Matteo Ghizzo, Italy

Matteo Ghizzo, Italy

Matteo Ghizzo was born in Legnano in 1975. He always remembers how, when his great-uncle showed him his basket on his return from fly fishing, he exclaimed: “Mum, look, trout …

Markus Kunter, Germany

Markus Kunter, Germany

Born and raised in Upper Swabia, I live here in beautiful Ravensburg together with my wife and our beagle lady. Fly fishing has always fascinated me with its elegance, and …

Gérard Piquard, France

Gérard Piquard, France

I was born on 26 May 1951 in Besançon, France. I was a tool-and-die maker before working as a civil servant for the Ministry of Justice and am now retired. …

Herbert Daigeler, Germany

Herbert Daigeler, Germany

It all began at age 4 (1994) during a camping vacation on Lake Lugano. The “old” anglers on the paths fascinated me greatly and that was the beginning of my …

Andrés Touceda, Spain

Andrés Touceda, Spain

I was born in A Coruña, Spain, in 1960. I have been a fly fisherman and fly tyer since 1990. From 2008 to 2014 I collaborated with the Spanish magazine …

Per Johansson, Sweden

Per Johansson, Sweden

My interest in flyfishing and fly tying came when I was around 11-12 years old. I learned the basic things about how the fly should go in the stream and …

Bruno Pimpanini, France

Bruno Pimpanini, France

My name is Bruno Pimpanini. I am a product designer living in Paris, France. I was introduced to fly fishing 20 years ago. Day after day I then began to …

Maria Wimmer, Germany

Maria Wimmer, Germany

According to my mother, my “hunting instinct” started at an early age. Supposedly, the goldfish were suddenly no longer in the minigolf pool, but I was all wet. At the …

Peter Elberse, Netherlands

Peter Elberse, Netherlands

My name is Peter Elberse, owner of Elberse International (2001) and Fly fishing for pike (2022). I was born in 1967 in Oss, the Netherlands, and have been addicted to …

Anders Ståhl, Sweden

Anders Ståhl, Sweden

My name is Anders Ståhl and I live in Stockholm. I am 58 years old and was born in the north of Sweden near the Arctic Circle. There my fly-fishing …

Fabio Federighi, Italy

Fabio Federighi, Italy

Hi everyone, I am Fabio Federighi and I live in Florence in Tuscany.I like tying flies in various styles, with different techniques, and for various species of fish, such as …