I haven't seen any posts from Hans in a long time!
This is my rendition of a Sparkle Dun Variant he ties.............
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psotrm7w51.jpg
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I haven't seen any posts from Hans in a long time!
This is my rendition of a Sparkle Dun Variant he ties.............
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psotrm7w51.jpg
Hans who? :-))
NICE tie Byron!!
Weilenmann
Perhaps a little cleaner pic.
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psycmx9atb.jpg
How about an SBS......Paddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQsOcTzmvE
This one comes with sound.
he's on several facebook fly fishing and tying sites.
I haven't seen much from him either, I used to follow his you tube channel but it hasn't been updated in a long time
Sandy,Quote:
Originally Posted by sandfly
I follow Davie McPhail on Facebook, but haven't seen Hans there?
any status update on the invisible Hans ?
I haven't. But Sandfly (above) seems to believe he's around?
He's active on the Flymph Forum.
Joe
Joe,
Looked on flymph forum and did not find any posts by Hans in a long time??
He was very active all over while he was working on his book. My guess is he's taking a breather and he'll be back.
Byron,
His last post was last Monday in The Fishing Cabin about Bob Wyatt's DVD's.
Joe
The title of the OP makes it sound like Hans has passed away.:!: I have not seen anything recent from him and I hope all is well.
Joe,
Found his recent post there.
Thanks
Darwin,
He's alive and well. The title of the thread was sorta tongue-in-cheek as he hasn't been around this forum in a long time.
How bout an update on this title.... scared the beejeesus outta me ya'll did...
I relize its been considerable time since i last parused this fourm..but a heart attack is not a good wy to be welcomed back!
See above posts. He's fine.
I also miss his posts as he is an extremely talented tier and always share some terrific patterns. That said, I'm not sure I agree with the title of this thread as it gave me the wrong impression until I opened it.
Jim Smith
While Hans is a highly respected tier it would seem only reasonable for him to at least send a message to resolve our concerns.
Has anyone tried to contact him?
Ray,
There are NO concerns!!
As explained in several posts above, he is well, just not posting here! He does post on the forum about "Flymphs"......
http://www.flymphforum.com
As explained above, I was tying his version of one of Bob Wyatt's flies and recalled that Hans isn't posting here anymore, so Tongue-In-Cheek, said "In memory of....."
An attempt at humor, Ray.
I have asked the Admin to change the title of my original post. Wow!!
*chuckle*
Rumors of my demise are (fortunately) greatly exaggerated.
Alive and doing well, thanks.
There may even be a couple new videos in the near future :cool:
Regards to all.
Hans W
The trouble with being popular, Hans, is that you are missed when absent. Thanks for checking in.
Now you will understand why Byron made his fortune in finance instead of advertising.
Hans up...! Don't shoot... !
I love happy endings... ;)
Aha, Jesse.....and how did you know my career was in finance....???Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Jesse
Byron, I have done a little investigating, but you are easy, it's on your profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron haugh
Ahhh....the 'Ol profile trick.......
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans Weilenmann
Rumors have it that after Hans passed on the afterlife that he contacted a medium and passed on his password to perpetuate his memory by posting perpetually.
(Of course a round of new videos might help to dispel this myth, but the hardcore conspiracy theorists will quickly point out that after not posting videos for a year, Hans is bound to have saved a stockpile for passing on after passing on...)
Regards.
Ed, who might need to contemplate decaf...
My chief mentor when I went to work in the hospitality loss prevention industry taught me many useful things. One of the most useful was “don’t overlook the obvious.” He was formerly in charge of organized crime unit for the TN BI. I was also mentored by a couple of retired FBI agents.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron haugh
I would love to read Hans' opinion about Bob Wyatt's DVDs and his philosophy about fly-tying. Can anyone supply a link to Hans' opinion? I would appreciate your sharing. As those of you who have seen these videos know, Bob Wyatt's ideas might be considered very radical by some folks in the fly tying world.
Many thanks,
George
George,
This is embarrassing.....
I misnamed the thread for some reason. This pattern is Hans' version of a Sparkle Dun as I say in my original post...not the Wyatt fly.
However, if you look at Hans' YouTube video of his DHE2.0, he mentions it is based on Bob Wyatt's revised Deer Hair Emerger which Hans refers to as a "Well established pattern".
So, at least in this one pattern of Wyatt's original tie, Hans found value.
Hans' video of the ZDHE 2.0:
http://youtu.be/wn-WIbi_5ck
Hi George,Quote:
Originally Posted by ggh
Bob and I have been friends for quite a few years. Our respective thoughts and opinions on fly design and trout behavior are very very similar - to the extent that I would be hard pushed to think of any meaningful difference.
Cheers,
Hans W
He does eschew CDC, though. I think he prefers other materials due to CDC's tendency to not float well following being slimed after a catch.
Perhaps that is what George was referring to?
Perhaps. He has little problem with the CDC&Elk - on account of the deer hair wing :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron haugh
Cheers,
Hans W
He also uses snowshoe hare in his DHE in lieu of deer hair sometimes, but not a fan of CDC.
It's good to see the return of Hans. Welcome back. :)
Regards,
Ed