Canoe Trip, New Apartment and New Site

A lot has changed since my last post. The Volvo has been fixed up, I took an awesome trip with Dan, Johan and Morisson from the Norwegian Border down to Sälen fishing for grayling and Sofia and I have moved into our incredible apartment. Life is good right now, but money is tight with all the expenses from moving, things needed, etc. Anyways, here are some pics of some of the latest news and such.

Moreover, here is a link to my new site/flyfishing guide for Sweden!
Mikes Fly Fishing Guide to Sweden

End of Summer (Germany and Fishing for Salmon and Grayling)

Summer has almost come to a close, well not yet, but it is back to work soon. Now it is time for biofuel lectures, courses and lots of research. However, I can definitely say that the summer was fantastic. Here are some pics from the latest adventures to check out.

Here are a few pics from a trip Salmon fishing in Falkenberg. No salmon, but was a great outing!




We were also in Germany for a week before Sofia's parents moved back to Sweden. Hamburg and Berlin! Ive only been there in Winter, but now in the summer, it was amazing! I saw the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, war monuments and of course had great sausages and beer!

Hitlers Stadium

Me and a great wheat beer


The Berlin Wall (Some pieces of it that are remaining)


Checkpoint Charlie!


A small monument outside a house where a Jewish person used to live. This one says they were deported and executed in Auschwitz. There are all over in Hamburg.

The car packed at a cabin in SälenSofia and her 1st Fly Rod Caught Fish (A tiny Grayling)

Salmon Fishing is very Productive

Well, not exactly. I'd say Ive been out after salmon and sea-trout in rivers in Sweden possibly on 10 ocassions the last year, and my total is 0 salmon/0 seatrout in rivers. I did manage one in the sea however, but we all know it is much cooler to catch one in the river.

What do I blame this on? My 2-hand rod! Well its been hard, but Im getting better and better and learning to "swing" the flies through the pools. After another 10 times or so, im going back to the single hander and nymphing with big nymphs/eggs like back home!

Rivers fished for salmon and seatrout:

Lagan, Halland
Ätran, Halland
Emån, Småland
Nyköpingsån, Södermanland

Next river..... to come!

Långan Fly Fishing Trip 2009!!!

Once again Team Flannel embarked on a great trip up to the north of Sweden....yet this time with the new VOLVO!!!! Yeah baby! Once again it was Långan, and we stayed at a place called Sladderforsen. The fishing was great, though we had a bit of rain. Grayling and brown trout on dry flies and nymphs, nothing better! The trip even ended at the Axe Museum of Sweden with axe throwing!

The Volvo

A nice Grayling on a Sulfur

The Maple! Caught on a Copper John

The Days Quota for Dinner

Smoking a Grayling on my Homemade Smoker! Turned out AWESOME!

The Cabin

Davie at the Axe Museum

Throwing Axes in Flannel!

And now a video of me....Flannel of course with an axe in hand!

Älvdalen Fishing (June 5-7th)

A Visitor

Morisson Missing his Dad

A Duo for Lunch

Davie and a Nice Brownie

The camp and Johans Kick ass Volvo in the Background

Team Flannel at our "Birthplace" Rättvik Thai Restaurant

Team Flannel took the first trip in Flannel to Älvdalen to break in our flannels. Was a great trip in the mountains with Grayling, trout and Moose! As Johan wrote "Real men spend their weekends in the woods eating reindeer and wearing flannel!" sums up the weekend perfectly!

Survival Course/Outing (Överlevnadskurs)

First off, as usual, here are a few pics:

Our shelter the first night (After raining all day and night)

The "Tee Pee" Shelter

Building the Tee Pee Shelter

A lesson on Eating Ants

"Mmm" Roots for Dinner

A few weeks ago I took part on the final excursion of my Survival Course. After several weeks of theory and learning about how the mind and body work together to survive ordeals, etc. we had to put our "knowledge" to the test!

Just a few kilometers south of Linköping we spent the weekend in the woods, with no food, shelter, knives, etc. The first night we were given a tarp due to the heavy rain that came ALL DAY.

After the first night, we all became a little hungry...but that actually went away. Our luxurious "tarp camp" was then taken away and we had to build a Teepee type shelter where we could have a fire inside to keep warm. Knifes and sleeping bags were also taken away...so this was very primitive!

To satisfy our hunger (or just to have some carbs and sugar to have our brains function) several plants and roots were shown to us that were edible. Kärleksört and Hundkäx (have no idea what they are in English). Moreover, we even ate ANTS, which are actually quite good!

All in all, the experience was amazing, and put to the test body vs. mind. I can say I got home feeling like crap and with a headache (possibly due to a coffee deficiency)...hahaha.

Ems Herrgård (Fishing for Sea Trout in Emån)

This past Wednesday, I took a trip down to Ems Herrgård to fish on the Emån (Em River). Pretty expensive place to fish, but definitely very nice! To sum up, no fish....saw quite a few fish rolling and waking, but to my knowledge no one caught fish on Wednesday. Was pretty hard with the conditions (bright, sunny and warm) and could have hoped for a little cooler cloudier weather. Nonetheless a great day out on the water and I look forward to returning....hopefully in the fall for some sea trout when they are in full action mode!

Easter Weekend, Team Flannel and the Quest for Sea Trout

Here's a few pics from our latest adventure in Stockholm's Archaepelago on the island of Gålö. Johan, Davie and I headed out to try and battle some Sea Trout, but there seemed to be none at all....at least we didnt manage to catch any. Otherwise, it was an awesome way to spend our Easter weekend. A bit cold, but fun and great to be outdoor nonetheless!

Morning View from the Tent

Davie along the Coast

Lunch Break

Sausage Break after a long morning of fishing

The Ford Fiesta, PACKED TO THE BRIM!

Davie and Johan along the coast in a nice bay

Team Flannel and our fire

Davie carrying a log across the bay

And here's a video of my fire steel, actually worked great all weekend!