Just bought this. Light enough for backpacking. Can’t wait to catch some stockers and put it to its intended use.
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Mike,
Arno makes wonderful knives. Take good care of your knife, it is a very special knife. You made
a great selection.
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I just run an old school Case Trapper. More of an EDC than a fishing knife, but always finds itself in my pack.
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I spend too much time on bladeforums.
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Mike,
I used to collect knives and I had to stop. The cost of some of these knives where out of the ballpark.
Unfortunately, I had someone break into my home the day before Thanksgiving and took my entire ($20,000 +) collection. I only received about 55% back from the insurance company. I found out through some former students who took the collection but I could never retrieve the knives. The brother of a former student that became addicted to drugs took the knives. He finally got caught breaking into someone else’s home and went to jail. I can only hope and pray he got help and straighten out his life. It is a shame to see people destroy their lives by drugs, alcohol, or gambling.
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The perfect knife for this job. What type of steel did Arno use in making this knife? Did you
treat the sheath with bees wax (Snow Seal)? A really beautiful and functional knife. I’m guessing it is about 3.5 inches in length.
Blade length is 3.15” and it’s N690. Sheep’s horn handle. I quite like it.
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I usually carry a small Tops neck knife when fishing. When I am camping or backpacking I carry an ESEE-6 fixed blade.
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Has anyone seen this knife from Boeker. It’s pretty cool with the different trout species scales.
This one is called “The Brook” i was thinking about picking one up
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Yes,
I’ve seen this knife. They also offer the Brown Trout knife design. I think Orvis also offered
it in their hunting catalog. I think it is a really cool design. I cannot remember the steel used but Boker usually selects a good steel for all of their knives. It seems like it is a good knife for everyday use. My favorite fix blade size generally runs 4 to 5 inches. Did you purchase this
knife? I was wondering how it feels in the hand and how it performs for chores.
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Hi Mike, I believe the steel is V-10 the same one used in most Japanese kitchen knives. Handle is G10. I didn’t buy it yet, but it would be nice to have in the collection. 
I am also curious to know how it handles.
I recently picked up an ESEE 3 for EDC and camping, which is an awesome knife with a lifetime warranty no questions asked.
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The Esee 3, 4, and 6 are great knives. I unfortunately gave my Esee 6 to my son-in-law.
I enjoyed the Esee 6 so much that I might have to buy another one. These things happen when you are a dad an granddad 
I hope you will enjoy the Esee 3 as much as
I have doing different chores and bushcraft.
Thanks Mike! I love the knife so far. I also have a ESEE 6 and use it for bushcraft. They are great knives. I wanted something smaller for EDC and fishing so I got the 3.