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Entry Deadline: 13 March 2021

As a result of continuing inquiries from connoiseurs, collectors, and friends of the EWF, we have decided to turn the Limited Edition of the EWF Whisky into a Special Edition of the EWF Whisky for the 15th Experience the World of Flyfishing which never took place.

For further informationen EWF Whisky

or info (at) e-w-f.com

After the great success of the last thirteen Championships, the 14th German Open Fly Tying Championship will take place at the 2021 EWF.

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Get an impression of our image film and let yourself be inspired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGJY62cLqY

Film by Rudy van Duijnhoven

Category: Dry Fly

1st Place - Zsolt Györfi - Rumania
2nd Place - Marc Schweizer - Switzerland
3rd Place - Michael Wierzbicki - Poland
4th Place - Martin Weidisch - Germany
5th Place - Dragan Bogojevic - Serbia

Category: Streamer

1st Place - Robin Pettersson - Sweden
2nd Place - Stephen Schubert - Germany
3rd Place - Walter Luzi - Italy
4th Place - Marc Schweizer - Switzerland
5th Place - Gerhard Heinze - Germany

Category: Realistic Fly

1st Place - Adrian Hauser - Germany
2nd Place - Eugene Borovin - Russia
3rd Place -  Regine Maguhna - Germany
4th Place - Franz-Xaver Ortner - Austria
4th Place - Dragan Bogojevic - Serbia

Good luck to all participants!

Your EWF Organisers

13th German Open Fly Tying Championship

Dear participants and championship enthusiasts,

The evaluation of the flies will take place on 12 September.
We are very pleased to present our jury members
• Hans Eiber - Germany
• Heinz Zöldi - Austria
• Werner Steinsdorfer - Germany
• Rudy van Duijnhoven - The Netherlands

After the flies are judged, we will announce the winners of the Championship and every participant will receive a promotional package of Daiichi hooks.
The three top participants in each category will receive a certificate, a medal, and they will appear in a German fly-fishing magazine.

Good luck to all participants!

Your EWF Organisers

13th German Open Fly Tying Championship

Dear friends of the EWF,

Already since months, the virus keeps us all on our toes and this worldwide.

The 15th EWF had to be canceled and regularly we get messages from many fly fishermen: “ I am missing the highlight EWF this year! Testing product innovations, chatting with exhibitors, fly tiers, casters, meeting many friends etc.”

In this way particularly motivated, we are just starting the preparations for the 16th Experience the World of Fly Fishing 2021 with a lot of energy and drive. We will do everything we can to ensure that we can realise a wonderful 16th EWF.

Thus, get your calendar and note down the dates:

16th Experience the World of Fly Fishing on 17 and 18 April 2021

Dear participants and championship enthusiasts,

Due to the so far still closed borders because of COVID-19, we are planning on postponing the evaluation of the flies into early autumn. We expect it to take place in September or October.
We will let you know.

All the best and stay well!
Tight lines!

Your EWF Organisers

13th German Open Fly Tying Championship

As a result of continuing inquiries from connoiseurs, collectors, and friends of the EWF, we have decided to turn the Limited Edition of the EWF Whisky into a Special Edition of the EWF Whisky for the 15th Experience the World of Flyfishing which never took place.

For further informationen EWF Whisky

or info (at) e-w-f.com

Dear fly fishers
Normally we would now be in the middle of the follow-up work for the 15th Experience the World of Fly Fishing. As you all know, this year’s event has been canceled due to the current situation!
For this reason, we have put together a few special moments from the last 14 years.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the 16th International Experience the World of Fly Fishing on 17 and 18 April 2021!
Please stay well!

14 years EWF

Dear friends of the „EWF”,
Normally we would now be in the middle of the preparations for this year’s Experience the World of Fly Fishing in Fürstenfeldbruck. As you all know, this year’s event has been canceled due to the current situation!
For you, dear visitors, as well as for us, exhibitors and special participants, a sad story! For this reason, we have an incredible highlight for you! Make use of the opportunity, visit the online shops of our partners from Wednesday, the 25th of March, until Sunday, the 5th of April 2020, and benefit from our special offer!
We are looking forward to welcoming you at our quick-check-in at the 2021 EWF!
Please stay healthy!

The 13th German Open Fly Tying Championship was very popular with 143 entries from 13 countries.

Great flies were submitted - The fly tyers did a fantastic job!

As soon as the current situation with the coronavirus allows, we will carry out the evaluation of the submitted flies. We will inform you about this in due time.

The jury members will be announced in the near future.

Special thanks to Adrian Bontza for his tireless work in communcating the Fly Tying Championship,
Also special thanks to Erwin Tibad and Aihan Sali-Oglou for the preparation and the active support of the process to evaluate the submitted flies.

Dear exhibitors, participants, and guests of the EWF

We want to sincerely thank you for the many encouraging, uplifting, and motivating words, lines, and calls which we have received.

This shows us that we TOGETHER have succeeded in building a strong cohesion in the fly fishing sector over the past 15 years – also in a challenging and unfamiliar situation like this one.

We are looking forward to run a fantastic EWF together with you all in the next year.

The Open German Fly Tying Championship will go further. As soon as the circumstances allow, the jury members will carry out the evaluation of the flies. The announcement of the jury members und further details will follow shortly.

All the best and see you soon!

Michaela und Robert Stroh

After the great success of the last twelve Championships, the 13th German Open Fly Tying Championship will take place at the 2020 EWF.

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Get an impression of our new image film and let yourself be inspired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGJY62cLqY

Film by Rudy van Duijnhoven