I bought my first rod, reel and flyline and went down to the river and caught my first grayling and trout. After a short period of time I learned fly tying and soon I was trying to create my own special patterns for the waters near my home.

In 1989 I travelled for the first time to the swedish river Mörrum and from these early days of salmon fishing and salmon fly tying I began my special passion for the salmon fly.

Since 1998 I have tied at many fly fishing shows in germany and other european countries. Special highlights being the Danish Fly festival in Kolding, Denmark and this years Fly Fair in Hattem, the Netherlands. I took part in different national and international fly tying competitions and my best results thus far have been the silver medal for hairwing salmon flies and a bronce medal for fully dressed salmon flies at the Mustad Scandinavian Open.

Another great success of mine was the good results I acheived with different fly patterns in Ken Sawada´s Fly Tying Competition held in Japan. I have also had good results in the Slowenian Fly Tying competition and other tying competitions in Germany, e.g. Fly Fishing Brinkhoff and I even won some of them.

I have visited many national and international flyfishing shows and I have demonstrated in 9 diferrent countries, Dänmark, USA, England, Sweden, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, France and Ireland. In 2008 I won the first Official German Flytying Championchip in 4 categories.

Thanks,

Sacha

Editor's Note:

Sacha was a part of the Canadian ALS Society Classic Salmon Fly Poster Project in memory of Gary Lafontaine, Sacha tied a Dusty Miller for this benefit poster sponsored by The Classic Salmon Fly.

Here is a list of some of Sacha's other achievements;

    - 2003 Grand Prix Winner in Japan. (Ken Sawada Contest).
    - 2004 Irish Open Champion. (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronce)
    - 2005 Irish Open Champion. (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronce)
    - Past Mustad Scandinavian Open Champion.
    - 2000 German Fly Tying Open.
    - Slovenian Fly Tying Contest.
    - A special highlight was the fly tying demonstration in the United States
       at the “Fly Tying Symposium” and the “Sommerset Show” in New Jersey.
    - 2002 Calendar “Salmon Flies by Sacha Pütz” Classic Salmon Flies.
    - 2003 Calendar ”Modern Salmon Flies by Sacha Pütz” Tubeflies.
    - 2007 Calendar “Classic Salmon Flies 2007” by Sacha Pütz.
    - In 1994 Sacha, along with 5 friends started “The Fly Tying Cyrcle Hagen”.
       A group of friends that teach courses in fly tying and fly fishing. They also
       give fly tying and fly fishing leasons to local school childre in the area.
    - Authored the book “Tubeflies, Two Evolutions” (United States).
    - Sacha can be found in the book “Fly Tiers of the World” Vol.3 by Steve Thornton, England.

Sacha Pütz's Showcase Flies
Updated February 2011

Alice June 2006	Artful Dodger February 2011	Baron February 2011	Beaconsfield February 2011
Black and Gold February 2011	Cult June 2006	Cult II June 2006	Dawn June 2006
Indian Summer February 2011	Jock Scott February 2011	Torrish February 2011	Usbekistan February 2011