As we all know, the internet is a fantastic way of getting in touch with people all over the world. Even your heroes are suddenly within reach. Last monday, we got this comment about our new J&FF Shadow Cast from someone called JB, saying that the “beauty of it brings tears to my eyes”. Since… Read more »
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Never Underestimate the Power of the Shadow Cast
Tapani´s recent Shadow Cast video really hit the spot! It´s been picked up by lots of blogs and websites around the world. Sadly, a lot of people worldwide seem to misunderstand this new, improved Shadow Cast. It is not a joke. And it certainly isn´t a parody. It is a really serious cast, made by… Read more »
The Shadow Cast
In the movie A River Runs Through It Brad Pitt is seen doing a cast so beautiful that it makes a grown fly fisherman cry. This cast was named the “shadow cast” and it was actually performed by Jason Borger, who runs the Fly Casting Institute. Now, Jazz & Fly Fishing has developed a new,… Read more »
Coming up: The Shadow Cast
Here are some more pictures taken this summer when we were perfecting the new Shadow Cast™. We are showing a video about how to do it tomorrow. Stay tuned! -Tapani Photos: Roger Bråthen © 2010
Winter
It is a fact that the winter is back again. The days are way to short and the weather is slimy. My hat is itching. Joonas hat is black. Tapani is sad all the time and Håvard is mad. One day it is snowing, and the day after, rain is all you can see. Why?… Read more »
Tapani's birthday
Exactly 28 years ago a small, wrinkly and very blond creature cried loudly for the very first time. A child was born, and he was born to be a bass player and a fisherman. Never could his academic parents (neither of them play music or fish) have guessed that this would be his path of… Read more »
Urban Trout Spawning in Oslo
Some weeks ago, I got a call from my friend Lars Nilssen (for those of you who don´t know him, Lars is a fly fishing legend here in Norway, and he currently co-runs a really cool fly fishing blog together with the no-less-legendary Lars Lenth: larsoglars.no). Anyway, Nilssen sounded pretty excited. He had been passing… Read more »
The Meaning of Life
Have you ever met anyone really obsessed about fly fishing? I mean really obsessed? Take a look at Paul Arden, one of the best fly casters in the world: he spends most of his time fishing in New Zealand, and runs the very popular website Sexyloops. This is Paul and The Meaning of Life:
The Art Of Fly Casting
The art of fly casting is fascinating, challenging and beautiful. And it’s fun! Some people think it is so fun that they hardly fish anymore, they’re just casting. Hour after hour, cast after cast, no fish. More casting. No fish. I guess many of them are called salmon fishermen. Anyway, back to the subject! There… Read more »
World's ugliest fish
Trout, char, salmon…those fish are real beauties in all their forms. However, all fish have not been blessed with such looks. Just take a look at Blobby fish, Mr. Blobby, or Fathead, as this one is called. It’s slimy and lives deep in the ocean outside New Zealand, and holds the title for World’s Ugliest… Read more »
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