Fly Fishing Fabisch, the Weekly Picture Archive 1 - 2019

Hard to believe - I feel I have just about finished the first weekly picture for 2018, and here I sit over the first one for 2019. Years ago I wondered why old people mentioned that the time seems to pass more quickly every year. Well, I guess we´ll have to concede that they´re right, and I believe I know one reason for this feeling. The older you get, the more people you know! Time and its passing still remain the same yet, only the number of obligations is growing out of proportion. This gives you the impression that time is moving faster.

For this week´s picture I wanted something all up to date. So I hopped into my car, drove to the Wiesent, and looked what was going on. Our temperatures have been below freezing for several days now, so I figured those black birds might show up again. On the other hand, the frost helps to keep varmint down. In short, the number of cormorants I flushed was rather moderate - eight.

No, the photograph isn´t showing what the countryside around Berchtesgaden looks like right now. Quite to the contrary, even though the main roads are cleared of most of the snow, you better count on obstacles on the back roads and byways. The northern alpine rim has taken loads of snow this winter. The days of spring runoff from mid-April to the end of May will be exciting, too. Even with average snowfall during the winter, the fishing situation will be rather limited. Lake Hintersee and the Königsseer Ache will almost always be fishable even during runoff.

As previously announced, I will from time to time indicate that my fly fishing shop will only run on a sort of emergency mode during my absence from early May through early August. Normal orders will be shipped once or twice per month. You may inquire for more details until the end of April. Three or four of us will be traveling in the Yukon. Most of the time we will be working the claims we have staked out last year, but fly fishing will also be part of the program.

The claims we have staked in the Yukon to work on this summer are rather close to Alaska. So the idea to take a little trip to Alaska was obvious. The next town in Alaska is called Chicken, and is well known among prospectors. Only you can´t just make up your mind and head for the road. To get to the border crossing, you´ll have to take the Top of The World Highway, and to access this highway you´ll have to take the ferry. The ferry will run only after the ice on the Yukon breaks, so the border crossing is not accessible in winter. So, better check before you leave if your trip is feasible.

Finally the time of waiting has passed. Starting Friday, March 1st 2019, the season for brown trout is legally open again. Most clubs have postponed the opening until May 1st, when also grayling will be open again. The browns are still rather skinny so early in the year, and also they are mostly full of leaches. Anyway, it makes sense to take your flyrod and do a little casting on the river, without the diehard intention of catching fish.

Velden on the Pegnitz was where I started my fly fishing school many years ago. The first clinic in 2019 will start a week from now and in four weeks our annual fly fishing meeting will start at "Gasthof Traube". After the meeting Things are going to turn busy. I´ll have but one week to pack my bags for my trip to Canada. Usually no problem at all, but this time the trip will take three months and will be mostly about prospecting for gold. I am sure it will be a wonderful adventure, as far as success in prospecting is concerned, we´ll have to wait and see.

Wolfgang Fabisch,    Nürnberger Str. 45,    90542 Eckental/Germany

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