AUGUST

Eight kilo seat-trout in Alta river
Roger Hoaas og John-Ketil Hoaas have caught a few fish in their days but this week in Alta river they had the fight of their life. They were so luck that they managed to land one of the monster sea-trout that can be found in the river.

Skot

Sweden null Norway one!
Norwegian fisherman Jan Hammersvik was enjoying a days fishing with a fellow guest of one of the many camping grounds here in Norway. Suddenly what they thought was a mink swimming on the surface turn out to be a salmon the Swede tried in vein to catch what should have been a hard fighting salmon. Yet this fishy story took a funny twist!

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Updated salmon(catch) statistics
Here is an over view of the total salmon catch for some of our better know river. 02.08.02 14.30

Morten Lund

Trouble in Neidenelva (river)
The landowners that control Neidenelva (river) are concerned over the stocks of wild salmon. This is due to the large numbers of fish caught by net fishermen. These fishermen have used the current dry spell in the north to kill enormous numbers of wild salmon in the river mouths of some of the world’s most important wild salmon reserves

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20 kilo fish in Finnmark
VESTRE JAKOBSELV(Finnmark): Jan Tore Aronsen can proudly clain to a trophy hunter. Since 1992 he has caught salmon weighing 20 kg, 18 kg and this year he has tipped the scales at 19.6 kg. Well done!

Skot

Figgjo foiled by government plans
There is one thing is this world that you can count on. Governments not telling the truth! It had claimed that the new salmon protection act would protect rivers such as figgjo in southern Norway but it was wrong they have done the opposite. Now Figgjo is faced by an even greater threat.

Skot

Orkla River could break a 15 year old record.
Rune Krogdahl the marketing manager for Orkla river and he is proud as punch. Orkla will be the top river in Tronderlag this year. He claims the river is still full of big salmon that are more than willing to give any fisherman a challenge.

Skot

The trouble continues at Drevja River
Bjørn Johnsen from Steigen is so shocked with the treatment of trout Drevja River that he considering class action against the government.

Skot

Sea-lice outbreak in the North.
Sea-lice numbers are in danger of killing large number of sea-trout and sea- char in Alta fjord. Never has there been so many lice recorded on individual examples of fish. Researchers have found up to 200 lice on small sea-char

Blood bath at Forsmofosen
Sea-trout that sit under the fish ladder i Forsmoforsen are been slaughtered by so-called anglers. Large numbers of fish are been caught by fishermen foul hooking their prey with over sized hooks.

Drammen River is a record breaker!!
Hellefoss in Øvre Eiker was where Arild Lilleås hooked and landed a fish weighing over 17 kilo. Finally he has broken his personal record. This season Norwegian fishermen have broken records over the entire country despite the low water flow in many of our river.

Drammen river shows how it’s done.
Hellefoss in Øvre Eiker was the place that Arild Lilleås hooked into a mighty salmon that lead to a new personal record, 17.kilo. No amount of fancy words could describe the smile on his face

Verdal is to greet tourist with open arms.
Verdal (northern Norway) A group of river owners have began a program aimed at capturing the tourist market for salmon fishermen.

Etna is back were it belongs.
Just a small note from everyone here at fishbooking.com. One of the many rivers that have joined our exciting booking system has sent us a little treat. Read and weep!

Angler dies on river!!!!!!!
An angler in his 60’s fell Friday morning at Sævareidelven in Fusa (county). He was quickly pulled on shore but it was already too late.

The latest salmon catches from around Norway.
Here is the latest from Norways best rivers. This is always a great guide to use before planning your next holiday, Take note the rain is starting to fall up North so our next up date is worth watching.

Six kilo’s of luck.
HOLMFOSS (Dagsavisen): Karl Erik Møller has just done some thing for the first time, Now he is 6-kilo luckier. He explained that he has never fished salmon before. In fact it was his first attempt at salmon fishing. He was seen holding his sexy silver love. In fact he went on to say that he would not swap his new love for any woman!

The north is praying for rain.
After a great start to the season the fishing has slowed down due to an unusually dry summer. The locals in North-Tronderlag are praying for a good rain.

Dale river opens in style.
Dale river (50 kilometers from Bergen) Sunday night was the opening day for the season and Øystein Sellevold was one of the many keen fishermen ready to kick of the season. Sellevold managed to catch two salmon. The largest of these was just over four kilos.

Volunteer moving of farms in new salmon reserves is a utopian idea!
Already the first reactions after the new salmon protection plan was released are almost comical. The government has asked for many of the fish farms located in protected catchments and fjords to join the voluntary moving program. As expected no one is willing to help and maybe the source of diseases and parasites will be here to stay.

