The year so far!

Been a bit lazy but finally the fish so far this year!

Pike 2.33kg

A veeeeeeery small pike! My new record! (smallest), worth a point though?

Pike 2.8kg

1,17kg Gös

All taken at Krykviken, Lidingö over two sessions in June. Looks like this new spot is a winner! i'll be back there again.

Albysjön; 17th May 2011

 1lb 10oz. of Tyresta Albysjön Perch, a cracking fish....

 Simon with a jack Pike, the first of the year. This one took a worm!

 1lb. 12oz. Perch taken on a float paternostered roach at the end of the session....

 Tyresta Albysjön, a nice place to fish in every way....

The same 1lb. 10oz. fish pictured above, a close up photograph this time...

 A third fish of 1lb. 12oz. which hit a legered worm minutes after the second fish, most likely these two were part of the same shoal moving throught the swim, explaining the siular size. A really well marked Perch this one...

Close up shot of the same well marked fish, a super specimen...

The venue today was Tyresta Albysjön and it turned into a memorable days Perch fishing. Almost immediately I had a cracking Perch of 1lb. 10oz. on a legered worm. A few hours passed where plenty of half pounders fell to worm, before Simon caught a jack Pike on the same bait! A five hour session was coming to a close when my roach livebait was taken, having missed an earlier run I was relieved to strike into this fish, a cracker which tipped the scales at 1lb. 12oz. I was just done releasing this fish when my legered worm rod was ripped off the rod rest and i struck into another fanrastic Perch, again 1lb. 12oz. though a nicely marked fish this time. The short session came to an end at 3pm., which just goes to show even a few hours out can really produce some good fish...



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Sandasjön; 15th March 2011

A full day out ice fishing today for Karl and myself and started in or usuakl spot. A cracking day of bright sunshine and we were basking in the sun with not a lot to do for 40 minutes before my rod went straight over and i was into a cracking Rainbow Trout that fought really well for three or four minutes before we saw it....

Al in action, look at the bend in that rod...

Finally got the fish to come up after a bit and handed it out, what a cracking Trout it was, my best to date, and not far of 4lb. My scales didn't have batteries though, so I put it down as a thre pounder to be safe and decided to release it to fight another day...

The head on that. The best part is it's back in the lake to be caught again....


Not a lot happened for a while after that, no bites at all, so we had a bit of lunch...

Karl in action, look at the bend in that forceps. The first man I've ever seen to eat a flask of noodles on a frozen lake, with a medical instrument....

After lunch we crossed the lake to a now favourite spot. I drilled my first hole and had a bite almost straight away, duly landing a 1lb. Rainbow Trout. Karl was having a frustrating time. After pimpling his bait for all of ten minutes he put the rod down for a minute, had a bite, just a tap, before the whole rod and reels were hauled across the lake at lightning speed before the whole lot dissapeared down Karls hole! It was funny, poor fish, poor Karl...

A nice pounder, my second of the day...


It wasn't long until I did the hat trick, a really delicate bite, a Roach I thought as I struck. not so though, another Rainbow Trout of 1lb. 3oz. this time...

Take the smile of yer face, number three this one...and yes I need a haircut.


Karl then had a couple of bites which didnt develop, a really frustrating day for him. Just to rub salt into the wounds I picked up a fourth, a slightly bigger creature of around a pound and a half this time. Took a photo of the trio, the last of which Karl is probably eating as I type this.

A trio of Rainbow Trout on the ice...

All in all a very good day for me, a very bad one for Karl, though he did enjoy getting out all the same. This is by far my best catch of trout, last time here was more regular with just the one fish caught, a fish of 2lb 3oz., a very good start to the year for me...
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Ice melting in the coming weeks, a full season to look forward to yet, might manage another trip out on the ice yet though...

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League Results 2010

Totals For the league as follows for 2010 after years end...

1st. Ed 70pts.
2nd. Al 67pts.
3rd. Karl 3Pts.

These totals include bonuses for biggest individuals of each species. Ed took largest Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bream, and Hornsimpa. Al had the largest Pike, Zander, Perch and Rudd.
Several species not caought at all during the year, notably, Silver Bream, Seatrout, Salmon, Eel and Tench...
Best of luck this year lads, hopefully we will all get out a bit more this year, not a lot of free time available to everyone last year.

Nedre Rudan, 16th September

Out at Nedre Rudan today, a very good lake for Rainbow trout. Arrived around 08.00 and started float fishing with maggot. After about 10 minutes the float went under and I struck into a small but hard fighting fish. Was please to see it was a bäcköring (brook/brown trout) very beautiful fish weighing in at 12oz (I have new digital scales finally). About 2 hours later I had a very strong bite on float fished prawn and was shocked to find a pike on the end of the line!!! It weighed in at 3lb 4oz. The old guy sitting close to me insisted that fish be killed. He is a member there and they dont want the pike eating the Rainbow trout. Bit of a shame really. About an hour later another good bite and this time a 2lb 7oz Rainbow trout, a very hard fighting fish and good fun on the match rod! There were fish jumping clear out of the water (up to a few feet!) all day which was quite a site. Not really many bites for me but the guys using flies were pulling in loads. A good lake and worth more attention in the future. Our camera is broken so a few pics here from the phone.

