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The sea fishing season has started and it’s time that fresh water fishermen find there way to the coast. As a natural progression our choice of fishing follows the seasonal weather changes. Our lakes temperatures are reducing and the trout species are entering their breeding phase. While pondering over the season that has passed one of my greatest ocean adventures suddenly came as a vision. Landing my first yellowfin tuna!
Text/photo's skot
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Now the salmon season has long since passed us. It is time to focus on some new forms of fishing. Most important it is time to catch the first cod of the season. Many people don’t have the money to buy big fancy boats to chase cod in the deep, so why not try fishing from land. It works!
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Fashion dictates so much of our everyday life that it comes as a surprise that even the world of fishing is affected. Yes it’s true! Species that were once considered valuable table fish are now the domain of beginners and the “old timers”.
photo and text skot
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Late summer is a fantastic time here in Norway often the light summer breeze blows across the open rocky coast. This is the best sign that the mackerel season is underway. My father and I had an idea to test our salt water fishing skills and the chance to catch a mackerel could not be missed.
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Our Russian agents N.T.E sent me to Russia for many reason. The main task for the trip was to test a new and exciting river on Russia’s kola peninsula. What a thrill to be some of the first people to ever fish this river. Our team consisted of a mixed bunch; each of the four members has had years of experience in guiding and designing fishing adventures for those that love a challenge. I only hope that other fishermen follow in our footsteps.
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In my last article I spoke of the brown trout adventure my mates and I experienced in the upper reaches of Sidorovka. Now it’s time to guide our readers down stream and expose the wild salmon of the Russian tundra.
Photo/text skot
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The are salmon rivers in this word that only need to be mentioned in conversation to have fishermen’s pulses running overtime. Finally after years of dreaming I finally had the chance to fish the wild steps of Russia’s Kola Peninsular.
SKOT
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The world of worm fishing has to be the oldest form of fishing known to man. Since time began our ancestors have caved hooks from bone and sought to find a meal. Times have changed and now we are sports fishermen that seek pleasure from this pursuit. In the final chapter of my trout trilogy my aim is to guide you through the basics of worm fishing.
Skot
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We have come to part two of our trout trilogy. This is what could said to be the most discussed form of fishing though out the entire world. Fly fishermen are a world unto them selves. Hours of studying insects and the winter months tying fly patterns made with exotic materials. All this is done to outsmart a creature that could never be described as overly intelligent. Yet there is an overwhelming pull all trout fishermen feel towards the world of tweed.
Skot
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Are you in the market for an adventure that wet dreams are made of? Well our man from Tana (northern Norway) has just what you are looking for. Torstein Erlandsen has years of local knowledge in both Northern Russia and eastern Finnmark. He is the only man we trust when we are travelling north. The good news is Skot and I am northward bound for our annual Russian adventure.
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Spring is the greatest indicator that the brown trout season is on the way. Over the next few weeks I will follow my mates to countless lakes in search of that perfect browny. Our the next few weeks you have the opportunity to learn simple tips about the major forms of trout tips.
Skot
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Fishbooking.com is on a constant search for ways to help fishermen complete a perfect package. Not only do you need to find where the fish are hiding but when it’s time cook your dream fish. Why not have some help? We have teamed up with one of Norways best restaurants to present the ultimate guide to the best tips for any amateur chief.
Torbjørn
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Fifty kilometers east from Bergen you will find one of the many side roads that the average tourist would drive past with out a seconds thought but trust me a few kilometers down the narrow road is a seldom visited treat. Not only are you surrounded by thousands of years of history but also you stand a chance of catching salmon, trout and sea-trout. What more can you want?
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Rivers come in all shapes and sizes. Norway has a huge variety to choose from. Your individual preference often is governed by what it is you read in the press. For example if you read many of the local and international magazines you will see photo’s of muscle bulging monster salmon taken in wide fast flowing rivers. Editors love to use these fish as cover photos just to sell their publications. I too can be accused of this. Unfortunally what we miss is some of the most fun fishing there is to be found.
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Swimming in our oceans you will find creatures going by the name of king prawns, king salmon and king this and that. Lets not forget Australian queen fish and royal trumpet fish. As far as I’m concerned there are only one king and that is Kingfish (Seriola Lalandi). Crowned for one simple reason they are the true kings of all the sport fish that swim the southern ocean.
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Finding new or available river some days can be a nightmare. Despite the advantages of my job the constant search for new rivers that are not crowded with fishermen is difficult. Seventy nine-kilo meters west from the historic West Coast capital Bergen is such a river. Located on the doorstep to Hardangerfjord, Steinsdalselva( River) if famed as one of Hordalands best tourist attractions. It is here you can walk under a huge waterfall but that’s not all.
