Our old friend, Rold Nylinder, has been shooting a lot of videos this summer in waters around his home in Sweden. Rather than traveling to rivers where he knows fishing is great, he’s exploring forest streams that may or may not hold fish. In this . . .
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Video: Things Change Fast in Fly Fishing
It’s always exciting when our old friend Rolf Nylinder releases a new video, especially when it features another pal, Håvard Stubø of Jazz and Fly Fishing. Rolf has a unique voice as a filmmaker, and his storytelling is exceptional. Here, two anglers—Håvard . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Our Good Friend,” the Brown Trout
Here’s another great video from Carpe Diem, about a nice trout that they’d seen a couple of times before but had never gotten to take the fly. They are very patient this time, allowing the fish to move, spook, and then settle . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Wrong Trout
The Swedish anglers at Carpe Diem shot this lovely video about casting dry flies for wary trout in clear, shallow water. I like the way that their videos have a real narrative, and the shot of the fly . . .
Read MoreVideo: Trout in Fall Colors
The Swedish anglers at Carpe Diem shot this lovely video about casting for colorful rainbow trout in a small forest lake. The cinematography is really nice, focused both on the glorious autumn . . .
Read MoreVideo: Big Sea-Run Browns, Right in the Middle of Town
Here’s a cool video, via Wille Lindh of Wyeld Fly Fishing, which features some stunning sea-run brown trout hooked in downtown Norrtälje, a town on the norther coast of Sweden. The . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Value of a Magic Hat
The latest video from Stefan Ågren of Frontsidefly focuses on fly-fishing superstition and the way that one bad choice can have disastrous consequences on the water. Have you ever had a lucky . . .
Read MoreTrip Report and Photos: Into the Wilds of Swedish Lapland
Written by: Oliver Streuli, The International Hobbyist
The author shows off a brown trout that was average-size for the river.
Photos courtesy Oliver Streuli
Once again, the onus, enjoyable though it may be, was on me to plan my annual fishing trip with my friend, Mark. This year, we wanted a little wilderness along with our fishing, and northern . . .
Read MoreVideo: Char and Trout in Remote Northern Sweden
Here’s a gorgeous video from remote Swedish Lapland, at the northern tip of the country. Two brothers spend seven days paddling, camping, and catching trophy arctic char and trout. The . . .
Read MoreVideo: Dry-Fly Brown Trout in Washed-Out Color
Here’s a gorgeous video from Sweden, featuring several very nice browns eating insects on surface. According to the filmmaker, Jon Hanson, “the weather was a bit up and down, and the fishing as . . .
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