International Field Editor, Hans Van Klinken, tells the story of how the Tuckamore Lodge became his favourite Fly Fishing destination
In the early Eighties, I had an unforgettable meeting on the banks of the mighty Klara River in Sweden. I saw an old angler who was having much more success than I was, so I struck up a conversation with him. He generously gave me some useful tips and information about the river and the area. I listened in awe to his stories so we invited him to join us for a shore lunch at our humble campsite just 200m downstream. While sharing a fine bottle of wine with him, I paid close attention as he discussed his philosophy of fly fishing and his respect for nature and wildlife. His attitude touched me so deeply that it initiated my style as a starting author. Years later, in the late 1990's, while visiting Barb Genge's Tuckamore Lodge in the wilderness of Newfoundland for the first time, I experienced a similar awakening when Barb shared her long-held views about nature, wildlife and ecotourism, which inspired me trememdously and has made my stories even more mature.........
In the early Eighties, I had an unforgettable meeting on the banks of the mighty Klara River in Sweden. I saw an old angler who was having much more success than I was, so I struck up a conversation with him. He generously gave me some useful tips and information about the river and the area. I listened in awe to his stories so we invited him to join us for a shore lunch at our humble campsite just 200m downstream. While sharing a fine bottle of wine with him, I paid close attention as he discussed his philosophy of fly fishing and his respect for nature and wildlife. His attitude touched me so deeply that it initiated my style as a starting author. Years later, in the late 1990's, while visiting Barb Genge's Tuckamore Lodge in the wilderness of Newfoundland for the first time, I experienced a similar awakening when Barb shared her long-held views about nature, wildlife and ecotourism, which inspired me trememdously and has made my stories even more mature.........
