Lapland clave 2004

"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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Hi all,

So, finally I have decided a destination.


Sounds great. I've gone through an agonizing week-long decision-making
process (see the post on "Next Years Plans") but I'll be skipping my summer
school this year to come home, but coming to the clave on my way back to
Congo. Put me down for a bed in the cabin, as I'll be travelling fairly
light (I hope), and will be coming in from the US.

For those looking at flying in, last year I got a ticket on RyanAir from
London to Stockholm for $49, it cost $10 for a bus ride to Central Station,
where I got an overnight sleeper train to Umea for $79. After the clave, I
took a bus/train combo back to Stockholm for $59, then flew RyanAir to
Germany for (true) $9. It was a very affordable way to get to Umea, and all
the schedules matched up perfectly. Since there were no connecting flight on
RyanAir, there was minimal risk of losing out on a connecting flight because
of delays.

--riverman

Sounds great. I've gone through an agonizing week-long decision-making
process (see the post on "Next Years Plans") but I'll be skipping my
summer
school this year to come home, but coming to the clave on my way back to
Congo. Put me down for a bed in the cabin, as I'll be travelling fairly
light (I hope), and will be coming in from the US.

Does this mean we have a bit more flexibility in the timing of the clave?
(HINT) :-)

Vaughan

I'm in, yes indeed.

Seeing all the follow-ups with speculations about the exact timetable
of the clave made me a bit unsure of whether the date is already
fixed. Is the main event August 2-10 for sure?

The reason I'm asking this is that the beginning of August is
typically also the time when our group is fishing for salmon in
northern Finland and Norway. They might be flexible, though, so I will
let me know my timetable once it's fixed. (The clave has the highest
priority for me.)

Vaughan: We talked earlier about fishing for sea-run charr in Finnmark
region. Still interested?

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Jarmo Hurri

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Vaughan: We talked earlier about fishing for sea-run charr in Finnmark
region. Still interested?

--
Jarmo Hurri

I'm always interested Jarmo but next year will be somewhere between
difficult and impossible. Even joining the clave for that week is going to
be difficult but at worst I will join sometime Friday and stay on until
following weekend. After seeing Roger's pictures it would be hard to
resist..........

cheers

Vaughan

btw - how is the thesis going?

"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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I'm in, yes indeed.

Seeing all the follow-ups with speculations about the exact timetable
of the clave made me a bit unsure of whether the date is already
fixed. Is the main event August 2-10 for sure?


The timetable was set when Myron told me that those dates were the best for
him.
I wouldn't personally mind it if it happened a week later, but I'm more than
OK with the set date too =).
The pictures that I included in my first post were from the first week of
August so normally it is a good time of the year for that area.

/Roger

"Vaughan Hurry" wrote...
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After seeing Roger's pictures it would be hard to
resist..........

That is certainly the truth. What fine pictures of a beautiful area. If anyone
reading this thread is even close to your slice of the world, it should be hard
to resist attending.

Thanks for the photos, Roger.
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TL,
Tim
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Roger The timetable was set when Myron told me that those dates were
Roger the best for him.

Ok.

Roger I wouldn't personally mind it if it happened a week later, but
Roger I'm more than OK with the set date too =). The pictures that I
Roger included in my first post were from the first week of August so
Roger normally it is a good time of the year for that area.

I don't know if one week really makes any difference, but I guess I
would prefer the earlier week for more light (less sleep? :-)) and
maybe a bit warmer weather.

I have an idea or two about good flies, but new ideas and suggestions
are always welcome. (The hottest part of the tying season starts right
after Christmas.)

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Jarmo Hurri

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Vaughan: We talked earlier about fishing for sea-run charr in
Finnmark region. Still interested?

Vaughan I'm always interested Jarmo but next year will be somewhere
Vaughan between difficult and impossible.

Ok, so I won't count you in this year.

Vaughan btw - how is the thesis going?

Defended the thesis successfully 10 days ago. Feels like a big weight
had been removed from my chest.

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Jarmo Hurri

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Defended the thesis successfully 10 days ago. Feels like a big weight
had been removed from my chest.

Congratulations!

"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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Roger The timetable was set when Myron told me that those dates were
Roger the best for him.

Ok.

Roger I wouldn't personally mind it if it happened a week later, but
Roger I'm more than OK with the set date too =). The pictures that I
Roger included in my first post were from the first week of August so
Roger normally it is a good time of the year for that area.

I don't know if one week really makes any difference, but I guess I
would prefer the earlier week for more light (less sleep? :-)) and
maybe a bit warmer weather.

I have an idea or two about good flies, but new ideas and suggestions
are always welcome. (The hottest part of the tying season starts right
after Christmas.)

Jarmo,

Mayflies and caddisflies =)
Not the answer you wanted?
Well, here comes what I've discovered so far:

Caddisflies like elk hair caddis (hair winged caddises) with greenish body.
Actually all insect life in the area tend to have nuances of green. I think
it has to do with the greenish water.
Mayflies, also in green nuances. Last time we were up there an olive variant
of the Wulff series flies worked excellent.
Nymphs in the color "guess what", pupaes like the superpupae (olive).
Klinkhamer.
Black wooly buggers for streamers. Actually I've also tried an olive
(surprise) variant with some success.
Soft hackles in low water. Stewart's black spider. And yes, an olive
variant.

Of course almost any fly will do. It was during those days when fish weren't
cooperative that we found the color green/olive to do better than other
colors.

/Roger