The new wild salmon protection act !
The two government department involved in protecting the worlds largest wild stocks of salmon has released the long awaited announcement for the protection of Atlantic salmon. A complete plan for the fjords and catchments that contain the worlds last great salmon runs now looks like it will be introduced! The two areas affected by the new laws are Northern Norway and inner Songfjord.

Will anyone help Vefsn river?
Things are so bad on my river I can hardly speak about it. This is the latest word for river owner Erling Karlsen and leader of the Kvalfors river owners group. So far this season only five salmon have been hooked in Vefsn (River) since the 1st of June.

New river bag limits in 2004
The future of salmon can be driven like that of our moose hunting here in Norway. Tonnage limits could be set on all rivers here in Norway. Fishermen have reacted negative to the proposal put forward by Direktoratet for naturforvaltning (DN)

Fantastic results for this years outgoing salmon smolt.
This year’s count of the sea-lice on the outward travelling smolt has shown good results. The West Country has been plagued by high mortality rates due to huge volume of lice per fish. In fact it’s the best result recorded in the 1998-2002-research period.

Good results for the early season at Numedalslågen
Salmon have arrived early this year at Lågen this year. It is so seldom that fish are caught so early in the season as far up stream Brufoss (falls). Added to this reports of good fishing are pouring in over the entire system.

Gaula (River) is leading the race.
The latest reports from Gaula clearly place it on the top of the list this season. Over 180 salmon were caught in the first weekend. The locals expected this but as we reported no one expected Gaula to produce so many fish in one weekend.

Verdalselva kicks off the season with a bang!
A half-hour before the opening bell Sören Nordborg wandered down to his spot on the river, just below the falls called Østnesfosses at Vuku. It was here he “set up” his rod and with the waiting spectator on hand to see him land a fish all he needed to do is land his first fish for the year. He claimed that it took no more than half an hour to land his first. It was an impressive seven kilos. To add to his pleasure a fellow fisherman landed a ten kilo beast just up stream

Opening day !
The next round of the season has just opened and the reports are already coming in. I was at my local river for the first cast. Unfortunally the lack of rain over May as led to low water flow in the river but that has not stopped the locals from giving it a shot.

Numedalslågen is on fire!!
The latest reports from Numedalslågen are the their river is ready for a great season. Mr Åsestad from the local river owners group has reported clear water and good flows. Large numbers of fish have been spotted in and under Åbyfoss (falls). Temperature is at a optimal 12.C, which is said to be ideal for this river.

More trouble in Tana
Tana is the world’s largest salmon river- we can’t risk any unforeseen accident effecting the wild genetic population. This is the latest statement from the general sectary of WWF- Norway, Rasmus Hansson. He latter went on to say that no one could guaranty that the new mystery parasite that has been found will not spread or infect the wild population. For this reason he is calling for the destruction of all farmed for the suspect region.

The fish that almost got away!
A local fisherman in Dovre (river) caught a 2.3-kilo fish in the most unusual way this week. He found himself “catching” his prey!!

A unwanted pest in Alte river.
Seals have been sighted feeding in the lower half of Alte River in the last few days. Ivar Leinan is one of the local representatives for this river and he wishers to relocate the seals away for the river mouth.

The season is underway. Tronder's first salmon
Finally the salmon season has started and fishbooking’s office crew manned the phone until the small hours. It was not until 3 am that the first report came in. Bernt Gjelsten took the first fish in Tronderlag and it weighed in at three kilo. This lead to a race to land the first “big” fish of the year and as it would happen by 6 am the phone rang. The boss was pleased to hear that two local rowers took the first beast. The lucky man was Kjell Persson and he was rowed by one of the rivers great characters Bo Olsson.

Fishbooking opens the season!!
After along winter and some breathtaking sea-trout fishing finally the salmon season has started. We here at fishbooking like everyone else can’t wait a second longer. The journalists have packed their bags, lures, flies, rods and every other fishing equipment known to man. All that is needed is a direct course to Trondelag.

NEWS FLASH. New parasite discovered in fish farm.
It has be discovered that an unknown salmon parasite been found in two aqua farms in Finnmark. Now the county veterinarian has hit the alarm button. Fishbooking.com now has begun to scream at the top of its voice that its now time for a plan concerning the constant spreading of salmon farms in Finnmark.

The annual catch report is out!
Roksdalsvassdraget (catchment) figures have been realised and again it showed an increase in the number of salmon caught for the 2001 period. With the new season around the corner everyone is optimistic for yet another great year.

Will test parasite from trout.
Shortly will the Norwegians Veterinarian Institute begin a radical new method to test the manner in which the dreaded salmon parasite Gyrodactylus Salaris spreads.

