Hi, Helo, Goddag og Godaw.
I am Danish, from Denmark !! Born in 1957 and caught my first trout in 1962 I think. Born on a small dairy farm in the western part of Jutland. This part of Denmark was free of ice during the last ice age, and therefore the big rivers from the iceshelf washed all nutrients away on their way westward to the North sea, that divides Denmark from United Kingdom. (didnt really matter for the Vikings though). The rivers and Creeks were low in nutrients. Fish are hungry.
My father told me that when he was a kid, large fish were seen in the litte Creek that belonged to our farm and which not more than 3 feet wide. They were seen at Christmas time and were probaly spawning seatrouts.
I caught Brown trouts up to minimum size of 10 inches. Occasionally a huge 12 or even a 14 inch. Acces to spawning sites had been cut off by Rainbow fish farms. I think there were at least 7 fishfarms downstream from us. These Brown trout ate anything. Worm, spoons and spinners and eventually also flies.
When I was 15 I saw an add for a Fenwick 6`6``. With a Little Financial support I bought it and build my first real rod. And what a rod. I still miss it. I lost it at a time i didnt know what a gem it was. I think it was a SP782.
At a time I converted it to a combined fly and spinning rod. One rod became 2 rods. This Fellow followed me further downstream the Creek to Vegen Creek (Vegen Å, Vegen AA) and further to Big Creek (Storå or Storaa).
In was in the 75-80. There was no salmon and no seatrout in Big Creek. Not many at least. In the upper reaches I caught a lot of graylings (thymalus thymalus) until these streches were poulluted with acidic Water from drainage of farmland.
I started Vetschool in 1976, did some fishing in Holidays but not much.
Graduated in 1984 and during a weekend off with my exwife at my parents at took my fenwick - went to Big Creek and hooked what 2 hours later showed up to be at gigantic Atlantic salmon 116 cm and 15 kg. At that time the biggest salmon in denmark for 30years. Today it is still Danish 6 kg. line class record
http://fiskerekorder.dk/danske-rekorder/. The rod was still in one piece. I had two daugters and not much fishing. One day we went to the harbour for fishing and my youngest lost the tip of my fenwick into the bassin. Then I trew the other part away. What a shame. I didnt know what a gem it was.
The Atlantic salmon is thriwing i Denmark The annual catches of salmon in Big Creek (storaa) is now 1300. All breeding is now natural. 190 salmon larger than 75 cm, 108 salmon under 75 brought home. 1120 salmon released. !!. And salmon or seatrout now spawn in my home Creek.
http://svstoraa.dk/index.php?option=com ... Itemid=239https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qokRr0ykKG4 From 1985 until a few years ago I didnt do much fishing. Been there, seen that.
I took up fishing and I am now a member of a few lokal Clubs and I catch a few trouts a year. Size doesnt really matter. Its more the quality of the time spent and the Water. And the the gear.
I have started a search for a Yellow Fenwick SP782. I think my yougest will have to find one for my 60th birthday.
Until then I am looking for old glas. I now own a Fenwick FF86 8½´´ #6, a DR82C 3/8-1oz (downrigger E-glas from Taiwan).
And to day I went to a local fly shop and asked if he had any old glass blanks. Yes - go ahead. I found and bought.
A yellow (not fenwick) Eagle Claw Fiberglass Blank SFSP - 8FT (244cm) spinning rod ? Metal ferulle.
A Hardy Fibatube, Alnwick Trout Fly Glass Fibre 230 cm 7´6´´ no 5/6
A Hardy Fibatube, Alnwick Trout Fly Glass Fibre 245 cm 8´´ no 6
That was a Little bit about me and if anyone know of a 782 6´6´´ please let me know.
Sincerely
Carsten
These rivers or large cree