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Harling simply put is salmon fishing from a riverboat. This is some thing I’ve never attempted and when the offer came I jumped at the chance to land my first Bjøra salmon from a traditional riverboat. I was fortunate to be guided and rowed by the best. Bo Olsson has long held a reputation as the best and this year he took the first salmon of the season. So you can imagine I was like a kid in a candy store when he rang and offered me a day on the river.
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Eida is not a river in its own right but it is the upper stretch of one of the world’s great salmon rivers Bjøra. Hidden in north Tronderlag only a few kilometres upstream is a river stretch that invites any salmon fisherman.
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One of the many aspects of my job is testing the many lodges that fishbooking.com offer. The first test of the 2002 season was a new company called ALT I FISKE. A friendly open man called Eirik manages this lodge. He is both owner and manager this lodge. My first impression was positive; Eirik runs a professional set up with everything a fisherman needs. Added to this the fishing in the local district, (Vats in southern Norway) is red hot.
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The salmon season it just around the corner and it time to sit down and dig out the information about the up coming year. It must be said that its difficult to pin point the exact numbers of salmon in each river, each and every year but we can ascertain a very good prediction. By looking at past figures and speaking to biologists I have managed to discover what this year could be if all the factors fall into place. The following review is not a review of every single river her in Norway but a review of some of the best.
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The Hunch Back of Natradam was a hard working bell ringing freak. His local village ran in fear for the simple reson. He was an ugly bloke. As with all fairytales he became loved and respected for his strength and looks. The same could be said for the Australian snapper. It may be ugly but what a fighter
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I’ve written about the wild rainbow trout living in lakes such as Skogseidsvannet but there is a dark side to the rainbow issue. Despite this our crew here at fishbooking have found benefits that can’t go unsaid.
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Åmselva in lower Vats in the district of Rogaland is the first river in our state of the art booking system. Eirik Reinsnos who is the manager of “Alt I fiske” sells cards for this river and is thrilled to be the first of many new rivers to join the Fishbooking family.
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So much has been said about the lack of coastal cod in the east of Norway but here in the west things ”rock and roll”. One particular day comes to mind. The boss and I have never really had the chance to fish together. He’s got his job and I’ve got mine. So a plan was hatched to sneak out of the back door and bag a little fish. What was planned and what happened was a world apart!
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Cold water fishing is always a blast but the fact that it is so cold that safety is a big factor. Neoprene waders are a blessing for the spring/winter fishermen. While fishing with the boys some thing happened to me that opened my eyes.
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My first meeting with a Norwegian fisherman was one of the most interesting days of my life. Fortune smiled on me that day, I latter learnt that he’s a writer with one of Norway’s many magazines. I could not believe my luck to be living next to another journalist. After a few beers and the obligatory chit chat about our favourite forms of fishing he invited me along with a few of his mates to try our hand at night fishing for sea-trout.
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Someone once asked me why the hell do I spend so much time in the macho bullshit world of fishing? The person that asked me this question is now my ex-wife. It is so sad to say that she didn’t comprehend my life long love of fishing. I guess she saw it as day off with the boys in an exclusive macho club. In fact the reason I love fishing so much is not about killing big fish but the spellbinding attraction of Mother Nature.
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You have read my antics on the hunt for seatrout so by now you must be ready to sink your teeth into some serious seatrout fishing. Over the next few paragraphs I will give all my secrets and tips, so as you to can land a monster!
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Over the last few months I’ve written articles that are based on the ”how to” of fishing but both you and I could do with a break. So I’ve spent countless hours pondering how it came to be that I’m a fishing freak! As with all families fathers influence their sons, who in turn are influenced by their fathers and so one. I’m proud to say my family is no different.
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Images of fjords surrounded by white-capped mountains are the stereotypical representation of the Norwegian spring. Yet despite the post card image we sell as a national treasure it is true. Deep in Song Fjord I found the perfect example of this.
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There is a new invention spreading like wild fire among sports fishermen. The luxurious floating revolution is here to stay…..
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So often I am asked why it is we need fishing cards. Well the answer is so simple. The money spent by us is channelled into research and preservation. Last year alone 28 million kroner was raised, this is a round 2 million(£).
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Spring is in the air and only one thing comes to mind, Sea-trout fishing. The long winter months have given me many pleasures but it has been soooo long since I sank my teeth into the world of the sea going salmonoid, that I can no longer hold my breath. I’m blessed to have an open fire at home where I can daydream during the winter. My dreaming always ends up on a particular day at the start of last season.
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Images of long white sandy beaches with surfers, bikini clad women and rolling waves is a somewhat strange backdrop to fish for salmon but in Australia this is how it is done. Few people here in Europe know Australia has its own form of salmon. Although it’s not a true salmoniod it shears many attributes of its northern cousin. They are a hard fighting fish that has all the aerial tendencies to keep even the most die-hard fisherman happy for days.