New Salmon tags for 2002
Problems in the tagging system has forced the Newfoundland and Labarador salmon council to introduce new tages

Growing fear for Lærdals river’s salmon stocks
Growing concerns over the safety of Lærdals gene stock has led to the river owner action group to voice their opinion over the storage of their salmon gene pool.

DFO announces five-year Atlantic Salmon Management Plan
St. John's ... Fisheries and Oceans Canada today announced a new five-year
(2002-2006) Atlantic Salmon Management Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador,
based on the Adaptive Management Strategy and river classification system
that has been in place for the past three years.

A surprise gift from a local hero.
A local fisherman that was known and loved by all at Mistra and Renaelva (rivers) passed away four years ago. This in its self is a sad story but it has led to an interesting turn of events. You see the man in question has donated 281,000 kroner to the river managers. So as his slice of paradise will live on and with help from this money it may grow.

Fishing taxes for salmon fishing 2002
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(£).

Here in Norway a storm has started due to a resent government declaration!!
A resent study has concluded that 5% of salmon and trout that are realises die as a result of their encounter with fishermen. As a result catch and realise is to be banned in Norway. Despite the need for conservation in our rivers the animal protection society has long claimed that it is a barbaric act. This has left many sports fishing groups pondering the future of salmon in this country.

CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS IN FARMED SALMON
Friends of the Earth today (Wed 3 January) called for more Government research and the compulsory labelling of all farmed fish following news of the discovery of increased levels of cancer-causing PCB contamination in farmed salmon. Of greatest concern is the discovery of contamination was up to "ten times higher" in farmed fish than wild caught fish. [1]. In Scotland the salmon farming industry is worth ?260 million - greater than that of the Highland beef and lamb industries put together - and supports 6,500 jobs. Commenting, FoE's Director Kevin Dunion said:

Commercial Fishermen protest outside court
Commercial fishermen have gathered outside the NSW Land and Environment Court to support a landmark case aimed at protecting the state's fishing industry.

The Frugal fisherman
Last month's monumental decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to list the silver salmon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act may have you wondering, "what's going to happen to sport fishing on the northcoast?" Well, that's a good question! Now that these fish are protected by this federal ruling it surely will have an impact on local fishing, but it might not be as drastic as it seems. Fishing for other fish will continue.

Cod-ban trawlers are wiping out young haddock
BRITISH fishermen banned from large areas of the North Sea as a European Commission emergency measure to protect cod are now wiping out juvenile haddock which are seen as even more important to the industry's future.

SELFISH" IRISH GOVERNMENT IGNORES PLIGHT OF EUROPE'S THREATENED STOCKS OF WILD SALMON.
Not only is the Bush government taking a backward step for salmon conservation but the Irish goverenment is showing the world take It has no idea whats going on

Clean up rivers and Atlantic salmon will come
Things are bad for wild Atlantic salmon all over, but that doesn't mean people should stop trying to help the fish, which are classified as endangered in Maine in eight rivers. That was the message at a salmon habitat workshop at the University of Maine that drew experts from the West Coast, Canada and Europe. Maine has the last wild Atlantic salmon in the United States. Of the 2,005 known wild Atlantic salmon rivers in the world, nearly 300 have lost their fish completely. Another 403 have populations that are endangered and populations are in critical conditions on another 236 rivers. Salmon have become extinct in 294 rivers

Governments Should Act to Save Wild Atlantic Salmon, Says New Report
It a common problem that governments can not find a way to help the falling number of wild salmon.

Salmon numbers continue to fall

The World Wide Fund for Nature says stocks of Atlantic salmon have reached their lowest-ever levels.
In the last 25 years, WWF says, salmon numbers have fallen from 800,000 to 80,000. It says urgent action is needed to save the species from extinction, and wants science-based catch limits. WWF says it is commercial fisheries in the United Kingdom and Ireland that are catching most of the salmon today. Representatives of member governments of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) are gathering in Canada for the group's next meeting. Its members are Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Russia and the US. NASCO assesses the status of wild salmon populations and develops policies to protect them. WWF "strongly urges NASCO members to follow the advice of scientists and adopt all necessary measures to restore runs of wild Atlantic salmon".

Bush Pulls Back Salmon Protections
The Bush government has proven it reputation on protection of wild life yet again!

Robot Sub Finds Food Stash Under Ice
Reasearcher have been suprised by finding in the Southern Oceans!!

Yet another river system under a black cloud!
G’day as you can see we here at fishbooking have been keep busy since my arrival back from Australia. I have started to fill those stupid empty spaces in our page and I’m proud to say we have added a “ton” of information. In the last few weeks I have written the government rules for salmon and trout fishing, news ways to cook fish, and updated all the latest fishing news here in Norway. Norway's government has an image as the nature friendly power. All things such as our wild rivers and mountain are protected for both there economic and cultureral value. This is not the entire truth!

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