Switzerland — wow!
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Via Sexyloops I came across these wonderful pictures of a guy’s Summer spent in the Bernese Oberland:
http://www.fliegenfischer-forum.de/bernero7.html
I’m already planning a trip for next Summer!
Jolyon
Wow, what a great spread of photos, the creeks and fish look amazing, though it does look a little hard going in places…
If New Zealand wasn’t a couple hours away –
www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
David — for me it’s because New Zealand isn’t a couple of hours away!!
Our idea of wild is the Lake District, which is undoubtedly pleasant, but it doesn’t really have ^^^mountains^^^.
Jolyon
I am not sure I have the vocabulary to explain that. 😮
All you need to know is:
Help, ich fallen in da crevace, und ich kann nicht gehen  🙂Seriously, a wonderful essay. Thanks, Jolyon.
Somehow that seems better than some of the power plants and DEP Super Fund sites that I’ve fished at!
Hello,
The pictures are great indeed! I fished one day for brook trout with Matthias and we had a lot of fun.
Switzerland is not known as a flyfishing destination but I can tell you that it is worth a visit. We have mountain lakes, crystal clear streams and extraordinary scenery.
However, as Zach points out, we do not have trophy fish. A 30 cm trout in these cold and sometimes nutrient-poor waters is considered to be a nice catch.
Further information and lots of pictures can be found at
http://www.flyfisherjournal.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKI3Y4tQGQkNote that systematic C&R is prohibited in Switzerland and that in some put and take waters, all fish that have been caught have to be killed.
Cheers, and see you next summer in Switzerland,
Jean-Paul
There is C&R, but on a fish by fish basis. However systematic or 100% C&R is prohibited. Animal protection laws are more severe here than in other parts of the world. It is felt by some parts of the population that hooking and landing a fish does harm the creature. Fishing is not seen as sport or leisure, but as a way of hunting for food. But I do not want do get into a C&R discussion which might become endless.
If we flyfishermen and -women like it or not, the law is the law.
This year I started flyfishing using teasing flies, i.e. flies without hook. Â The pleasure is the same since for me the most important in fishing is to see the fish take the (dry) fly.
Cheers,
Jean-Paul
So, to my silent protest. Â I propose that an angling club or three get together and *save* every dead trout that would otherwise have been released back into the water for one year. Â Save them all, let them rot, but nail them to a board or something so they can be moved. Â Then, at the end of the year, line them up on the steps of the Bundesrat with a big sign saying, “These are the fish you have protected with your anti-catch-and-release law.”
I like that… will keep it in mind for a little “problem” we have here…
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