flytyerman

Hi, I’m Leif Ehnström, an old teacher with interest for fly tying and fly fishing.

I began tying trout flies back in 1977 because I liked the looks of the small creatures and after a year or so I also started my fly fishing. I still try to make fish catching flies, mostly for trout, grayling and shar, but now and then I also make a hair wing salmon fly or a tube.

I live near Norrtälje on the east coast of Sweden and therefore have a long way to go if I want to find wild trout and grayling. Therefore I often have to fish for put & take rainbow trout, but that’s OK as long as I get a couple of weeks in the mountains or somewhere in Norway each summer. So far my wife Ingrid has given me permission to go…

When I’m not tying flies or fishing I try to paint a little or just spend time with my camera outdoor in the beautiful archipelago of Stockholm or in the woods surrounding my home.