My friend Henrik had been working in Denmark most of the winter. He and a bunch of his friends had used this opportunity to purchase some fishing equipment for the summer season's fishing. Among some gear for bait fishing I had also purchased a new rod for spin fishing. A Berkley series one 10', 7-12g spinning rod. I was eager to try my new rod, and also eager to show Magnar some of the summer fishing spots in the area, so we decided to try the spring fishing by the dam above Sveg. The water here is always free of ice due to the strong current, but the water being very cold, we didn't expect to catch much.

The day that Göte had been talking about for at least two months had arrived. The day of the fishing competition on Hedsjön. He said that this is supposely the largest Ice fishing competition in Sweden. There usually are about 800 people at this competition and a price table big enough for each competetor to win something. 

Göte has also arranged for him and I to ride together with Rolfsson.The weather is beautiful, and we are looking forward to a beautiful day on the Ice. Magnar and his family have also been invited to join us. Our packs are ready with all sorts of ice fishing equipment, and of course food, and hot coffee.

My friend Magnar just moved to the valley to start work. He has a wife, and two kids where his oldest is very interested in sports fishing. Magnar loves fishing as well. He as even had professional fishing as his occupation. He is not used inn-land fishing though, and ice fishing is something that he hasn't tried before at all.

The morning after our trip to Lindsellsjön, Göte and I decide to try Stråsjön. The weather is almost as nice as the day before. A little warmer, but a few clouds on the sky. Göte wants to show me some of his favorite spots in this little lake. From before, then i know that there are Burbot here, and some really nice brown trout. There are also perch, and Arctic Char here, though I have not seen much of either.

Lindsellsjön is one of the regulated lakes in the area. Here the local scooter club has a yearly fishing contest. The event is arranged to generate some income for the club, and to gather new members.

Some fishing trips just end up bad. But even if we don't always catch anything, we do have a lot of fun. We also have a lot of memories that we can laugh about in the years to come.