Week 34 and 35 (20-31.8.2011)

Great fishing period in the end of August. Total catch of the last 11 days of season 2011 of our Gaula Flyfishing beat was good 34 fish divided into 29 salmon and 5 seatrout. Joonas Turunen fished our Gaula beat first time and caught 7,9 kg salmon at Bruahölen and 10,0 kg salmon at Röskaft Söndre. Antti Manninen caught 10,5 kg salmon at Röskaft Söndre and 2 kg grilse at Röskaft Söndre Vest. Jukka Juntunen caught 8,4 and 7,1 kg salmon. The weather was variable, mostly cold. Water level varied between 150 and 45 cubics and water temperature was 12-16 degrees. This season 2011 was again excellent on our Gaula Flyfishing beat, total of 385 fish were caught, divided into 370 salmon and 15 seatrout. Average weight of salmon was very good - almost 6 kg and biggest salmon was 15,1 kg. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >>

Week 33 (13-20.8.2011)

Difficult fishing week - big flood on Tuesday. Total catch of the week 33 of our Gaula Flyfishing beat was reasonably good 19 fish divided into 16 salmon and 3 seatrout. Petteri Juvakka caught biggest fish of the week: 7,8 kg salmon with Green Butt at Stasjonshölen and also 5,8 kg salmon with Orange & Yellow at same pool. Michael Rosander caught 6,2 kg salmon at Svingen and also 2 other salmon at Röskaft Söndre. Magnus Hansson caught 3 salmon and 2 seatrout. Pasi Holm caught 6,8 kg salmon at Bruahölen and 5,5 kg salmon at Röskaft Söndre. The weather was variable, mostly cold and on Monday it rained very heavily in whole Gaula catchment area and water raised to 1200 cubics big flood on Tuesday. Water dropped then fast to 90 cubics on Saturday. Water temperature was around 10-12 degrees. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >>

Week 32 (6-13.8.2011)

Good August week. Total catch of the week 32 of our Gaula Flyfishing beat was good 26 fish divided into 25 salmon and 1 seatrout. Andreas Bergman was top rod of week and also caught biggest fish of the week: 9,8 kg salmon at Bruahölen and also 5 other salmon. Anton Pousar caught 9,5 and 6,9 kg salmon at Stasjonshölen with Willie Gunn tube fly. Most part of the catch of the week were salmon of 4-7 kg, average weight of salmon caught our beat this season is very good, about 5-6 kg. The weather was cold and in the middle of the week there were some rainy days that raised the water to 290 cubics. Water dropped then slowly to 80 cubics on Saturday. Water temperature dropped from 18 to 11 degrees. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >>

Week 31 (30.7-6.8.2011)

Challenging fishing week. Total catch of the week 31 of our Gaula Flyfishing beat was reasonable 20 fish divided into 19 salmon and 1 seatrout. Jani Sillanpää caught biggest fish of the week: 9,5 kg salmon at Bruahölen and also 2 other salmon. Asko Saarinen caught 6,6 kg salmon and 1,7 kg grilse at Stasjonshölen and 5,8 kg salmon at Bruahölen, all with Willie Gunn tube fly. Tomi Saarinen caught with Green Highlander a fine 6,8 kg salmon at Stasjonshölen and 5,1 kg salmon at Bruahölen. Water dropped fast from 210 cubics and varied whole week between 60 and 90 cubics. Water temperature was 18-19 degrees, that made fishing challenging this week. The weather was very warm and there were some afternoon showers. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >>

Week 30 (23-30.7.2011)

Good fishing week in variable, fluctuating water conditions. Total catch of the week 30 on our Gaula Flyfishing beat was 31 fish divided into 28 salmon and 3 seatrout. Ari Puurtinen caught biggest fish of the week: 8,8 kg salmon at Stasjonshölen and also 4,6 kg salmon at Sanden. Kimmo Virtanen was Fishmaster of the week and caught 5 salmon. Water fluctuated like jojo between 60-140 cubics that made river unsettled and fishing quite challenging this week. On Friday morning we got some heavy rain on whole Gaula valley and water raised fast to 210 cubics by Friday evening. Next week will begin in good dropping water conditions. Water temperature was 14-16 degrees. The weather was variable and rainy several days. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 29 (16-23.7.2011)

Good fishing week in low water conditions. Total catch of the week 29 on our Gaula Flyfishing beat was good 39 salmon. Pekka Huhtela caught biggest fish of the week 10,0 kg salmon at Sanden and 6,3 kg at Bruahölen and also 4,7 kg at Stasjonshölen. Juho Härö was top rod of the week and caught total 6 salmon. Michael Rosander caught 9,1 kg and 7,0 kg and 4,2 and 2,8 kg salmon. Water dropped slowly from 45 cubics towards the end of week to 22 cubics. On Friday we got some heavy rain on Gaula valley and water raised to 95 cubics by Saturday midday. Water temperature was 14-16 degrees. The weather was sunny and warm first part of week and cloudy and colder later part of the week. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 28 (9-16.7.2011)

Excellent fishing week again. Total catch of the week 28 on our Gaula Flyfishing beat was very good 56 salmon and 1 seatrout. This week plenty of big salmon around 10 kg were caught. Petri Kaasalainen caught biggest fish of the week, 11,0 kg salmon at Bruahölen and 10,0 kg at Sanden and 5,4 kg salmon at Röskaft. Sauli Liukkonen got 10,1 kg salmon at Gyllteigen and 6,5 kg Stasjonshölen and few other fish. Mauri Honkanen caught 6 salmon between 5,1-8 kg. We have already caught over 200 salmon this season. There was heavy rain and thunder on Monday on Gaula valley and water raised to 170 cubics and dropped slowly towards the end of week to 50 cubics. Weather was cloudy and cold first part of week and got warmer Thursday and Friday. Water temperature dropped from 17 to 12 degrees. The best flies were Greenlander and Willie Gunn. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 27 (2-9.7.2011)

