Kenji‭

My home river has a minimum size limit of 50 cm for keeping atlantic salmon, while I have seen online that some other places have a maximum size limit above which fish cannot be retained. Why is th...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

I am thinking about changing the backing on my reel for something thinner and stronger like gel spun line (I'm currently using 20lb Dacron). The goal is to fit enough backing into the reel for Atla...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

I have seen some folks handling fish in a rather rough way before releasing them. The other day I was in a similar situation and realized that I don't know well what the best practices are either. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I have been spending many hours by the water recently and usually try a lot of flies before I find what is working on a particular day. The question is: what to do with all the flies that got wet a...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

In addition to ssduplantis's mention to Tenkara, I would like to write that some fly rods are very portable. Some manufacturers make rods consisting of up to 7 pieces, which fit into a 40cm caniste...

posted 9y ago by Kenji‭

A buddy of mine has an ultralight set made by a Swedish maker called Trangia. It weights 330 grams for the burner, windshield, a 800 ml pan and a frypan. It works with a spirit burner, so you don't...

posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

It seems that your question is about efficacy of the method. I'm not a bow fishermen, but I know that some plankton feeders, such as the asian carp and the silver carp will not easily take a lure o...

posted 9y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

Catching fish depends on so many variables that it is hard to pinpoint what went wrong. Depending on weather, time of the day, and season, fish are located at different parts of the water body and ...

posted 9y ago by Kenji‭

Fish like this have been caught recently (this Autumn) in many freshwater bodies in Sweden (like Dalbergsån) and no one knows what they are supposed to be (as written in this article). Apparently,...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

The other two answers are correct. You can use plain old nylon or fluorocarbon monofilament lines and save cash (with the pitfalls mentioned by the others). Keep in mind, however, that specialise...

posted 7y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The fly patterns used in modern european nymphing are purposefully simple and effective. The philosophy behind these patterns is to suggest the shape of the insect instead of trying to perfectly ma...

posted 5y ago by Kenji‭

The easiest fly fishing technique to swing a wet fly, nymph, or streamer cast downstream. All you need to do is to cast downstream and let the current take your line until the fly sinks and comes u...

posted 5y ago by Kenji‭

I'm tying buzzer/chironomid flies to use when fishing under a slow retrieve in lakes. I thought that by chironomid we meant midges, and expected flies in sizes 18 to 26, but a lot of the patterns t...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Answering my own question, it seems to work. The trick is to use the lead/lead-free wire wraps to hold the bead in place. You can stick a few of the wraps inside the bead and turn the slot downward...

posted 8y ago by Kenji‭

Well, it seems that the mystery was solved: it is a common roach with a guanin deficiency that causes them to have a different colour, as explained by this ecologist (in Swedish).

posted 8y ago by Kenji‭