Welcome to my website. It's a one page website and you can find some information here about the waters I recently visited and about flytying. My favourite is river fishing, but I allso like flyfishing on saltwater and reservoirs. If you have some usefull information or any questions, please send me an email. Tight lines !
Log & Agenda

2005
Luxemburg: Diekirch Ourthe
Belgium: Comblain au pont Ourthe
Netherlands: 't Mun Appeltern

2006
Noorway: Gaula, Rene Rena-rivier, Kvennan Glomma, Ostre-Ara Ostre, Glomma
Sweden: Laxsjon meer
Belgium: Comblain au pont Ambleve/Ourthe, Poupehan Semois
Netherlands: Oostvoornse Meer, Appeltern, Oosterschelde, Maas
Danmark: zoutwater

2007
Slovenia: Sava Bohinjka, Sava Dolinka, Tolmin Socca, Idrijca
Germany: Stadthyll Kyll, Kyllburg Kyll, Siegstrecke Sieg & Wisser, Hellenthal Platissbach
Netherlands: Eemhof, Appeltern, Bergharen, Oostvoornse Meer, Ijsselmeer, Ijssel, Maas, Dieze
Belgium: Poupehan Semois
Malaysia: Too Foo Fishing Resort

2008
Slovenia: Sava Dolinka, Sava Bohinjka
Sweden: Jamtland
Slovenia: Sava Dolinka, Sava Bohinjka, Zuzemberg Krka, Sava, Radovna
Austria: Villach Gail
Germany: Furstenwalde Spree, Beeskow Kleine Spree, Bittburg Kyll, Monschau, Stadtkyll Kyll
Netherlands: Linge, Waal, Noordzee, Leijgraaf, Eemhof, Appeltern, Bergharen, Maas.

2009
Netherlands Lithse Ham Lith,de Kleuter in Uden, Oostvoornse Meer.
Trout reservoirs Appeltern 't Mun, Bergharen de Forel, Keijzersberg Blitterswijck, de Kool
England, River Tees at Stockton & Yarm and saltwater flyfishing at Redcar (York)
Wales Redbrook (Monmouth) Big Well fishing lakes
Luxemburg river Our & Sure at Vianden
Belgium river Semois in Poupehan.
Germany river Platissbach in Hellenthal, river Enz at Pforzheim, river Rur in Monschau, river Kyll in Stadkyll
Bonaire saltwater flyfishing for bonefish in Lagoen, Sorobon Lac Bay and the salt lakes.
Malaysia Penang saltwater flyfishing east of Queensbay Mall.

2010
Netherlands Oostvoornse Meer
Trout reservoirs Bergharen de Forel, Appeltern 't Mun
Germany, River Lenne Saalhofen Sauerland, River Mohne Mohnesee Sauerland
July/Aug Austria Villach Gail river flyfishing
September Inverpolly Scotland flyfishing for salmon, brown trout & pollack.
30 october VHV antique tackle fair Eindhoven

2011
Slovenia Sava Bohinjka, Sava Dolinka, Socca
Personal data:
Henk Schiltmans
Orgellaan 27 5402 PD Uden Netherlands
E: henk@flyfishingdutchman.nl
M: +31653427197
Rabobank 17.15.12.138
IBAN: NL28 RABO 0171 5121 38
BIC: RABONL2U
www.flyfishingdutchman.nl
Fly reels:
Hardy Angel2 Featherweight #2/3 + spool
Hardy Marksman #3/4
Hardy Angel 2 #4/5 + 2 spools
Hardy Ultralight Disc #5
Hardy The Golden Prince #5/6
Hardy Sunbeam #5/6
Hardy Marquis #7 + 2 spools
Hardy GEM #7/8
Hardy Swift 925 #7/8
Hardy Marquis #8/9 + spool
Hardy Uniqua #9/10
Hardy Souvereign 2000 #9/10/11
Pezon et Michel #4/5/6
Fly rods:

G.Loomis GLX Streamdance Presentation 8ft  #2 3-pc
The top of the line is StreamDance GLX. They feature the finest rod components available today... luxurious cork, direct from Portugal, our proprietary GLX graphite, in high performance, 3 - piece rod blank. A reel seat, with an exclusive offset-oval sculptured barrel and a distinctively beautiful "California Buckeye Burl" insert and with recoil guides made by REC from a special nickle titanium alloy. Model FR962-3 SD GLX.
Hardy Glass Stream 7ft  #3 2-pc
By mixing glass to carbon, Hardy has achieved an easy loading, smooth action, with controlled, well-dampened recovery. The easy loading nature of these rods makes them sensational. They allow short range, controlled presentation with the absolute minimum of fly line beyond the tip ring. For the light, stream angler working in the tightest situation, Hardy glass is the perfect choice. Made from 10% carbon and 90% glass fibre. Easy loading, durable blank for toughness. Lightweight blanks and sliding reel fitting. Tapered cork handle with classic styling. Allow tube and canvas cover. Weight: 2.96 oz (84g). Handle: Cigar
Pezon et Michel Parabolic Supreme Normal 8ft  #4/5 splitcane 2-pc
First choice bamboo, green tyings with brace and double edge, a small French flag tied just over fly ring, oxydized joints, first and top ring in hard
chromium, others coil-shaped; handle has a “double-tulip” shape, black anodised aluminium reel fitting type PPP with spearhead
and button, gabardine-like fabric bag with P+M trade-mark label.Built from 1939 to 1984.
Orvis TLS Power Matrix 9ft  #5 self build 4-pc
Tipflex 9.5. This fly rod has great casting power with extra length for enhanced line-mending capabilities. High-strain, high-impact graphite for power and accuracy. New thermoplastic-enriched thermoset-resin/scrim matrix (same as T3 Fly Rod) for power and durability. Proven TLS compound tapers. Made in Manchester, Vermont.  I build this rod in 2007 with AAA cork and REC snake guides. The blank was bought directly from Orvis in Vermont.
Hardy Fibalight 7ft  #5 2-pc
Original Hardy flyrod, the blank is made of glassfiber material.
Crony Special 6ft  #5 splitcane built by Wim Alphenaar in 1981 2-pc
This flyrod was built by a famous Dutch flyfishing book writer, Wim Alphenaar in 1981. The blank was imported from England.
Hardy Palakona The Perfection 9,5ft  #6 splitcane 2-pc with 1 top
Shaped cork handle, cork covered reel seat with screw up handle with screw in black rubber button., grey agate butt and tip guides, with hard chromed full open guides, Ruby whips tipped with black, bronzed suction joints, with X/J to cane , circa 1968.
Hardy Palakona The J.J.H. Triumph 8,9ft  #6 splitcane 2-pc with 1 top
Shaped cork handle with housed butt cap and sliding ring, agate but and stainless steel tip guide with snake intermediate guides, tyings of wine tipped with red, rod has no intermediate whips, complete with polished alloy stopper, rod designed to fish wet or Dry , line rated # 6, this rod is in best never used condition is as it came out of factory, in original Hardy cloth bag, superb rod , V/R to cane circa 1966.
Hardy Demon 10ft #7 3-pc
The Demon has a completely anodised, double uplocking reel fitting, with nylon 'O' rings for smooth operation. The colour changes from slate to olive as the rod moves in the light. Fuji butt guides. Hard chrome snake intermediates. Top quality Portuguese cork grips. Fast recovery, easy loading blanks for effortless distance casting. Fuji butt guides with hard chrome snake intermediates and hay-fork tip. Top quality Portuguese cork grips.  Hard anodised aluminium reel fitting Supplied in a sturdy cordura covered tube. Saltwater-safe reel seat.
Hardy Palakona The Pope 10ft  #7 splitcane 2-pc
Agate butt/tip rings, low bridge intermediates, burgundy close whipped, lock fast ferrule, keeper ring, cork handle with up screw reel seat.
Hardy Richard Walker Farnborough Double Hand 9,3ft  #8/9 2-pc
Shaped cork handle with removable but section.
Hardy Zane 9ft  #9 4-pc
The key to the Zane rods are the blanks, amongst the slimmest ever produced, capable of cutting through coastal winds like a knife. A careful blend of multi-modulus fibers allows easy loading but very fast recovery – the perfect combination for quick accurate casting over any range. On the butt section are two Fuji-lines SIC rings, one of 20mm and one of 16mm. These are designed to allow super-rapid line clearance and to funnel the line for that last powerful shoot. The reel seat is hard-anodized aluminum, picked out in blue, to mirror the color of the blanks and to match the trim of the Zane reels. The double locking screws clamp the reel to the rod – but the fitted nylon washers mean it won’t be stuck there at the end of the day! Zane rods are designed for saltwater fishing but are also ideal for other species like salmon, sea-trout, steelhead and even pike. The fine points of the Zane package include carved aluminum stoppers, a glass reinforced carbon tube in translucent blue, and elegantly etched rod details. The Zane is supplied in a protective neoprene carrying system. Low profile blanks cut the wind with ease to deliver sharp accurate loops with minimum effort. Heavy duty components for saltwater reliability. Aqua blue blanks with low in-hand weight and exceptional balance. Large diameter butt rings for maximum line shoot. Low diameter blanks for wind penetration. Anodized aluminum reel fitting with double up-lock nuts and nylon grip rings for improved hold. Carbon tube with neoprene carrying system. Hardy code HRZS03.
Hardy Graphite 9ft  #9/10 2-pc