Fantastic good fishing week again. Total catch of the week 27 on our Gaula Flyfishing fishery was very good 49 salmon and 1 seatrout weighing 1,0-9,3 kg. This week the Stasjonshölen, Sanden and Bruahölen were the best pools. Cracking total of 20 salmon were caught during the week at Stasjonshölen. Our regular guest Olof Göransson was again top rod of the week 27, like last year also and caught fantastic 12 salmon, which he all released. Stefan Sieber did also very well and caught 6 salmon. He also released all those fish. Water level at Gaulfossen varied between 190 and 50 cubics. There were rain showers on Gaula valley on several days that kept water level on very nice level for fishing. Weather was variable and quite warm this week. Water temperature was 11-17 degrees. The best fly patterns were Greenlander, Green Highlander, Willie Gunn and Sunray Shadow. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 26 (25.6-2.7.2011)

Excellent last fishing week of June. Total catch of week 26 on our Gaula Flyfishing rotation fishery was again very good 44 salmon weighing 1,6-10,0 kg. Most of the salmon caught this week were between 4-8 kg. This week the Sanden, Bruahölen and Gyllteigen were the best pools. Our regular guest Matti Viitanen was again top rod of the week and caught 6 salmon. Total catch numbers of our Gaula Flyfishing beat in June was 93 salmon which is about double the amount comparing to previous years in June. Water lever dropped slowly from Saturday's 150 cubics and stayed several days at 60 cubics, dropped into 55 cubics on Thursday evening. Weather was cloudy whole week and Thursday rained all day and water level raised during Friday to 140 cubics. Water temperature was 11-14 degrees. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 25 (18-25.6.2011)

Excellent June fishing week. Total catch of week 25 on our Gaula Flyfishing rotation fishery was very good 33 salmon weighing 3,5-11,0 kg. In addition this week we had new Granöien beat at Stören where fished separate group of four fishermen. They had also excellent fishing and caught 12 salmon, whereas the 5 biggest fish were cracking 13,0 kg, 12,3 kg, 11,0 kg, 10,5 kg and 9,9 kg. So the total catch of all our Gaula beats this week was 45 salmon. This week the Sanden, Bruahölen, Stasjonshölen and Röskaft were the best pools. Water lever dropped slowly from Saturday's 90 cubics to 50 cubics on Thursday evening. Weather was cloudy whole week and Thursday rained all day and water level raised early Friday to 200 cubics. Water temperature was 9-11 degrees. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 24 (11-18.6.2011)

At the beginning of the week there was some heavy rain on the whole Gaula catchment area and the river raised to 580 cubics on Monday. Water dropped though fast and fishing become better in the middle and towards the end of the week. Total catch of our Gaula Flyfishing beat on week 24 was good 15 salmon: 2,3-11,2 kg, most part of the fish were between 5-10 kg. Also this week Röskaft Söndre Vest was best pool but all our beats gave us some action and fish this week. Oliver Kjaer caught the biggest fish of the week at Röskaft - 11,2 kg. Water lever varied between 580 and 100 cubics, so the conditions for fishing were good. Water temperature was 9-12 degrees. The weather was varied and suited well for fishing. Greenlander was the most effective fly pattern. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 23 (4-11.6.2011)

After quiet start for the week fishing got better on Tuesday and last part of the week fishing was good. The total catch of our Gaula Flyfishing beat on week 23 was very nice 11 big salmon weighing 7,0-10,0 kg. Röskaft Söndre Vest was still the best pool but later part of the week there was activity on other pools also. Group one had a great Friday afternoon at Gyllteigen pool when Matti Viitanen and Jussi Rämö both caught big salmon - 10,0 kg and 8,1 kg and in addition Juhani Collan lost a big fish in the same pool. Water level on Gaula varied between 110 and 340 cubics, there was some serious rain in the middle of the week and water raised and dropped fast. During the week water temperature raised from 9 to 12 degrees. Weather was variable and warm in the end of the week. Best flies were Greenlander, Black & Green and Sillen. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Week 22 (1-4.6.2011)

After very good opening day the fishing slowed down. Our fishermen had some contacts with fish but lost them all. On early Saturday morning Peter Terndrup caught big salmon of 10,8 kg at Röskaft Söndre Vest pool. Fish took Vaehaniva fly. So the total catch of our beat on opening periof 1-4.6 was 7 big salmon. Gaula water level has fluctuated between 160 and 180 cubics and water temperature has been 8-9 degrees, which is just on the border salmon hasn't started to run up Gaulfossen yet. So it has been quiet on our beats abowe Gaulfossen, all activity has been at pools below Gaulfossen. The weather has been varying and suited well for fishing. The highlight of the opening period was 115 cm/15,1 kg C/R salmon caught by myself at Röskaft Söndre Vest pool on opening day. Fish took Greenlander tube, one of my personal favourite Gaula flies. Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

1.6.2011

Several salmon have been caught on our Gaula Flyfishing beat. It has been a good start day for the season and so far by the evening 6 salmon has been caught, sizes between 7,5-15,1 kg. All fish so far have been caught at Röskaft Söndre Vest pool below Gaulfossen. The photo presents happy Björn Forberg with 7,7 kg salmon caught with Black & Green tube fly at lower part of Röskaft Söndre vest pool. During the day the water level in Gaula has dropped from 250 cubics to 170 cubics and water temperature is moderate 8 degrees. So the conditions can be described as good. Gaula Flyfishing 2011 catch statistics >> 

Jouni Rauha