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angling.blogg.se is providing you regularly with the latest news on my fishing activities in Forshaga, Sweden and the rest of Europe. Some of the activities are related to my studies at “Forshaga Sportfiske Akademin”. 
This blogg represents up to date sport fishing. Therefore a great value is set on C&R respectively selective harvesting practices.

 
Tight lines & skitt fiske!
Claus 
                                           
                                                        
                                       

The fishing from the banks of Klarälven is now impossible as there is ice allover. But fortunately the nearby lakes are covered with a layer of ice - currently around 8cm. So we started the ice fishing season this afternoon at Acksjön. Temperatures were at minus 8°C and a chilly northerly wind made it feel even colder.
 
                                


Just 4 perch were taken - by Johan & “Gubbe” - but the season has just started. The methods applied ranged from classical small spoon to mormyschka and vertical jig sweetened with maggots. The ice fishing will also be more comfortable especially when being properly equipped with some warmer footwear.... An Irish Coffee in front of the TV of well heated Bergsgården compensated us for the slow fishing.

                                        

The alarm clock rings. It's 5.15 a.m. Crazy to get up that early as others might think. But John and I want to make sure we have our deadbaits in the water by 6.30.
At 7.30 my rod is bent. Just five minutes later there's a pike lying on my unhooking mat. The scales show a weight of 5,5 kg.

                                   

At the end of the fishing day this fish will almost be forgotten - thanks to John. Less than one hour after my fish he is playing a fish as well. He has meanwhile switched from baitfishing to spinning tactics. But surprise, surprise it's not a pike! It's a trout of 6,9 kg.

                        
                         That's his trout's weight


But after that John managed to catch an even bigger fish. See below. The scales this times stopped at a weight of 7,8 kilos - what a salmon!



                  

On Monday morning we are standing at Forshagaforsen for practicing some underhand casting with the double handed fly rod. In the afternoon we finally get the chance to wet a fly.
But as the salmon fishing is really slow I decide to switch to my single hand rod, tackled up for pike. After 20 minutes of fishing I’m standing in the boat with my rod completely bent. Yes, pike on fly!