My name is Hendrik Wiegand.

I was born in 1964 in Hamburg, Germany. Just after I could walk at the age of three I started fishing.
In the summer of “1978”!,whilst on holiday in Austria, my father took me fly-fishing for the first time. That was the start of a lifetime passion.
In the summer of ‘79 i met Frank de la Porte, a well know German fly-fisher and writer, to begin with he was my instructor he later became a good friend. A few years later”1982” I was fortunate enough meet and cast with Hans Gebetsroither at legendary”Waldhotel Marienbrücke”on the  Gmundner Traun in Austria.

I have now been fly fishing and fly tying for many many years. During 2009 I fished for more than 200 days in stillwater, 100 of them from the Belly Boat (float tube). I had a great season with many trout up to 8kg.

In July 2010 I made a trip to Tyrol/Austria and fished Pillersee/Lake, the fishing was amazing so I stayed on for 6 weeks. That was my best Stillwater fishing experience to date…. I just love the ginclear lakes and beautiful rivers in the Alps.
But the most impressive fishingday of my life I had on the beautiful Förchensee/Lake-south bavaria
at 14-9-2014,..why?…please ask me…..and of course from Belly Boat!
Over the years I have learned a lot about fly fishing and of course fly patterns, many of which I
have revised. I have also organised and co-organised some Belly Boat (Float Tube) events – they
are great fun.
I just love being outdoors, on the water, make a good cast or two, meeting up with nice people.
That’s fly-fishing. I also like rowing on my local lake, preferably in a Belly Boat (float tube), the
peace tranquility, nature I just love it. Sometimes I have the feeling that the water is talking to me
… 
What about the right fly? At the moment I have the best ideas if iam sitting on a gin-clear-waterlake
and then at my fly tying table and listening maybe to Chaka Khan or B:B.King during the day
and Pavarotti,John Denver and often Blank and Jones in the evening.
I also like to cook for friends …especially “Chicken-Curry!”,..and “Käse-Knöpfle”!
I have tied flies and gave some Belly Boat Demos in 6 countries:
Tying!
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Irland- ”Irish Fly Fair”, 3x
Holland- ”Dutch Fly Fair”
Denmark-”Danish Fly Festival”, 6x
England- ”British Fly Fair”
and many little events!