Coming of the to-date biggest fish of the season on the last session last week. We were very excited to get this week going, knowing that we are closer and closer to seeing bigger runs of fish making their way into the river.
The conditions were looking great, both weather- and river-wise, though with some heavy rain forecasted for the beginning of the week.
For the first part of this week, we welcomed 10 new guests to our lodge — a group of family and friends from the UK, most of whom had never fished in Lakselv before. Heading out to the river for our “warm-up” session, the anticipation was high for the group. This anticipation was soon turned into joy for Paddy. He was swinging his full floating line when a big fish took his fly on the surface. After a hard fight, Paddy finally saw his fish being landed by his guide. The beautiful female salmon measured 100 cm and weighed 11.8 kg.
Over the next days, the group fished very hard, and a few fish were hooked, but they got the better of our guests. Especially Henry, who had to face defeat against a very big fish after a tough fight.
By mid-week, the group went home with unfulfilled dreams — dreams that will hopefully be realized when they return for a full week next time. A new, smaller group replaced the previous guests, arriving to a river that felt like it was just about to reach perfect condition. On Saturday, Nadeem experienced exactly that when, on one of our Zone 2 beats, he hooked into what turned out to be his personal best Atlantic salmon. The male fish took a big, bright fly in sunny weather. After an intense fight where the “buck” wouldn’t give in, Nadeem finally saw his target fish in the net — a 99 cm, 11 kg salmon.
The day after, it was George’s turn to test his skills against a Lakselv monster. George, being a seasoned angler with many big fish on his résumé, had no doubt that this was one of them. From start to finish, he fought the fish hard and well, and in the end, the biggest Olderø salmon of the season glided into the guide’s net. A stunning male of 111 cm that pulled the scale to 15.8 kg. What a fish to end the week — and the first 15 kg+ hat of the season was handed out to the happy angler.
It looks like exciting times are ahead of us, and we look forward to the upcoming weeks.
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If you would like to find out more information about Olderø Lodge and how you can join in on the action and fish it for yourself, make sure to take a closer look at our tour page. If you have any questions regarding this tour, you can contact our freshwater fly fishing team on 01603 407596 or by emailing them at info@sportquestholidays.com and one of the team will help you with your query.
