The Brown Trout and the Mayfly

A spectacular video showcasing the Brown trout!


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Brown Trout Dark Ale

What the trout drink in Finland!

I just designed a label for some future beer that needs to be brewed! 

I spent some time coming up with a new beer label. I spent a few days on and off designing this beer label in Illustrator.  Lets see maybe it will end up brewed into a real bottle!

River snow shoe adventure

Trip to the river

Well Saturday I packed my bag and stuffed the snow shoes into the car and took a drive down to the river. I unpacked my winter cloths put on some dry socks and strapped on the snowshoes. I had to take a bit of a walk (only 2.5 km one way) to the river were I was parked, but the sun was shining and the sky was blue so I was not disappointed. The scenery was beautiful as I walked. The crisp air and crackling snow was a relaxing felling. 
I took along my camera with my wich was a good idea with so many unique possibilities to shoot. The walk sure warmed me up in the -15 celsius weather. so much that I thought I would have to stop and change some of my sweaty clothes. 

When I finally made it down to the river I took a peek over the ledge to see what I could see. What I saw was a clean clear running river with a few trout darting away from me. I guess I was the first person to surprise them this time of year.  

The spot where the two trout took off up the river!

Well at the river I spent some time sitting and staring into the water waiting for some more movement below the water. But I could not spot anything else, and my bottom was starting to get a little cold from sitting on the cold white stuff! 

As I turned around and looked down the river I noticed the sun setting fast between the trees. So I set up for a nice photo of the setting sun between the trees. 

Sun Burst

After standing and watching the sun set for a bit (We dont get a lot of sun in Finland in the winter so when you see it you enjoy it as much as you can) I decided I better pack up and head back to the car before the sun was below the horizon and the cold setting in. I still had that 2.5 km walk ahead of me!

With the long walk back through the snow and the wind blowing into my face I finally made it back too the car and reflected back on the great decision I made to head outdoors instead of sitting at home on the couch! I can't wait for it to warm up!

Tools of the day

A few mayfly imitations for the spring!

Well I was busy last week tying up a few new flies for the spring and summer. Lets see how they do. I am looking forward to the new fishing season as the winter has been running a little long for me. I have not even been down to the river yet this year. I think I might go do some snow shoeing this weekend along the river and see what is happening. That is if the weather warms -15 celsius is not that great for warm fingers and toes. But if the sun is shining then that will make things better. And the exercise will not be a bad thing either! 

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Rainbow Trout • Finland 2010

This is another piece of art work I have done with the subject matter being another trout. This time it is a color pencil drawing of a rainbow trout.  I drew and colored the trout out on paper then scanned the drawing into the computer and added some halftone and fine adjustments to the overall image. I hope you enjoy this rainbow trout.


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