Oldero Lodge, Lakselva river, Norway - Client trip report

Max Sardi manager of Farlows, Pall Mall led a group of clients for us to the famous Lakselva River in Norway to the newest lodge on the river, Oldero Lodge. Oldero Lodge offers 2 miles of private water to 4 rods and is located on one of the prime pools on Beat 1 of the lower river. The lodge being located just 2 kilometers from the ocean ensures that you get to fish to large fresh atlantic salmon entering the river. A 23kg fish

Max's report of the fishing is below....

Our group arrived at the Alta airport and we were greeted by the Oldero Manager Ingo and the Head Guide Karl. On our way to the Lakselv we crossed the mighty river Alta and immediately your mind start's to wonder and play with you, so many big fish story’s!! Game on! – we arrived at the Oldero lodge late afternoon and we settled in. The Oldero Lodge is located in the lower part of the Lakselv river on a private island, just 5 minutes walk away from the Home Pool. Some of us went out fishing after dinner that evening and only few cast in we had some Grilse landed (all C&R). The condition of the river level was low but we made the best of it, most of the action was seen after the tides – with Home pool always showing fresh fish coming in the river system. It was also the pool that most of the fish were hooked and lost!  Fishing in the night time were condition seems to be better, fish will start to show in the pools as the light was fading and then again in the early hours on sunrise – spending the night by the Lakselv river is a truly an amazing experience. We had 18 fish for the week  to 4 rods, could have been more but quite few fell off from the hook, one really big fish lost by Jonathan at the net in Home Pool estimate 15/18KG. The biggest of the week was 30lb and Jonathan personal best, few more fish in the high 25lb were landed. I did hook a fish in the 6to6 Pool or Swimming Pool (named after lots of people fell in the river) at around 4:15am when the day break; this fish run me for the next beat and a half downstream! I could not hold this fish, played for about 30 minutes when he finally turned in a deep pool and I saw it twice – this fish was over 40lb. The hook come undone from his mouth when he went deep in the pool, not sure why….! One fight that I will always remember.  For the size of the river Lakselv can and does produce fish of life time and personal best, is not uncommon to hook fish of 30lb+ and sometimes even more. The Staff at Oldero Lodge are really professional at their job. They make you feel welcome and they can’t do enough for you. The one thing we all looked forward during  days fishing was the meals back the Lodge; Mummi our Icelandic private Chef was truly an amazing talented Chef. The food every lunch and dinner was stunningly cooked and presented, no one left the table feeling hungry! We certainly put on a few pounds during our stay but it was well worth it! I will be back next year.

Max Sardi

Farlows

   

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FISHING OLDERO LODGE ON THE LAKSELVA RIVER IN NORWAY IN 2014 PLEASE CALL US ON +44 1621743711 OR EMAIL: enquiries@flyodyssey.co.uk

Fly Fishing Monatna - Trip report

Pete Tyjas from EAT SLEEP FISH online fly fishing magazine recently led a group of UK anglers for us to the Yellowstone National Park region of Montana. They stayed at the fabulous Hubbards Yellowstone Lodge. Keep an eye for a series of upcoming articles in the ESF magazine.

Mat,

Thanks for arranging such an amazing trip to Montana. Nancy and the team at Hubbards were outstanding along with some world class fishing on the Yellowstone along with the fabulous days we had in the Park too.

The view from the lodge is worth the trip in itself along with the great guides. Would certainly suggest the spring creek trip as it is something a little different and I know Mark is still grinning from the big brown he caught!

Pete Tyjas

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Mexico and Seychelles action

Some great short films from two of our favourite destinations:  Casa Blanca and Playa Blanca Lodge in Mexico and Alphonse Island Resort in the Seychelles.

Mexico

Getting the Shot: Bone & Permit from 36North on Vimeo.

Seychelles

7 degrees south - Alphonse Island - official trailer from alphonsefilm on Vimeo.

Iceland salmon fishing update - Vatnsdalsa river

The Vatnsdalsa river in Iceland is one of the few rivers in the country that produces large atlantic salmon. It is having a good season with fish numbers up to 496 on the 8 rod river as of this morning. Average catches the last few days have been great with 25-30 fish landed daily. The largest fish so far this season has been 96cm. We will have access to a number of weeks on the Vatnsdalsa in 2014 so please get in touch if you are interested in fishing this river.

Fly fishing in Slovenia - client feedback

Slovenia is one of our most popular trout fishing destinations. We have had a large number of clients visit the region this season fishing both the Soca region and the lakes and rivers around Bled. Both these regions are ideally suited to both families and non fishing partners as there is a large variety of activities on offer. Our latest client to return had the following comments....

Hi Mat,

Yes we had a good holiday thanks, Pristava Lepena is a lovely place and the rivers and mountains were stunning. I only fished about 2 and a half days in the end as I didn't want to abandon Emma, but had plenty of fish in that time - over a dozen rainbows to 52cm, a dozen or so grayling to at least 2lbs on the Soca AND yes 3 marble trout which were really stunning fish. The biggest marble I managed was 21.5" from a deep pool on the Lepena, out on my own on the first day. Bit of a fluke as I didn't see it, didn't even see it take (often the way it seems with these fish, they are so well camouflaged). It took a size 20 black F-fly - lots of midges were hatching, so small black flies were often best, also Flying Ant, Black Gnat, Griffith's Gnat and small black klinks also worked. One of the best nymphs was a large San Juan worm strangely - Rok reckons they take it for a large midge larva. Rok was an excellent guide and also great company. His ability to spot fish was amazing, and he picked the right spot and fly time and again (often important with these picky fish, as fishing pressure is high).

We enjoyed Pristava Lepena, the food was excellent and the chalet very cosy.  Milan, Sylvia and Mya were great hosts and put on some extra activities in the evening including a star-gazing session with an astronomer, and even a concert with c. 30 very talented young musicians from a nearby orchestra camp. Emma enjoyed riding the Lipizanners which were beautiful and very smooth horses. The riding was however limited to two 1.5 hour routes - unfortunately they are not allowed in the Triglav National Park for the longer rides any more.

I've attached a few photos of the biggest marble trout. Will send a few more with a second email. Thanks for organising a fun and relaxing holiday

  

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Ben and Emma 

UK

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