Trip to Norway
I’ve been standing here for a while but nothing is happening. Maybe all the fish are dead or they just don’t want to bite the lure. I’m at northern Norway so here is nothing to say about the environment because everything looks desolated. Here is just mountains, dwarf...
read moreFlyfishing breaks language barriers
You know what? Passion for flyfishing breaks the language barriers. I’m from Finland and my mother tongue is Finnish. A handy language to get by in Finland, among the 5 million people who live here. But go anywhere else in the world, and guess how often I’ve met...
read more5 random fishing memories from last season
2015 is well under way. But today I got a nice reminder from last year. December issue of a Swedish magazine with my old article in it. That’s always nice when you see an article done and published. How the layout looks. Which pictures they decided to go with. It’s...
read moreThe magic of the first catch
There is something special with the first fish of a trip or of a day or definitely first catch ever. I cannot remember my first catch ever. But every trip there is the first catch of the trip. And that is special. Quite often it is something else than what you are...
read moreBonefish in the turquoise paradise
You know how sometimes when you try something new for the first time. It's tough, nothing works, you get frustrated... the way life sometimes works? Well, this is not one of those stories. This is my first date with a bonefish. For my first ever salt water flyfishing...
read moreThis is no Bahama!?
What does casting in the snow has to do with Bahamas? A lot, if you ask me this week. I'm practicing a bit of casting with heavier rod plus testing out the new toy (brand new WASP action camera) for a good reason. In 3 days I'll be flying to Bahama for my first ever...
read moreWhat is the ultimate fly-fishing dream?
Could you help me out, I need to check something with you. I understand that not all are like me, thinking the best thing ever is to travel to a new exciting place for flyfishing. But I have actually thought that MOST would agree that yes, that is pretty cool,...
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The very special Den Fulaste
The beauty and Den Fulaste I happen to have one fly that I have a very special relation with. He, yes I know it’s a he, is called Den Fulaste. We met in the wilderness of Swedish Lapland. Once we were introduced there was instant chemistry there. Den Fulaste is...
read moreDreaming of the Red Bellied Beauty of the North
When it's full-on winter and - 25 Celsius outside, the thoughts of summer feel a bit far-fetched. So putting together old pictures from different arctic char fly-fishing trips over the years was quite nostalgic. I'm compiling a story of these beautiful northern fish...
read moreFly-Pike and Christmas Markets
I had such an interesting late season trip to Germany. I have been working with an ice fishing project, which I’m so excited, but this was a lovely chance to take few days off and see a bit of Germany. To my surprise it was actually possible to go flyfishing! Such a...
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Anni is outdoor & fly fishing vlogger and journalist from Finland.
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