Fly lines:
Orvis WF2F Wonderline
Hardy Premium WF3F
Cortland 444 Classic Sylk WF4F
Cortland 444 Classic Sylk WF5F
S.A. Sharkskin WF5F
Rio Streamer 150 grain WF5S
Rio Aqualux glaslijn WF5I
Guideline WF5FCI, DT5
Cortland 444 Classic Sylk WF6F
Orvis Wonderline DC 250 grain
Orvis Wonderline Zebra WF7F
Orvis WF7I intermediate
Rio Windcutter WF10F
Rio Outbound DC 450 grain
Big Wells Fishing reservoir in Redbrook Wales U.K.
After visiting Gary Evans flyfishingshop in Cardiff for information I heard that the salmon season was closed, so I went to Redbrook to fish on a reservoir for trout. They had a lodge there with a very friendly owner, his wifte was taking care of the coffee and food. The fishing was 10 pounds a day catch & release. After I had a look on the way of fishing there by the locals I deceided to fish with an orange weighted salmon egg and I caught about 10 rainbow trouts in a few hours. Then I changed to a redhead damsel streamer and caught 7 more rainbows. At the end of a good day fishing a had 17 respectable rainbow trouts, a good cup of coffee and a nice chad with the locals before I went back to my hotel.
Bonaire (Caribean)
This was one thing I wanteted to do for a long time, catching bonefish. Bonaire gives the oppertunity for nice flyfishing and it's a nice island to stay with the family. You need a pickup truck for transport, because the best fishing spots are on different sides of the island. I fished at Sorobon Lac Bay a few times, close to the fishing boats where I caught most bonefish, but I also saw some very big barracuda's swimming there. Lagoen is a place on the eastside where I caught some small bonefishes, but this lake is very famous for big predators in the night time. Best place for me where the saltwater lakes in the south where you can catch big bonefishes, snappers and all kind of predator fish.
River Enz Pforzheim Germany
I bought a fishing license at Big Fish Fishingshop in Pforzheim for two sunday flyfishing on the river Enz. The first Sunday I went fishing the river was very fast and dirty, so I caught nothing. The second sunday the river was more clear and the water level was a bit lower then the week before. First a caught a few whitefish and after that I caught a rainbow trout and a brown trout. Before I went to Germany I made some small heavy Montana nymph's in black & yellow and with these nymph's I caught most fish.
River Platissbach Hellenthal Germany
This is a river I visit more often, because it's a very nice place to fish with a small #2 fly rod and small nymph's. It is a beautiful surrounding with a lot of tourist and slippery stones in the river, but the river makes you forget about that once you start fishing. Most fish I caught in the town centre with small nymph's in the morning and afternoon and dry flies at the end of the afternoon. You can buy a day license at the bakery shop on the market place, which opens at seven o'clock in the morning.

