What combines jazz & fly fishing? Well, what combines jazz & oil wrestling?! It was a very hot day in Helsinki, Finland (+30C) when we went to see this remarkable event. I was surprised to find out that many of the contestants, spectators, the commentator and even the accordeonist were renowned jazz musicians. Thanks for… Read more »
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Short Report
Hi! I just came back from Vadsø/Varangerfestivalen, where I had the great honour and privilege to play with the legendary Polish trumpetplayer Tomasz Stanko and his quintet. I was substituting for the band’s regular guitarplayer, and it was so much fun! Tomasz’ compositions are really fascinating, totally open but still structured. Beautiful pieces. The interplay… Read more »
Fly Fishing – an Improviser's Game
In interviews, we’ve often said that improvisation is one of the common denominators between fly fishing and jazz. In fly fishing as in jazz, you have to be able to adjust quickly to the ever-changing conditions and deal with unexpected challenges. A recent example: Three days ago, I went up to my cabin in the… Read more »
Picture gallery from the north
Here are some pictures from one of the recent Jazz and Fly Fishing trips. Let’s start with the introduction:
Magical Summer Days in Lapland
The last couple of weeks, I’ve made several 2-3 days expeditions into undiscovered country up north. Some successful, and some not-so-successful. On one of these trips I stumbled upon a real treasure: a series of beautiful, small lakes, all connected by a little stream. They turned out to be filled with my favourite species –… Read more »
Fly Fishing in the Nuclear Zone
Håvard goes fishing in a secret area in Northern Norway known as “The Zone”. For years, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and the Norwegian government have been conducting secret weapons tests in the area, wiping out all animal life except the aquatic insects and the fish. As a consequence, the fish grow to enormous size…. Read more »
Back in town
We came home two days ago. It feels kind of strange to be in a city again after the latest adventure. Since it never gets dark up there, we hardly got any sleep at all. Instead we had this strange and fantastic flow of fishing, filming, eating and laughing. Some weird things happened, more about… Read more »
Making Movies: Fly Fishing Short Film Now Online!
Hi! Since we’re going away now for some ten days fishing in the norwegian tundra, we decided to give you a special treat: A very exclusive fly fishing short movie titled Slow Walking Water. Håvard Stubø from JFF goes for the big trout of Ransarån in swedish lapland. The movie tries to capture the mood… Read more »
Extreme arctic fishing ahead!
Hi I’m just finishing my packing for the expedition we are going to make with the JFF team. The destination is far up north, about as far as you can get in Europe. Tomorrow I will travel to Kiruna in northern Sweden where I’ll catch up with the other guys. Then we drive further up… Read more »
Finnish Nonsense
Blog from Eco-Rapids #3 Hellau! I´m back from Russia. Here are some interesting videos from our tour in Finland in early June. The first one was made by Fredrik, who stole my camera and made this epic masterpiece entiteled Karja while I was searching desperately for the camera, thinking I´d forgotten it somewhere along the… Read more »
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