Just a moment of philosophizing…

By Thomas Samuelsen

To philosophize is indeed sometimes glorious. To let your mind float freely, on one's best pastime and hobby. "We" in Denmark probably forget how privileged we are about our nature and environment, our own backyard.

Iced stones somewhere along the coastline in our backyard...

When it comes to fishing for seatrout, I don’t think there are particular issues or special things you can do, besides imitating seatrout natural food items, at different times of the year. If you know a little biology in the water and on seatrout habitat preference, you are very well advanced in the quest for success. Success is not lessened by the use of flies which imitate seatrout natural food items. The secret and the challenge for beginners in seatrout world is finding out which places the seatrout likes and what are the food items on the site. The solution is time and experience, which you only get when you spend much time at the coastline and by talking with local guys, with the coveted experience for seatrout and its behavior.

Some flyfishermen might recognize it: Eltangvig, which is completely frozen at the moment.

I have suffered the same dilemma traveling filled with excitement towards Norway, to fish for salmon. I’ve perhaps only one week available to fish for the king of all fish, the Atlantic salmon, and we must accept, that I’ve limited experience and the conditions of weather and stream flow, may not be optimal for fishing just the week I’ve available. Therefore it is necessary to get success, to talk with the locals and get tips and tricks by them in their own way of fishing under the same conditions.

Completely covered with ice...

Perhaps they don’t fish because of the conditions are not optimal and it is a waste of time to fish for salmon. As a fishing tourist I’ve no way of wasting the precious time, when I’m at the river in a foreign country. I'll have to fish even if the conditions are not optimal or even poor. As a result, you may not have the expected success of fishing, although you do as the locals and is active at the water. It’s nature's whims and even if you got the skills, you do also need a bit of luck.

The BBQ bench with snow.

The weather and surroundings are just some of the variables, we cannot control. Therefore it is important that we enjoy the moments at our fishing waters. I don’t fish to catch anything, but just to fish. If I am so lucky to catch a fish, I see it as a gift from nature and a diligence price. Just enjoy doing what you like most: flyfishing. Take a break, sit down and have a look at the wonderful nature around you.

Overview on an icy Kolding Fjord.

As I write, winter has arrived in seatrout country and pictures show some of the spots that may carry a seatrout or two. If I was going fishing in this cold conditions I for sure will go to places where the tide creates some current and deep water close to shore.

Loomis in the sunset.

Thight lines, Thomas

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