My Ammerån - how it continued - the eighties <in Swedish>
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During the eighties, Göran, a year older than me and the youngest of
the boys in the neighboring farm, was my constant fishing companion at
the river's shores. We fished a lot and learned both new places and
new technologies. We tested new fly patterns and discovered dry fly
fishing. During this decade, I went from being a relative novice to
being a real connoisseur of Ammerån - at least from Moan
down to Skattlandsforsen
rapids. My casting technique gradually improved and I began to use
three flies in my fly cast. At the tip of the leader we always put a
black nymph, and on the upper hanger we usually put either a Teal,
Blue and Silver, Telemarkkongen or any other wet fly with silver body.
Depending on the conditions that prevailed, we had a wide range of fly
choises on the lower hanger - quite often a green nymph when fishing
in early June, and in the season's latter stages a purple nymph or
some new fly that we wanted to try out. The dry flies we used were
mostly self-composed patterns, and by the ones that have stood the
test of time and are still used today you find the Bôlôn favorite and
the Ajax fly.
The fishing tourism in Ammerån slowly started to increase, and it was
no longer so certain that you got to have your favorite places in by
yourself anymore. The minimum measurement for an approved catch
increased to 30 cm, and fish conservation association became more and
more active in issues aimed at making the river more attractive to
non-parish fishermen. Having parts of the river closed, either
completly closed or with stricter rules, were considered and
implemented. Amidst all this, my own fishing skille developed, and
continued so going into the nineties.
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