Posts Tagged: håvard stubø

News from Russia

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Hello from Russia (with love)! My own Håvard Stubø Quartet has been touring in the Ukraine and Russia for some days now. It’s been great, Russia is really somehing else – big and ugly and scary and beautiful and very, very exciting, filled with incredibly friendly and open people. Hopefully we can do a tour… Read more »

Restless in Ransarån

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Tapani and I just came back from the legendary Ransarån. Terje Storsten, a great bass player/fly fisherman came with us on the trip. The objective of our little expedition was to hunt for the ultimate Nordic trophy fish – the big arctic char. Ransarån offers excellent fishing for good-sized brown trout and arctic char, but… Read more »

Spring in the Upper Itchen

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May 30th: Finally back at the Upper Itchen! As you can see from the video, the ice and snow has just melted, and the colours of the landscape are still very dull. The ground around the river is still frozen, so the water isn´t too warm… But sure enough, once the wind dies down, the… Read more »

A Video of Lars, Lars & Me at Smestaddammen

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I was out fishing with Lars & lars again the other day, and Lars Lenth took us to his secret urban fishing spot in Oslo, known only to a few die-hard urban anglers: Smestaddammen. Maestro Nilssen made a short film out of it, and the video is out now on Lars&Lars´ blogTV now. Check it… Read more »

Urban Fly Fishing with Lars & Lars

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I was over at Vigelandsparken again yesterday, trying to hook up with more urban trout. Out of nowhere, Norwegian fly fishing legends Lars Lenth and Lars Nilssen, known from various books, articles and TV-shows, showed up with their fly rods and camera ready… The result of our joint efforts can be seen on their exciting… Read more »

Håvard vs the Volcano

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Tomorrow, I was supposed to go on tour in Russia and the Ukraine with my own band, the Håvard Stubø Quartet, but now it seems like it´s all gonna be canceled. God damn it. The reason is of course the volcano Eyjafjallajökull on Iceland, which is currently spewing out an enormous cloud of ashes all… Read more »

Easter Rise

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Hi everyone! This little video is from my first day of fly fishing up north this year. Lots of ice and not too much fish, but it still felt fabulous to be out and about, fencing with the fly rod! Easter Rise from Jazz and Fly Fishing´s Jazzcam on Vimeo.

Barduelva – The Dark Side of Green Energy

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We all love renewable energy, but it´s easily forgotten that this kind of energy can be pretty dirty, too. Barduelva, one of Scandinavia´s finest road-near rivers, is in a sad state. Barduelva is a mighty river, up to 400m wide as it twists and turns through the lush, green Bardu valley, surrounded by snow-capped mountains… Read more »