The creator of the world’s most popular fishing fly, the Klinkhåmer, has announced a date for a talk with his fans in Shropshire.
On August 15, Klinkhåmer creator and former Dutch army officer Hans Van Klinken will be giving a talk and tying his famous fishing fly at Ashford Carbonnel village hall at 7pm.
Fly fishing uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly to mimic small flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish, according to Wikipedia’s definition.
The Klinkhåmer fly itself is the brainchild of Mr Klinken and has since been perfected and has evolved into the Klinkhåmer Special - probably the most popular fishing fly in the world today says Merlin Unwin Books. This year marks the fly's 40th anniversary, so to celebrate the occasion, Mr Klinken has at last written his long-awaited first book.
Flyfishers for salmon, trout, grayling and coarse species will for the first time learn from Mr Kinken himself the secrets behind his miracle Klinkhåmer Special: the thinking behind the design, the testing, the variations, the reasons for its remarkable success.
Full instructions for tying Hans' most important flies are included in his engaging and revealing account of his life in flytying and fishing. Signed copies will be available at his August 15 event.
Tickets for the evening must be pre-booked through Merlin Unwin Books themselves, via their phone number of 01584 877456 and cost £10.00 each. Hans van Klinken’s new book, ‘The Klink’, is on sale in the UK now directly from www.merlinunwinbooks.co.uk or fishing retail outlets.
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