by Kajana | Jan 24, 2016 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing, Uncategorised
Interview of April Vokey by Anni Yli-Lonttinen “My parents thought I was crazy and told me that I needed to get a “real job”. I knew that I wanted fly-fishing to be my “real job”, so I went fishing every day to become a competent fly fisherman… and it paid off.”...
by Kajana | Jan 22, 2016 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing, Uncategorised
Interview of Mari Elal by Anni Yli-Lonttinen I’ve been fishing all my life. However, in the early days I hadn’t met any fly fishermen or even registered the whole sport existed. In 2010 that changed, when I went on a date with a gentleman who had just returned...
by Kajana | Dec 23, 2015 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing
Interview of Jasper Pääkkönen by Anni Yli-Lonttinen Seeing a box full of flies as a boy was like opening the Pandora’s Box. From there on Jasper was begging for his own fly tying equipment and fly fishing gear. Overtime the focus switched from the catch to enjoying...
by Kajana | Dec 20, 2015 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing
Interview of Katri Pesonen by Anni Yli-Lonttinen Pike fly fishing at sea and chasing for roach at rivers are my favorite things in Finland. When you are fly fishing, you are forced to start thinking how the nature around you works. I am not very achievement focused...
by Kajana | Dec 18, 2015 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing, Uncategorised
Interview of Lotte Aulom by Anni Yli-Lonttinen In the beginning I sometimes just picked the fly that I thought looked nice. My husband tried to teach me fly fishing technicalities, without me listening. Somehow I managed to hook my first fish and was super...
by Kajana | Dec 16, 2015 | flyfishing, Interviews, Learn fly-fishing, Salmon fishing
Interview of Janne Pesonen by Anni Yli-Lonttinen On my very first fly fishing trip a trout jumped high in the air to catch my fly before it even landed the water. Amazed, I thought to myself, that can it really be like this? Besides the books, advice and...
Anni is outdoor & fly fishing vlogger and journalist from Finland.
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