Posts Tagged: dry fly

Lucky 7

Hellau! Just back from the mountains after a half-day fishing trip. I was hoping to get some solo-filming done, but it was a little bit too windy up there – you need perfect conditions to make the solo-filming thing work. Still, the fishing was pretty good, and I caught 7 good brownies and arctic char… Read more »

Back at the Upper Itchen

Ahhh. Finally back at the Upper Itchen! It´s great to be back up north again. Early summer is a magical time above the arctic circle, with nature exploding in the perpetual daylight. The transition between winter and summer is incredibly short – spring up here lasts for a couple of weeks – so everything is… Read more »

Better Days

Winter is not fun. Sure, it has its moments: I like skiing, both downhill and cross country, but the Nordic winters are so long it´s ridiculous. Some people have more sense than others, and head for the southern hemisphere. Spending February in New Zealand doesn´t sound too shabby, but alas, that´s not gonna happen this… Read more »

Bibio pomonae…

…it is! Today, I´d like to share some impressions and images from this year´s huge Bibio pomonae feast, or at least my part of it. It took place somewhere in the mountains of Nordkalotten, the vast, sparsely populated area that covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. This is where I´ve… Read more »

Trout Latency

On a blistering hot day last week, I travelled to one of my favourite trout rivers up north. The fishing was very slow indeed, but eventually I managed to find two big trout. The first one ignored my attempts completely in the ultra-bright conditions, making me feel clumsy. The second one was rising steadily in… Read more »

Cows & Flies

Another beautiful spring day above the arctic circle. This time, the weather was on my side, and I had a terrific day, catching several beautiful trout on the dry fly while communicating with the local cattle. Cows are much more intelligent than you might think! Czech it: Catch ya later – Håvard Music: “Chanson de… Read more »

2 Fast 2 Furious

A huge storm was coming in from the North Atlantic, giving me just a few minutes to fish the calm before the storm. Driven to a frenzy by the river´s feasting trout and further aggrevated by the sound of some guy drilling a hole for a flag pole outside his summer cottage, I experienced some… Read more »

The Monkey Wrench

Early in the morning, while the other guys were fast asleep, I snuck out of the tipi. In the arctic mountain lake just outside our tipi, there was a huge mayfly hatch going, and a large brown trout was having an early morning feast. It took my fly on the very first cast, and I… Read more »

Trout, Bardu

Since we have had so much hard time finding the trout lately, I thought it would be a good idea to remind ourselves what it looks like. Here’s one from Bardu, Norway. Music by Jazz & Fly Fishing.

Sight Fishing Part 2 – The Lapland Jam

Sorry for the long wait, but here it is: the second episode of Sight Fishing. If you didn’t see part one yet, you can see it here: http://jazzandflyfishing.com/​?p=2779 Joona is devastated after losing a huge sight fishing trout. Håvard gives a go with the dry fly. An improvised lapland-joik sets the mood for this episode… Read more »