Long story short: while some of my friends are very punctual, others
have major problems in fixing their timetables - or lack the
willingness to do so. It is most probable that their schedule will
become available very close to the date of departure. It is also
fairly probable that the dates of the trip will overlap the clave.

I, on the other hand, boast on being flexible. :-) Seriously,
personally I prefer to fix the dates early on if possible.

The location I have in mind for the second week is a relatively small
and somewhat isolated river flowing into the Arctic Ocean. The river
contains small salmon (grilse), and presumably also sea-run trout, but
is mostly famous for its sea-run charr. I've never fished this river,
but have heard and read a lot about it. The straw that broke the
camel's back was a discussion I had with a Finnish guy who had been
fishing this river in the last two summers. Hard-fighting sea-run
charr with dries (and nymphs), with the occasional grilse - I decided
that I would really make an effort to visit this river next summer.

The fishing licenses cost much more than in Sweden - something like 27
euros per day. (This is not at all unusual in Norway.) We would be
living in a tent, and we would have to carry a week's supply of food
(something like a five-mile hike).

According to the texts I've seen, the charr run typically begins in
mid-July and lasts until the end of August. The week after the Swedish
clave would probably be better than the week before the clave.

--
Jarmo Hurri

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