New projects with pen and paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

The full image is in "Originals"

 

 

 

And this is how it looks like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you make your boat stand out in the crowd. Well you could do as The guys from Magnus Marine do: Put on a sticker of my design. Look at this: A zander on the side of their terrific Magnus bb 445 alu racer. Nice one guys.

 

 

This one is printed on a white background sticker sheet. it looks like this when it's printed on transparent folio:

 

 

Pretty neat, huh?

 

Or how about stickin' on a big fat trout? I'm working on it....

 

 

 

 

 

 

This painting is the poster drawing for this year's Fly festival.

 

The regular Fly festival poster print is sold at the FFF stall for 25,- dkk

 

 

But - You now have the opportunity to buy a limited edition signed and numbered art print of this drawing at the Fly fair.

 

NEW! Poster No. 1/100 is sold at an auction at the Fair saturday, 15.45.

 

I will be present during the whole fair, and will sign your copy. All proceeds from the sale during the fair go to FFF work for clean waters. The price? A mere 250,- ddk. You'll never buy a Weiergang Poster cheaper...

 

You can visit me at my stall here Look for "Kunst" in "Hal 1". I'll have a number of originals and prints for sale.

 

I'll be there with my friend Jakob Sørensen, and will be selling our book "Skælsætninger". Both days we will throw in a really cracking offer for you.

 

 

I will sponsor two original drawings depicting the flies that all the skilled fly tiers will tie in the Danish Flytying Championships.

 

This is drawing that the winner of the 2011 junior Championships received.

 

 

Congrats Dennis Hynkemeier, Vejen og Omegns Sportsfiskerforening, 

 

Tomorrow, sunday, it the big finale, when the old hands try out their skills on challenging patterns. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know I'm just sittin' here dreamin'. But a drawing like this can really make me dream of Chilean browns with a taste for foam heads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A digital tablet drawing board offers fantastic opportunities for someone like me. I can change the image exactly the way I want. It's surprisingly intuitive to use, and even with just a little practise, you can crank out surprising stuff. you simply draw the image in Photoshop, which means that your options are unlimited. I haven't even begun explore this fun tool....One of my old customers has already bought a drawing depicting a zander chasing a softbait to use as a stickler on his Lund boat. Great idea, and that's the beauty of this: you can use these images just way you like - as a sticker, as a poster, in a publication, as a screensaver, as a T-shirt - whatever....Here's just a couple of examples: if you don't think the perch should look at a crayfish, simply swap it for a softbait - abracadabra!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know this new mayfly piece might disturb your balance in more than one way. As a result of extraordinary longing for may, I set about drawing a series of images depicting the life cycle f the mayfly. This is the stage where a fat brownie inhales a spinner....Oh I can't wait...

 

 

 

And the hatch:

 

 

This salmon piece is made in eager anticipation of the summer salmon trip to Quebeq. ten days of fishing in salmon heaven. Hopefully the dream on paper becomes reality. Dry fly sight fishing with big Bombers for large atlantic salmon is simply the most astounding and addictive fishing I've ever tried.

 

 

 Next year's Fly Festival Poster is made by me. Posters will be given to all guests who buy a ticket.

The salmon here is hooked on a black and yellow tube fly - a spring pattern, really. The Fly festival is the last weekend of march, just before the Danish almon fishing opening day. I wanted to catch the dream that drives every salmon angler in the country at that time: The dream of a large, fresh run silver springer....

See you there...

 

 

 

This how I work: No arty-farty, no high-fashion-art-show crap. Just plain smelly, fishy, down to earth craftmanship. What I've got is what I have on my mind: Fish:

 

This is what a dream looks like, when it's still being dreamed up:

 

 

 

 

Check a larger photo in the Originals section

 

 

Mørten Øland article and Morten Øland Film.

 

My old friend and fellow angler Morten Øland is the main character of the fourth and last article in the series on rubberlegs flies. He expands the view on rubberlegs and gives some serious and valuable insight on trout behaviour. As always Morten is extremely generous with his great tips. He is simply one of the most knowing anglers around on our side of the globe.

 

Morten and Niels Vestergaard will be launching their sparkling new film project called "The Fish and the Fly" A major brakthrough, not just for Morten and Niels but also for trout and grayling anglers around the globe. Now we will have the chance to see what goes on below the surface and more importantly, how the fish react to the fly.The first two DVD are looking to be groundbreakingly spectacular. Between them, the pair has come up with a winning combination of world class photography above and below water and fly wisdom beyond description. It will take at least four films to just scape the surface of Mortens vast knowledge of flyfishing - so that's what they intend to do - release four films. The first two coming out now are on dry fly fishing and nymph fishing

Brillant guys! 

 

Watch the trailers here

 

Visit Niels' page

 

Or visit Mortens page Wicked Flyfishing here

 

 

 

 

I've let the guys at Grejbiksen, Trige use one of my originals in an effort to support the cause of the Gudenå salmon. This year the Gudenå association celebrated its 40 Gudenå fishing contest the 17th of september

 

The print is made in 200 copies, but only the fist 40 are signed, numbered, and framed. They sell at 750,- dkk, and all the proceeds go to the Gudenå salmon. Unframed prints sell at 200. 

 

Check out the Grejbiksen site (in Danish) site here:

 

 

 

 

 

As written below, I've had the drawing "double Digit Jumper" made into poster quality print. Printed on 175 g. semi gloss paper, the colours really stand out just like the original. Please contact me if you want info about framing. see the Poster prints section for more info.

 

 

 

Ahhh, Summer....Time to get away from it all with pen and paper...

 

Four new drawings now available. Two Salmon, one brown trout and one Zander. How about that...

 

I am planning to get some prints ready for late autumn/winter Hang on and check this space for news

 

Check the "Originals" section

 

 

 

September 2010

A new book on the market...or what? Well, in a way. Henrik's book has now been launched in English. The publisher behind this is the renowned Stackpole Books. Congrats my friend!

Take a second look at the cover. Great shot, don't you think? Yes of course its me behind the camera. Apart from the illustrations, this new edition has nine more photos with my name on them. I've also helped out a lot with the translations. This is a major step forward for Henrik - and me, for that matter!

 

 

 

 

May 2010

 

And now: International News....

 

 Dry Fly Fishing for sea trout is now international news.

Open the latest issue of "Chasing Silver", and you'll see my dry fly mates in familiar postures. I am talking about the exceptional dry fly fishing for sea trout. A fishing that we have covered the latest couple of seasons in articles in Sportsfiskeren. But now the news has spread, and an international audience will be able to read about this fantastic fishing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? Yes you head it - I won the right to do the poster for the Fly Fishing Festival next spring.

 

This means that I will also be present with my drawings and stuff. An event I am really looking forward to.

 

Check out the Fly Fishing Federation Denmark page here:

 

I havn't started on the drawing for the poster yet, but it'll be sometime late march, so I presume that lots of fly fishers are looking forward to the salmon opening day april first, sooo...you might guess..

 

 

 

 

This should wet the appetite for all of you salmon geeks out there. The newest piece from the workshop is a drawing for Zpey chief Henrik Kassow. I'd like to get one like that in Storåen soon...

 

 

 

 

 

Danish Fly-tying Champs can carry home an original drawing depicting the flies that brought them victory.

 

The Danish Sportfishing Federation hosts the annual Flytying Championships the first weekend of april 2010. The competitors are unbelievably skilled, and dedicated to their craft. In order to honor this achievement, I donate an original colour drawing to give away to the two overall winners of this competition. But they might need a trolley, because the winner gets to carry home a load of good gear from generous sponsors as well.