Theo van de Poll

My name is Theo van de Poll, born in 1957 in Groesbeek (Netherlands), a small village near Nijmegen. I have been fishing since my childhood, and I became acquainted with fly fishing in 1978. Since then I have mainly been fishing with the fly. I have fished in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Ireland and Australia. In the Netherlands my preference is to fish for predatory fish (Pike, Pike-perch and Perch) and winter fishing in the harbours around the IJsselmeer. However, the best fishing for me is fishing for sea trout, for which I regularly travel to Denmark. I am also active at the Dutch Fly Fishers Association (VNV) where I took on the coordination of the First Dutch Fly Fishing School. I’m a certified casting instructor and instructor at the Fly Fishing Academy (FFA). At the EWF in 2019 and 2021, I enjoyed demonstrating which flies I use for sea trout fishing in Denmark and how I tie them. In addition to fly fishing and fly tying, I like to make leader and often shown at fairs how to make them. I have already had the opportunity to demonstrate this at the EWF in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024, and I will be doing it again this year at the EWF in 2026.