Early September 2010

Waxholm Sunset, always a stunner it seems...

A Perch of around a pound from Älbysjön...

Motoring out on the archipelago, rods ready to go...

Karl at sea on the Baltic...

Perch from Waxholm, both gassed up from deep water and taken home for the table. The smaller fis just over a pound, the larger a 1lb. 9oz, specimen that gave a great scrap on the light feeder rod...



A few snaps here from the first week of September. Last Tuesday Karl and I were invited out to Dalarna by Nick and we spent a few hours in the boat fishing on a breathtaking evening, though alas, no fish were taken, all this at the same time Ed was pulling out his 4kilo Pike! A really nice evening all the same...

A few das previous Karl and I had an early morning fish on Älbysjön, a little dissapointing, though we did get a couple of bites each. I had a couple of reasonable Perch of around a pound weight, though I had left the scales behind, so no points for the forgetful...

Last of all a good day at Waxholm yesterday, lots of Perch caught by myself, mostly smal but a few better fish caught to, pictured above. During the course of the day lost three reaaly hard fighting fish, certainly big Perch. This site is outstanding in late September for Perch, will be back soon. Will add points to the table for Ed's Rainbow Trout and Pike, as well as the Waxholm Perch.

Kyrkviken, Lidingö September 8th

At a different spot on Kyrkviken in Lidingö today, rushed down after work arriving around 6pm, very slow start to the day with just a few small roach and perch after a 30 min wait. Cast in the live bait rod with a quite large roach as bait and after only about 5 minutes the float was gone and i struck into a very hard fighting pike. Weighed in at around 4kg (my scales not the most accurate) A very fish and a great fight!

Rönningen, Hälsingland 21st August

Third time for me fishing at this lake close to a friends country house outside böllnås. The first two were a complete disaster with not even a bite... The lake is stocked with rainbow trout but they are not easy to catch! Got to the lake this time at around 06.30 and fished two rods on the ledger with salmon egg power bait. After about two hours without a bite a re-cast one of the rods and as soon as the bomb landed i saw a huge swirl in the water in the same spot ( i think the bomb pretty much landed on a fish) after a couple of seconds i started getting very small bites and struck. The fish went crazy, jumping out of the water several times and putting up a great fight. After about 5 minutes i managed to land the fish, a lovely rainbow trout weighing in at 1.9kg. I kept the fish and it was eaten for lunch!

Better late than never! Dreviken July 2010

Should have put up these pics a while ago... Me and Al headed out to the spot at Dreviken for the day. Plenty of smaller fish and some very beautiful Rudd. Inlcluding a good specimen for Al. One small pike for me too. No sign of the big pike that can usually be found here so another trip back in order. I don't remember the weights so hopefully Al can fill them in.

Zander; 15th July 2010

At long last, my first Zander!

A stonking Perch at dawn, 1lb. 14oz., a really thickset fish....

Horribly over exposed in blazing sunshine, but you get the picture, a nice Pike...

A very scenic venue, stunning everywhere you look and not a soul in sight....

An overnight fishing session at Albysjön alone tonight and it went very well indeed. Zander was the main hope, having never caught one I decided this was a likely place to catch one. I arrived at 7pm. and set up two rods on the rod pod, with eletronic alarms to help in darkness. Bait was rather tricky, most of the fish caught being very small, managed a small bream and a few Roach and got the baits out about 7.30pm. Not long to wait, when at 8pm. a screaming take registered on the left rod and a great fight followed as a good Pike fought all the way to the bank. It weighed in at 4.36kilo, just a tad under 10lb., a great start to the session.

Was happy to catch a few Loi for bait at dusk and put out a third rod on a quivertip with a live Loi as bait on a simple paternoster. Nothing for a while, then at 11pm. the quivertip bounced back, the line went slack and I wound down and struck. Not much of a fight in all honesty, but I knew before I saw the fish this was my first Zander, finally! The fish weighed 2lb. 3oz., a small fish, but I was delighted all the same.

The rest of the night was frustrating as my few livebaits ran out, the fish too small really. Dawn came at 3am. and I managed a few fresh baits. Put a Roach out on a free roving float at eight feet depth and it was soon taken, a good scrap this time and a superb Perch the result! 1lb. 14oz, went the scales, a super fish that was really deep and thickset. This lake has a reputation for big Perch and this fish was a taste of that. Not much doing fish wise for the rest of the morning, but very enjoyable due to the incredible scenery and wildlife. Over the course of the night I saw a Moose (a bit too close for comfort), Roe Deer, a Badger, a Fox, several Beaver and a Mink!

The lake itself is worth more attention, though three fish over 10 hours is rather hard work I reckon that on the right night the fishing might be quite good...

Grinda - A new fish!

Out to Grinda for the day. Not really fishing planned but took a rod along, fished ledgered worm in very deep water. Was very surprised by the two fish cought! I've never seen anything like this before. Apparently called a Hornsimpa and very rare these days in Swedesh waters, they are a protected species and normaly live in very deep water. A very strange looking fish! I didnt weigh the two caught and the swedish record is only 330 grams.

