Posts Tagged: arctic char

Things happening – mostly Jazz and Fly Fishing

As you may have noticed, we added a Gallery tab to the JFF site. It’s still a bit under construction but there are already over 250 pictures covering last summer’s experiences! We’re also making the site more communicative to visitors and networkers. These improvements will be just a small step on a way to total… Read more »

Spring fishing in Ransarån

Vegard Veberg from the Norwegian magazine Jakt & Fiske came with me to the spectacular lower Ransarån in late May 2009. He wrote an excellent article about our adventures , and it was published in the latest issue of Jakt & Fiske. You can se a preview on their website: http://jaktogfiske.net/id/1804.0 PS! Tapani and yours… Read more »

Aaaaaarrrggghhhh!

As the merciless Scandinavian winter slowly moves towards spring, my urge to go fishing is getting stronger by the minute, and I´m scanning the fly fishing forums day and night, googling all over the place for some kind of satisfaction. All this does is of course to make the urge even stronger. I´m getting pretty… Read more »

Arctic Char fishing in Mordor

The next day, the festival staff hooked us up with a local fishing oracle, Morten,  and together we embarked on a serious fishing trip for my favourite fish – the arctic char. Morten´s special place was like nothing I´ve ever seen. Just going there was an adventure in itself! The round was dangerously narrow (even… Read more »

At World´s End

The Varanger area is a place of great contrasts: Lush, green farmlands and sterile tundra wasteland within walking distance of each other. Vegetation of rainforest-like density juxtaposed with landscapes that look way scarier than Mordor from Tolkien´s Lord of the Rings. And, in the middle of all this, the beautiful town of Vadsø (pop. 6500),… Read more »

Saxnäs, Sweden

We arrived in Saxnäs. Before heading off to the Ransarån river we had a special gig in a fishing shop. The fishing shop in Kultsjögården was a real treat after a long drive. They served excellent coffee and food right next to the fishing gear. The concert was soon to start when we realized that… Read more »

More coming soon§

Here are some very exclusive pics from our latest wilderness adventure. We are now pretty beaten and in a hurry to  the next gig. More text and pictures about what REALLY happened are coming soon.

Lappland Magic

Back up in Lappland now, after some wonderful days in the Finnish koskis. Great audiences, big trout, beautiful scenery, comfortable living, unisex sauna…I’m hooked for life! Lappland has been fantastic during the last few days. We’ve caught several remarkable  fish, and really gotten close to some serious wildlife. Fresh bear tracks 100m from our tent…… Read more »

Swingin' at the Skansen

After a good night’s sleep in Kilpisjärvi, we headed for Tromsö and the Skansen café, where we played what must be our best concert so far. The interplay is getting more creative with every concert, and we’re really having a good time with the music now, playing with the songs and challenging each other. Great… Read more »