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ON BEARS AND STEEL
Words: Rolf Voergaard
On a crisp late summer morning, suddenly the feeling of autumn is in the air, and on the bike to work my mind starts to spin around the upcoming steelhead season. Umpteen years of chasing steel puts its mark on you, especially when you count in the bears.
YOUTH, GET TO THE SALMON RIVERS
Words: Per Halmrast
And simplify your fishing!
GOING BANANAS – WHY ALL THE FUZZ ABOUT YELLOW?
Words: Mikael Andersson
The story of the famous Banana fly
ORRI VIGFÚSSON
Words: Øystein Aas
The man who could not afford to die, at least not if you asked an Atlantic salmon, is dead. Saviour of the King of Fish, my dear friend, Icelander-conservationist Orri Vigfusson died unexpectedly 1st July 2017, just short of his 75th birthday, in the midst of the busy Icelandic salmon season.
HUNTING BIG SALMON – PART III
Words: Topher Browne
FLY CORNER – GLOWING SHADOW
Words: Miki Äikäs
BOOK REVIEW – TRIO OF STEELHEAD BOOKS WORTH READING
Words: Peter McMullan
MÅLSELVA – GIANTS OF THE NORTH
Words: Jan Delaporte
In many ways the Målselv River (Målselva) lives in the shadow of neighbouring Reisa and Alta. It is a big river running crystal clear through a wide valley between snow-capped mountains and glaciers. An awesome place and a great river to swing the fly, and a historical place in the fly fishing world; Charles Ritz mentions it in his famous book “A Flyfisher’s Life”
WADERS REVIEW
Words: Antti Matilainen
PARKLIFE – LIVING THE EXPERIENCE
Words: Andrew McGall
Andrew McGall recounts a memorable trip to Scotland’s River Dee.
2017 SKEENA – COUNT OF POOREST FOR YEARS
Words: Peter McMullan
Saying goodbye is never easy. More especially when it’s to a very special river and one of its famous progeny. The river is the Babine, a renowned part of the equally famous Skeena system in north west British Columbia, home to the five species of Pacific salmon along with the wonderful steelhead that are the focal point of this story.
LIGHT IN THE POOL – REFRACTION, REFLECTION, CONTRAST
Words: Mikko Hakala
