New Family Member!

It's a Girl!

From Fly Rod

She is 7'9", 2 7/8 oz. For a 5 weight, she is small and light--but strong!

Mom is doing great and daddy is really proud!

From Fly Rod

This is my new Orvis Superfine Fly Rod. It's a prize for winning the Finnish Trout Conservation Competition organized by The Orvis Co Finland and Finnish Fly Fishing Forum Perhokalastajat.net.

Earlier posts:
- 4 Pieces of Joy
- On top of the world!

From Fly Rod

"And Now for Something Completely Different"

The Market Hall building is one of the most precious buildings in Kuopio. One of the most precious persons in Kuopio, a friend of mine and the best web designer I have ever known, took this picture a few weeks ago. If you want to see a set of splendid pictures he has taken visit his flickr gallery. His ‘My lonely tree’ is breathtaking.


Copyright (c) Jaakko Kemppi. Used with permission.

I know this is not directly fishing related, but the statue does hold two fish. And imagine how good a trout picture would look if enhanced like this one. Yes, it is enhanced, almost enchanted. The picture above is actually three pictures with three different exposures. The technique is called high dynamic range imaging (HDRI).

We Fish

"I feel at ease with fishing, even with writing about it, because I have been through and come out on the other side. I do not mean by this that I know all the answers, or even a major fraction of them."

- Roderick Haig-Brown, The Fisherman's Spring

From Trout

I know why I fish.

It is -9 ºF / -23 ºC. But I have patience. Because I know that it will be worth it, when the Spring comes.

We Fish

From Trout

Many fly fishermen practice ‘catch and release’ fishing. Most of them kill a fish or two every now and then.

A decade ago I thought a lot about this question.
Here is my conclusion:
1. The fish in your hand: it is better to release than to kill.
2. The fish in your hand: it would have been better not to fish at all.

So I almost stopped fishing. But instead I decided to stop thinking.

It is -9 ºF / -23 ºC.

We Fish

From Trout

I don't think that there is a single certified pick-up line that includes words 'fly' and 'fish'. So it is a possible, that the reason we fish is not of sexual nature.

It is 32 ºF / 0 ºC. I should be fishing.

We Fish

“One of the finest things about catching a trout is being able to turn it sideways and just look at it.”

        - John Gierach, Trout Bum

From Trout

You can even snap a picture of it, but looking at it later is never the same.

It is -15 Fº / -26 Cº. I miss fishing.