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DRAAD MAGAZINE
NUMBER ONE
INSPIRATION
The idea behind DRAAD magazine is to inspire you with amazing flies. From works of art – that probably never get wetted –to the finest, most effective and targeted fishing flies.
We like to think that creativity evokes creativity and, as we all know, images inspire so much more than words. That is why this magazine is built on a concept of 80% images and 20% text.
Be inspired and inspire others, and let us know how you feel.
Peter sikking
DRAAD magazine
DRAAD magazine is made by a permanent global team of fly tying editors. Beside the DRAAD team we like to invite, for every new edition, some guests.
Guests for this issue are: Evgenii Borovin: Russia, Heinz Zöldi: Austria, Peter Butler: USA, Christian Trilken: Germany, Christopher krysciak: Canada, and Andre Miegies: The Netherlands.
DRAAD team: Luca Baroselli (Italy) – Fabien Moulin (Norway)- Erik, aka, Svend Diesel (USA).
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DRAAD
DATE:
April, 2021
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Second issue
Issue 2 of DRAAD Magazine
Welcome to the second edition of DRAAD magazine.
First of all I want to thank you for the incredibly nice responses we received following the first issue of this magazine. Starting a magazine is always a gamble but starting one in the middle of a worldwide crisis is a big leap into the unknown. I think I can speak for the whole team when I say that we were a bit confounded by it.
Issue two of DRAAD magazine is, just like no 1, mainly focused on inspiration, and less on guiding you step by step.
From the beautiful city of Amsterdam, which I haven’t visited for almost a year now, I wish you a great summer and I hope to hear from you somewhere in the middle of September.
All the best
Peter Sikking
Guests for this second issue of DRAAD magazine are:
Lucas Utrera: Argentina, Sweden: James Lund, Russia: Andrew Denisenko, Russia: Evgenii Borovin, USA: Bo Wentworth
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DRAAD
DATE:
June, 2021
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Streamer special
FRESH WATER STREAMERS
Guests for this issue of DRAAD magazine are:
From the USA: (Minneapolis) Andrew Selvig.
Italy: (Cerveteri) Giovanni de Pace.
The Netherlands: (Amsterdam) Sander Zuidinga.
USA: (Tennessee) Ellis Ward.
USA: (Minneapolis) Erik Johnsen.
UK: (Yorkshire) Adey Thomas.
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DRAAD magazine
DATE:
October, 2021
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DRAAD spring 2022
Guests:
- Gianluca Capizzi - Gustavo Angel Lindblom - Özgür Işler - Vladimir Glamocak
- Tomas Skoging - Jeffrey Cook - Fulvio Oliva - Stanton Jack - Christopher Deen
- Michal Wierzbicki - Guido Lauff - Christian Kirchermeier - Morten Hansen -
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DRAAD March 2022
DATE:
March, 2022
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DRAAD MAYFLY
It's a special month, the month of May, and special it is. Nature is pretty much bustling with activity and even the sleepiest of fly fishermen are waking up and coming out of hibernation.
When thinking of May – and as usual this happened as early as somewhere in January - I thought it was time to do a modest issue on mayflies (aka upwinged flies or Ephemeroptera). No semi-scientific treatises on entomology, just a bunch of mayfly patterns to inspire you this month and the months to come.
I wish you all a fantastic summer and tight lines wherever you go.
All the best,
Peter Sikking
Our guests for this issue are: Christopher Krysciak - Christian Kirchermeier - Guido Lauff - Evgenii Borovin - Jeffrey Cook - Tomas Skoging - Lucas Utrera - Mario Gonzalez - Peter Butler and Greg Liney.
MAGAZINE:
Mayfly
DATE:
May 15, 2022
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DRAAD salt edition
It was a pleasure working with: Cory Wheeler - Fabrizio Gajardoni - Jeff Rowley - Kim Welfen - Per Tofting - Robert Panos - Paul Monaghan - Giovanni De Pace.
ISSUE:
salt 2022
DATE:
October 8, 2022
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Dry fly edition
I don't want to change the way you enjoy your fly fishing, far from it! But if
we (that is, this edition's guest tyer and the entire DRAAD team) can persuade at
least some of you to tie dry flies, perhaps followed by some dry fly fishing, this
edition would already be a succes.
All the best, and keep it dry!
Working on this issue: Christoffer Johanson - Alex Nava - Christian Ziegler Kirchermeier -
Cristiano Cesare - Jan de Haas - Jose Luis Venalonzo Acevedo -
Mitja Metz - Morgan Emet - Neil Darling - Peder Wigdell - Jeff Rowley -
Paul Svensson - Son Tao.
Issue:
Dry fly
Date:
April, 2023
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I’m experiencing a true wet fly revival. When, for the sake of this magazine, I started cautiously to inquire, I discovered, much to my dismay, that, except for a few specialized loch and lough anglers, I stood alone in this revival. And if this wasn’t enough, while
searching the web for wet flies, I came across the Instagram account ‘#wetfliesarenotdead’; rubbing it in real well. Nuff said. As good a reason as
any to dedicate a whole magazine to the wet fly.
Hope you enjoy,
Peter Sikking
Worked together with: Joonas Knuutinen - Graham Jones - Evo Smyth - Ian Anderson
Lindsay Simpson - Lucas Lonegren - Scott Jackson - Sean Thomas.
Issue:
Wet Fly
Date:
November, 2023
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Nymph edition
After several frantic but unsuccessful attempts to make reasonable-looking and good-floating dry flies from some feathers I found at a petting zoo, I soon switched to tying nymphs. What a relief that was 😊 Even with the inferior materials available to me then, I could still make a catchy nymph.
Since those early days, I have remained faithful to fishing and tying nymphs. Although euro nymphing has never become my thing, I do occasionally enjoy watching others - for example, a competition team. Incredibly (and educational) to see how fly fishing is evolving.
Enjoy this magazine. I hope there is something in it for everyone.
working with: Bas van Dam - Evgenii Borovin - Gary Morin - Harald Bayler - Jan Wittner -
Lubomir Svabek - Tom Armitage - Lucian Vasies - Wes Penny
Issue:
nymph
Date:
March 10, 2024
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