Stockbysjön May 9th

First time at a new spot today, was talking to a guy walking his dog while fishing at Kyrkviken and was told this small lake was full of specimen Rudd so decided to check it out. After a slow start I started getting bites although extremely hard to strike on, very slow bites with the float sliding slowly into the water. After some trial and error the fish started coming in. To my surprise I cought ONLY Rudd during the whole evening... Around 20 fish in the most perfect condition I have ever seen. The two largest weighing in at 1lb 7oz and 1lb 12oz! Specimen fish. Back today and tomorrow for another try as i'm sure there are even bigger ones here for the taking! I'll try and remember my camera next time so I can get some decent pics, its pretty much impossible with the iphone!

Lidingö May 3rd

Fourth time out at Kyrkviken for this year, still very quiet with just two fish taken. A very small Perch after about an hour and then a very nice Perch weighing in at 3lb 2" both fish taken on ledgered worm. This fish proving again that this spot is very very good for big Perch. Back again soon for another try...

Sandasjön; 17th Febuary 2010

Karl Stein with a 1lb 10oz. Rainbow Trout caught through the ice. You can see the amazement in his own eyes....

This fish puts Stein in joint first place with Ed, both of them having caught the same species at the same weight...

An enjoyabe few hours ice fishing at Sandasjön, Karl, Simon and myself droping out in mid morning. Karl immediately got off to a flier when he hooked a Rainbow Trout almost immediately, the fish throwing the hook off when it surfaced! Thinking we were in for a trout bonanza we fished on. A few small Roach followed, then a small Perch. Then Karl struck a small nible and found himself fighting a lovely Rainbow Trout which fought really well. Managed to get this one out, it went 1lb. 10oz. on the scales, giving him a place at the top of the table. Karl's first fish in about six months this! A really nice day out in good conditions, not too cold today...

Nedre Rudan; 16th January 2010

Ed with the first fish of 2010, a lovely ice caught Rainbow Trout weighing in at 1lb 10oz. The fish took a maggot baited mormonsk hook whilst it was being jigged in midwater..

Always awaited, the moment the fish comes up through the hole in the ice and you get to see wgat it is you have hooked...

Simon waits it out in harsh winter conditions, scenery stunning today...

My homemade ice fishing rod, put together from an old feeder rod which snapped at the base. No trout fell to this on today though....


A nice day out today, it being the first trip of the year For Ed, Jim, Simon and Al, ice fishing for Rainbow Trout at Nedre Rudan. The lake is rather small, though is a good lake for Rainbow Trout, he lake record here is just over 15lb.! Brown Trout and Char are also present in smaller numbers, the Char being difficult to catch. In summer season the presence of Carp, Mirrors and Commons, as well as a small number of Grass Carp and a head of Tench make this venue very interesting indeed.

today though it was Rainbow Trout we were after and Ed duly landed a very nice fish of 1lb.10oz.(3Pts.) after about an hour, a great way to kick off the years fishing. A small Perch to myself was the only other fish taken on a tough day when the fish seemed to be rather inactive, lots of anglers at the lake failing to catch today.

2009; Final Points Table

Another year gone by, 2009 a rather quiet one fo fishing ion comparison to previous years. Will be remembered as the year when Karl Stein almost failed to register a single point on the table, a truly remarkable achievement....

As always the bonus points to be awarded at the end of the year for biggest fish of every species that scored on the table, with 12pts. going to each. In addition the heaviest overall fish of the season gets a further bonus of 12pts.

Biggest scoring fish of each species as follows;

Rainbow Trout; Ed; 2lb. 1oz.; Rudasjön; May 29th.
Seatrout; Simon; 1lb. 2oz.; Strömmen; September 10th.
Pike; Ed; 13lb 2oz.; Dreviken; May 26th.
Perch; Ed; 1lb. 14oz.; Lidingö; May 31st.
Bream; Al; 4lb.3oz.; Tyresö Slott; April 23rd.
Ide; Rafa; 3lb. 8oz.; Dalarna; June.
Rudd; Al; 1lb 1oz.; Lovon; June 7th.
Sik; Al; 1lb 5oz.; Tyresö Slott; April 17th.

All the above fish are rewarded 12 Points, in addition the largest fish, Ed's Pike is also awarder 12 Points as heaviest fish of the year...

FINAL POINTS TABLE; 2009

1st. Al; 96 Pts.
2nd;. Ed; 70 Pts.
3rd Rafa; 30 Pts.
4th. Simon; 28 Pts.
5th. Phil; 4 Pts.
6th Tom; 3 Pts.
7th. Kev; 2 Pts.
7th Karl; 2 Pts.
7th. James; 2 Pts.

So there it is folks. 2010 has now begun and the slate is clean again. Ice fishing is now a viable option, which i will be organizing in the coming week now that it is safe on the lakes. Hopefully Zander will become a feature this year, possibly also Carp and Tench also. Perhaps also a week fishing somewhere. Thanks for the company guys over 2009, hope you all land a few monsters this year..