[paavo]

Hi folks
Well, 3 days left. 
Then we fill up the vehicle with rods, reels, lines, clothes what ever, and leaving for the north. 
Five weeks later we’ll bee back. 
    //Harri

[Jim Eddie]

Harri

You are a lucky guy being able to fish for 5 weeks 

 

Jim

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Harri ....... Enjoy

Best wishes
Mike

[Noel Kelly]

Now that,s a fishing holiday. Have a great time and please dont forget the camera

[Iain Goolager]

Yes,

remember the photo's please Harri

[paavo]

Of course I’ll bring the camera. Last time we outing, Tweed days, my darling thought that I was worthless as a photographer. 
I´ll have to shoot better this time. 

//Harri

[paavo]

Hi all

Four and a half week and 3450 km later we are back home.
We had a great time with, friends, fly fishing, nice food, and good drinks and not to forget - the Nordic light.
Where did the weeks go? 

We arrived to our cottage in sunny weather. The dry and hot weather had been for several weeks and temperature in the river was already +17.
First period of the fishing was quite good, with hatches of small sedges in late evenings/night.
This year we dint see many of the bigger sedges of 20mm.Unfortunately the temperature raised over +20, the large fish stayed deep, witch made the dry fly fishing hard.
In the end of period we had some heavy rain showers with thunder in the afternoons witch made the fishing even worse.
Most of the fishing was C&R except for 4 graylings, witch we wired in foil and made it over coal. I don’t count the perch.
Here are some pics. http://s413.photobucket.com/albums/pp218/HarriV/Akka/?albumview=slideshow

//Harri

[Jim Eddie]

Harri

Thats a great slideshow , some beautiful scenery   That looks like a really big Grayling  

 

Jim

[Paul Rankine]

Wow Harri !
                    That's a stunning place . Where were you exactly ?

Some clonking big grayling too. I liked the reindeer meat shot immediately after the picture of the reindeer , did you shoot it ? 

Your wife must take back what she said about you as a photographer 

Lovely pictures, well done mate.

Paul.

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Harri

Great slide show ...... Thanks for sharing!

I'm surprised that your water temperatures reach that high Especially after the winter photos that you posted for us earlier in the year

Lovely fish, beautiful surroundings and good company ...... excellent.

Best wishes
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

Even the Perch looked big!! I hear they are good eating but for me that would be like eating one of my children

Thank you for sharing.

[paavo]

Wow Harri !
                    That's a stunning place . Where were you exactly ?

Some clonking big grayling too. I liked the reindeer meat shot immediately after the picture of the reindeer , did you shoot it ? 
Paul.

Hi lads,
and thanks for your words.

Paul, the river is Piteälven. ( Piteriver ) Pite after a town at the coast, where the river flows to, (älven) is river. If you want to know more exactly, I can send you a PM.
Na Paul, I didn’t shoot the reindeer.

Hi Harri

I'm surprised that your water temperatures reach that high Especially after the winter photos that you posted for us earlier in the year

Best wishes
Mike

Mike, the temperature used to bee round +12-15 at that time. So I was surprised to.
The river flows from 2 high mountain lakes. The snowdeep up there isn’t what is like where we stay, in the middle reaches. (woodland)  In recent year the snow flood hasn’t been big and it goes fast over.  If the snow flood is small and ex. June and beginning of July is warm and dry and the river flows thru big shallow lakes so they become warm quite quickly. That’s why there been a perch explosion in the lakes, perch love warm water.

Even the Perch looked big!! I hear they are good eating but for me that would be like eating one of my children

Thank you for sharing.

Rob, here in Sweden the Perch is very popular to eat. And we do have plenty of them.
Smoked perch with new potatoes, sour cream mixed with chive? (onion)  and a bread, we call it Tunnbröd, witch is common up in north. To drink, a cold lager. 

//Harri

[Rob Brownfield]

Rob, here in Sweden the Perch is very popular to eat. And we do have plenty of them.
Smoked perch with new potatoes, sour cream mixed with chive? (onion)  and a bread, we call it Tunnbröd, witch is common up in north. To drink, a cold lager. 

I have a Swedish/Finnish friend who tells me of her trips with her family to there lake side hunting lodge (does everyone in sweden hunt and fish? ) to catch Perch and have a family "gathering" around the camp fire eating fish and drinking. Sounds perfect!

[Paul Rankine]

Hi Harri,
            Thanks for that.
Paul.