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As we you would expect the” boss man” sent me to Australia to hunt down one of the worlds most feared creatures, the common every day man eating shark. I grew up in a shark fishing environment, so for me these feared creatures are not only one of my favoured sports species but also I believe that they are the sexiest fish that swim our seas.
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Pike fishing has become more and more popular here in Norway. In accordance to
this those of you that wish to fish pike should know if you throw the odd one
back there is with out doubt some guide lines need to be followed. Here is my
“Do's and don’ts” of pike fishing.
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As a young man I can remember seeing crocodiles swimming in our torchlights at night but never did I ever dream that I would come face to face with northern Europe’s own fresh water crocodile. The dreaded pike (Esox lucius). Here is an animal that needs no introduction. I’ve seen some teeth in my days but these mothers are sporting one hell of a set of fangs.
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G'day as you all know I've been traversing the back tracks of Southern
Australia in search of new hot spots and monster fish. My partner and I
drove thousands of miles and were blessed to have seen some of nature's wonders. Fishing in the wake of some of the worst bush fires in Australia's history only added to the atmosphere.
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Western Norway’s coast does not fit the stereotypical image that every one sees on television. Our winters are mild our summers are cold and it rains and rains. Every now and then we have the perfect winter and ice fishing is the first thing that comes to mind.
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Rainbow trout are considered a second-class fish here in Norway. A reputation I believe is undeserved. Rainbows are originally from the north west of America and were imported to Norway as a farm fish. Over time the odd fish escaped and now they are caught in our fjords, river and lakes. They range from 0.5 kg and up to 3kg but there are a few lakes where these fish have grown to monster weights.
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As we all know kids are the future and I’m of the opinion that they are the generation that will make or break the world we live in. I’m certain that this has been said a thousand times by a thousand different generations. Never has this on-going issue become more apparent that today. Our planet earth now has a population of over six billion, all of which demand their share of a limited resource. The generation that created the world we live in had an almost concrete belief that the fish in the seas were an endless resource and the property of anyone who had a boat. This I witnessed as a small boy.
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In the twelfth century the Lyseklosteret owned the fishing rights at Oselva (river). After the reformation the river then became the property of the king. Finally in 1878 the rights ended up in the hands of the of the local farmers, since then this river has had its dark days but its on its way back…
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Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) love warmer waters and are found along the entire coast of Norway. They range from the direct shoreline down to two hundred meters deep. Most people choose to fish Pollack with casting lures or trolling with wobbles. You will often find larger individuals hiding around reefs very close to land.
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Every year my mates and I take a trip up into the high mountains plateau with the single objective of catching a brown trout over the magic kilo mark. Before we left our home in BERGEN we had agreed on a pact of fly-fishing only. What we didn’t know is our mate that we were to meet on the mountain had a trick up his sleeve. This would prove to be embarrassing for all of us involved in the contest of the year.
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I´m the luckiest man in the whole world. My job sends me to some of the greatest fishing locations known to man. It is a task I undertake for the benefit of our readers. My traveling is not just for the fun of it but to find new and interesting tours which every one can book through our easy step-by-step system. Every now and then we stumble across the perfect trip..........
What can I say but I´ve done it again!
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As you all know I’m from the land Down Under. Yes, we have creatures that look strange and Christmas is a summer festival but we have more in common than you think
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Yellow fin tuna, yes please!.
Catching cod on the coast
Pollack fishing is it worth a shot?
Try fly fishing for mackerel it’s a blast. 
Sidorovkas the brown trout story
Sidorovka salmon. 
Varzina a dream river in the Russian tundra.
Trout trilogy, part two Fly fishing 
The man with the tundra as his playground
Summer trout trilogy.
Fishbooking.com welcomes Doctor livingstone to our family!
Stamneshella. 6000 years of fishing history.
Fishing Åmselva the New Zealand way.
THE KING IS BACK!
Steinsdalselva. Well worth a fish!
Harling for Trophy salmon.
Eida River. North Tronderlags hidden pearl. 
Southern magic
Salmon season’s round up for 2002
Southern snapper, What a profile!
A benefit to the farming problem!
Norway’s best and biggest booking system is on line!
A lunch time cod. 
Soul searching for the best Neoprene waders!
Sea-trout in the dead of night.
It’s no longer a mans world! 
Seatrout tactics 
What makes a fisherman? 
Winter Haddock. 
BELLY BOATING IN NORWAY: 
Fishing taxes for salmon fishing 2002 
Sea-trout at Spot-X
Australia's Salmon
Australian shark adventure
Pike tips
Fresh waters monster
Postcard from Australia
DISNEY ON ICE !!
On the other side of the rainbow
This is our future
Os river the king is back
FLY FISHING POLLACK
A mountain adventure on Hardangervidda western Norway
The other side of paradise!
An Australian trout adventure