A small Icelandic salmon river with fierce fish! I admit, I have procrastinated about writing this piece. In truth it has been three or four years of procrastination! I am not sure of the reason, but I think it is because I am still getting to know, deciphering (!) and trying to understand Deildará and I am still not 100% …
Man-Mountain turns Personal Guide, Northern Norway
Geir Gåsland, an old friend, opens a long-overdue guide business in northern Norway… “Geir is a native guy, born and living in Finnmark, Norways most northerly region. A mid forties man, passionate in hunting , fishing, outdoors life. Reliable, calm, attentive, listening to his guest. After sharing his company two times I have asked him for a period of ten …
Finnish Feeding Frenzy
Trout behaviour I have not seen before… As a reader, I hope you have seen video footage of golden dorado feasting on baitfish in Bolivia because what I want to explain to you is best compared to that spectacle. But incredulously, we are talking about trout in Finland not anything so exotic as a South American jungle. This story needs …
Salivating Salvelinus – wild trout in the Spanish Pyrenees
Let us get the monkey out of the room now. Salvelinus (named after a genus of Salmonidae distinguished chiefly by their small scales. These include the brook trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, and Arctic char) are the more expensive fishing operation in Pyrenees. But let’s look at the details. Who else pays its guides all expenses to go and scout and …
The Blend of Blanda
Some will and some won’t have driven through the north-western Icelandic town of Blönduós. Always a happy place signifying progress while driving north. Even the most senior policeman is a very happy, positive man and a wonderful guide, fisherman and photographer. His stories of drug manufacture in remote farm locations in his area and incompetent Chinese tourists wrecking cars left, …
Subtleties of Slovenia
“An earthly paradise of snow-capped peaks, turquoise-green rivers and Venetian-style coastline, Slovenia enriches its natural treasures with harmonious architecture, charming rustic culture and sophisticated cuisine.” Lonely Planet We have sent clients to Slovenia for 20 or more years and to-a-man, and woman because many lady rods have visited it too, they have really enjoyed it. We have a wonderful operator …
ION Beats of Lake Thingvallavatn 2016
This was my third year visiting these now famous pieces of water. You can read about my first time here and my second time here with an in-depth explanation of the lake, the fish and how it all fits together as well as how this extraordinary fishing phenomenon exists. The purpose of this short blog is to really re-affirm …
Sleepless in Iceland
Sterilisation Update – Iceland
A Fishing Phenomenon
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