Flyfishing Experiences 2010

River Lenne Saalhofen Sauerland Germany
Nice day fishing in Germany. Three hours driving and about 250 Km's. This river has trout and grayling in all sizes. We started fishing at 09:30 in very clear water. About 12:30 the water got very dirty until 14:30 and then cleared up, so we stayed fishing until 18:00. I used a 7X tippet, but it turned out that this is to small for the Lenne. You need at least a 5X tippet. The fishing area is beautiful and people are very friendly. I fished this river with a Hardy #3 rod and a gold ribbed hear's ear gold bead head nymph that gave the best result, but it's better to bring some extra flies with you because of the trees and bushes alongside the river and on the bottom of the river.

River Mohne Mohnesee Sauerland Germany.
Starting the day at Flyfishing Europe to get the day license for the Mohne. With a VNV membershipcard the costs are €25 instead of the normal €35. Daily they sell 10 licenses for the Mohne and the river part is 10KM, so that's ok. We did several parts of the river that day, but about three o'clock in the afternoon we found out that we were fishing in the ASV-part of the river, a part where it's not allowed to fish with a FFE day license and that was the part were we caught most of the fish. I caught 5 trouts and 1 barbel, so it was a good day fishing after all. The size of the trouts was between 20 en 40 cm.

Flyfishing experiences 2009:
Flyfishing Equipment
I have a preference for Hardy flyfishing rods & reels, splitcane flyrods and I like the Richard Wheatley fly boxes, the real englisch style.
Fly tying favourites

Shuttlecock Buzzers
English fly originally. Another Buzzer pattern, this one is definitely for fishing on the top, to rising fish. Tied specifically to float high, with a dubbed body (to which you can add just a little floatant under the thorax, but Do not add floatant to the CDC feathers) and the forward sloping CDC. It is these that really hold the buzzer right on top of the water and at a slight angle. Shuttlecocks can be used on reservoirs & still water.

Snatcher Wet Flies
England is the country of origin. The Snatcher is really a very versatile fly that works particularly well when the trout are patrolling the upper layers of the water. Although it was originally developed as an imitation of the large buzzer pupae on Scottish Lochs it works its magic on most still water. where there are Trout.
When fish are feeding just sub-surface, but not taking dries, two snatchers fished just under on a light leader can often be really successful.
Fish the snatcher the way you fish the buzzer. A slow figure of eight with the occasional pull can give you a great days sport. Snatchers can be used on reservoirs & still water, and if necessary weighted with a gold bead head.

Bumble wet fly
Ireland is the country of origin. It is suggested that the Bumbles origins date back to Derbyshire in the 1500's when the fly was attached to a horsehair line. The fly when first alighting on the water was fished as a dapping fly, which slowly sank and fished as a wet hackle fly. It has survived in flyboxes for more than 500 years because it works. Time the presentation of your fly to match of the rises of the fish. Bumble wet flies can be used on reservoirs & still water. Hook 8-10.

Spider Wet Flies.
Scotland is the country of origin. The Black Spider created by W C Stewart 150 years ago is the classic spider. Hook 14-18. To be used on rivers & streams and still water. Modern spider wet flies are being made with fancy colored beads.

Humphy Dry Flies.
Jack Dennis & Charlie Ridenhauer devised this variant 30 years ago and its proved to be an excellent fast water pattern on both sides of the Atlantic. Great buoyancy and visibility. Hook 10-16. Country of origin is Wyoming / USA. To be used on rivers & streams.


Member of:
VNV (Dutch flyfishing association)
VHV (antique fishing tackle collectors)
"A wise man told me once, 'It's not how many fish you catch, it's where the fly-fishing takes you in life.'" -Michael L. Yelton