Monthly Archives: November 2010

Jazz, no fly fishing

My idea was to finish off the season by spending a day or two fishing rainbow trout in a couple of lakes near Gothenburg. But this year the winter came early and there’s no fighting against mother nature. It’s -12 degrees centigrade outside and I guess I must sit down, tie some flies, and wait… Read more »

Music! Music! Music!

Hi! This time of year can be pretty depressing. Christmas is in a month´s time, it´s freaking cold outside, and the Nordic Winter Depression™ is rearing its ugly head again. Same procedure as every year. So I figured this might be a good time to recommend some really good music. Listening to good music won´t… Read more »

Sight Fishing 1 – The Training Day

The water in the Finnish rapids is very murky. It’s almost impossible to see any fish if they are not rising. That’s why for me, one of last summer´s most memorable events was when we found this place with water that’s as clear as the Finnish vodka Koskenkorva! And to make matters more exciting, once… Read more »

JFFFN, nr 2

JFFFN, nr 2 – 2010 (Jazz & Fly Fishing Flying News) As the responsible leader of the big and very important magazine JFFFN, I feel a little bit embarrassed right now. Why? Well, this number of JFFFN has been delayed a couple of days. The reason for being this late? There are no reasons and… Read more »

Casting a Shadow: An Exploration of Technique

I was recently made aware of an exciting new development in fly casting from the gentlemen here at Jazz & Fly Fishing: The NEW, IMPROVED J&FF Shadow Cast. This cast takes the signature technique from A River Runs Through It in a completely new direction, and serves to finally tie together the broad, sweeping strokes… Read more »

Coming soon: Jason Borger´s take on the J&FF Shadow Cast!

As we all know, the internet is a fantastic way of getting in touch with people all over the world. Even your heroes are suddenly within reach. Last monday, we got this comment about our new J&FF Shadow Cast from someone called JB, saying that the “beauty of it brings tears to my eyes”. Since… Read more »

Never Underestimate the Power of the Shadow Cast

Tapani´s recent Shadow Cast video really hit the spot! It´s been picked up by lots of blogs and websites around the world. Sadly, a lot of people worldwide seem to misunderstand this new, improved Shadow Cast. It is not a joke. And it certainly isn´t a parody. It is a really serious cast, made by… Read more »

The Shadow Cast

In the movie A River Runs Through It Brad Pitt is seen doing a cast so beautiful that it makes a grown fly fisherman cry. This cast was named the “shadow cast” and it was actually performed by Jason Borger, who runs the Fly Casting Institute. Now, Jazz & Fly Fishing has developed a new,… Read more »

Coming up: The Shadow Cast

Here are some more pictures taken this summer when we were perfecting the new Shadow Cast™. We are showing a video about how to do it tomorrow. Stay tuned! -Tapani Photos: Roger Bråthen © 2010

Winter

It is a fact that the winter is back again. The days are way to short and the weather is slimy. My hat is itching. Joonas hat is black. Tapani is sad all the time and Håvard is mad. One day it is snowing, and the day after, rain is all you can see. Why?… Read more »