I’m moving in three weeks. Very soon I’ll live very close to a nice lake with access to beautiful fishing spots and huge running-areas. I can’t wait much longer. But right now it is a bit messy at home. All over the apartment there are stuff. With stuff I mean things like chairs, pillows, underwear,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: fly tying
Christmas, gifts and summer
Very soon it is, as you all may have heard of, christmas eve again. We will give to you, from us, a very nice christmas song! But that is not all. We will also make a music video. It will be done very soon… hopefully on thursday! Now, about christmas-gifts and all the stress about… Read more »
JFF, JTT & JBB
I just came back from a small album release tour in Finland. That was with not with Jazz & Fly Fishing (JFF), but Joona Toivanen Trio (JTT), together with Tapani on bass, and the drummer Olavi Louhivuori. We had a great time and played concerts in Helsinki and Jyväskylä. It was fantastic to be back… Read more »
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 »
Patriot flies
I’m from Sweden, the small country far far away up north. Our neighbors are Finland and Norway. If I go to Norway, it is possible to buy (almost anywhere) “the book about stupid Swedes”. If Norwegians go here to Sweden they can buy the same book but with the very different name “the book about… Read more »
Road Trip to Eco Rapids part 1
Blog from Eco-Rapids #4 This summer we made an amazing trip to Ukkohalla area’s Eco Rapids in Kainuu, Finland. We were fishing there in some of the beautiful rivers an streams such as the Kynäkosket area and the Syväjoki. Did we catch? Yes we did. Driving all the way from Helsinki was quite long in… Read more »
Tour feelings
Blog from Eco-Rapids #1 Greetings from the JFF mini tour in Finland! We started off with a gig in Helsinki, it was nice to be together again! We also saw some of the TV documentary for the first time and I can tell you it was special. Soon a year has gone since the TV-tour… Read more »
The Fly Cast and Other Strange Activities
One of the main reasons why fly fishing is such a fascinating and time-consuming activity (some would claim it´s a life style), is that it´s not just about catching fish. Actually, there are several distinct spin-off hobbies within fly fishing: Some people get really into entomology. They study the creatures that fish feed on, and… Read more »
Pattegrisen – The Pink Pig
This shrimp fly has created a huge buzz among the seatrout fishermen in Denmark and Sweden. It’s a kind of a trendy fly that the fashion-conscious big seatrout are drooling for. Of course we are following the latest trends and I’ve tied a couple of these pink pigs. I will try them and report the… Read more »
Flyfisher Denny Zeitlin – one of the greats in jazz
Here’s a real jazz legend who’s also into fly fishing! Check out jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin talking about fly fishing basics and playing his beautiful composition “Quiet Now”, which is one of my favourite jazz ballads. Denny, we’d love you to join us for a gig or a fishing trip! The wine’s on us!
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