Flies
If you come to Ammarnäs for the first time or feel that fishing doesn't work with your flies, come to us at Guidecenter. In addition to helping you with guiding, we know exactly what flies work for the day. We have developed local patterns over many years of fishing and they work fantastically well in our waters. All our flies are tied on Ahrex hooks for the best quality.
Grayling
Fly selection is difficult and often it is about choosing a pattern you have confidence in and fishing correctly. Other times the grayling is very selective and then you really need to have the right pattern in your fly box.
Gunnar Lobell, Danofly and Mikael Lindström have experimented with different fly patterns in the Ammarnäs area for many years. This work has resulted in a number of 'local' patterns that we like to use in our fishing.
Naturally, we fish a lot with flies like Klinkhammer, Red tag and floating sedge patterns. They are well-proven flies that almost always work.
In difficult conditions with high water and cold, even the grayling angler may be forced to go subsurface and then streamers like Woolly Bugger, Zonker with gold head and similar patterns are good.
At Guidecenter we have all the patterns you need and we also try to keep our local flies in stock. Gunnar and Mikael tie on-site at Guidecenter when they have some spare time, so it's usually not impossible to complete your fly box.
Flies from: Gunnar Lobell, Danofly and Micke Lindström. Original patterns for some grayling flies by Mikael Båth.
Trout and Char
When fishing for trout in mountain lakes, you always try to time it with the sedge hatches. Flies like Goddard Caddis and LL Caddis are unbeatable when the trout are eating sedges. Other days you may have to fish with small flies to get the trout to rise. Here too we're talking about small black flies, floating emergers and streamers if it's warm in the water and the surface activity dies out. Always bring an intermediate line and streamers when you head up to the mountains to fish for trout.
In running water it is often wise to go down a bit in size on the dry flies and a given choice is then Elk Wing Caddis which may be the best fly pattern for trout in streams. Red tag and other classics naturally work well too.
The char is a bit shyer than the trout and if you find yourself in a mountain lake with crystal clear water, you need to be a bit careful. Midges and emergers are usually good choices when it comes to dry flies. Woolly Bugger on a leader of fluorocarbon is bomb-proof in almost all char waters. Come to us at Guidecenter before you head up to the mountains for char fishing. It is often tricky and weather-dependent, which is why it is important to come well prepared.
Ammarnäs Trout
When it comes to large trout, the fly selection becomes a bit more personal. Here it is about fishing the fly correctly, in the right places in the river. Whether you want to fish with a large glittery tube or a slightly more discreet pattern is mostly a matter of personal taste and what you have confidence in.
At Guidecenter we have a number of different patterns that all work well on the Ammarnäs trout. We try to keep flies from Gunnar Lobell, Danofly and Mikael Lindström in stock.
Welcome to Guidecenter to browse today's selection of flies. Especially Mikael has a certain ability to tie different flies each year so you always get a surprise.
Did you know that every year several Ammarnäs trout are caught on dry flies? Put on really large deer hair flies like LL Bomber, Matuka Sculpin or mouse imitations and try your luck on some fishing pass. If you manage to hook an Ammarnäs trout on a dry fly, we can promise you that you will remember it.
