Lazy Summer Days

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Despite some very crappy weather, our fishing expedition was a success.
We had a great time, hiking till our feet bled and catching several really nice fish (and one monster, too). More on this shortly.

Right now, the J&FF members are spread out all over Scandinavia: Tapani is in his native Finland on summer holiday, Fredrik is in Gothenburg, Sweden, preparing his upcoming wedding, and I´m still up north, relaxing with my family and, well, fly fishing. I don´t really know where Joona is. Joona, where are you?

Here are some pics from a successful fishing trip my cousin Dagfinn and I made the other day:

Gone fishing!

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We’re off to our nordic trout- and char hunting expedition. One week of radio silence from the JFF. After that, stay tuned for news! And don’t forget to make those shadow casts!

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Shadow Cast Competition

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The 2011 Shadow Cast Competition
Do not miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity !
Send us a video of your best and most creative Shadow Cast right now – eternal fly casting glory awaits you!

The rules:

  • You don´t have to be a great fly caster to make a great Shadow Cast. Just look at us…
  • Your Shadow Cast doesn´t have to be a practical fishing cast at all. Be creative – anything goes!
  • Keep it short and snappy.
  • Any kind of video will do.
  • The J&FF members will pick out the three best videos.
  • Head judge is none other than the grand Shadow Master and inventor of the original Shadow Cast, Jason Borger!
  • In addition to massive, global fly casting cred, the winner also gets Guideline Fario 8’6” #6 – THE ULTIMATE SHADOW CAST ROD. As said in GL’s catalog: ” Great for Spey casts and smooth open loop casting”
  • Deadline for the competition is October 1st, 2011
  • Extra points if you catch a fish with the Shadow Cast

Provided by Helsinki Spey Clave
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Helsinki Spey Clave

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COMPETITION ENTRIES (04/07/2011)

Entry #0: Example Shadow Cast

Entry #1: Thorvalds first Shadow Cast

SUBMIT YOUR COMPETITION ENTRY HERE!

Plan & Pack

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At the end of next week we’re going off for the fishing trip of the year. We are heading for a week in the wilderness, at one of Håvard’s secret places that is supposed to be packed with huge arctic char and trout. Håvard’s been there before and he has told a lot about the spot, and I’m trying to be as well prepared as possible. I ordered some extra batteries for my cameras, the fly boxes are packed and I can hardly wait to get there. We just got new, really solid backpacks made by the Finnish brand Savotta. They make gear for the Finnish army, and we really need that quality for this trip. The load will be heavy, and the hike will be long and exhausting.

There are some things that puzzle me. Håvard, can you help me with this?

  • I heard there are huge amounts of lemmings up in the mountains this year. We have to boil all the drinking water I guess. That’s a lot of extra gas to carry… Boil one week’s drinking water. How about the trout up there – do you think they eat lemmings? Maybe a box of lemming flies might come in handy.
  • What about the other flies? What’s supposed to be good on that area?
  • I’m probably bringing a #5 rod and a #6 rod. Will floating lines be enough or should I bring a sinking line as well?
  • I think I’ll bring a tying vise so we can tie some flies during rainy days. What materials/hooks should I bring?
  • Who takes care of the medical stuff?
  • Who takes care of the food/menus/shopping?
  • What kind of temperatures are we expecting?
  • Who brings gas burners/cooking stuff? Mine got stolen when we were camping in Oslo 🙁

Man this will be nice!

/J

Seatruttico grande!

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For a moment I considered quitting seatrout fishing. I have spent so many hours casting my fly into the huge ocean, most often catching absolutely nothing. But then – when you really hit the spot, as me and Fredrik did the other night, all those hours all of a sudden don’t mean anything (even waders full of water don’t really matter). Sweet!

Joona's truttico grande

Fredrik's grandioso

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Midnight Halibut

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Ahhh, those magical summer nights above the arctic circle…
This time, my friends Vegard, Terje and I went for the halibut on the Ofotfjorden, and came back on shore just in time for a couple of beers. Life up north is good this time of year!

Music: “Tapdance” (Tapani Toivanen)
Performed by Jazz & Fly Fishing

Northern Magic

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I just got this mail from Håvard, who is up in Northern Norway. He seems to be having a good time… I’m looking forwad to seeing his pics & video from this trip!

It´s so magical up here now! The sun is shining through my window as i write this. It´s midnight.
I was just on the fjord fishing for halibut with two friends. No halibut, but 4 cod from 10 to 15 kg!
Huuuuge schools of sei, millions, literally. The ocean was boiling! I got serious materiaali!!! No flyfishing though, but I guess it doesn´t matter. Going out for a beer now – it´s totally impossible to go to sleep up here now – the sun is shining 24/7 and people are crazy.
Good times!!! /Håvard

Northern Exposure

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I´m heading up there for 10 days of northern exposure again! Big arctic char and brown trout rising steadily in the magical midnight sun – ahhhhhhhh! I´m super excited!
I´ll bring the camera, so there might some videoclips coming up in the not-too-distant future.
Since I´m still All By Myself, you shouldn´t expect too much from the upcoming clips, though – filming myself with the DSLR while fishing for super selective arctic char in gin-clear water isn´t easy. But I´ll give it a go.

Last year, I caught this beauty on one of the spots I hope to visit if the weather up north behaves properly (it rarely does, unfortunately):

Serious Lapland Trout! Photo by Roger Bråthen

Soon, Jazz & Fly Fishing will embark on an epic journey into undiscovered country. Stay tuned!