Our Guides 2027
Meet the experienced guides who share their passion for Ammarnäs with you
Mikael Lindström
With a personal guide who has many years of experience in our area and even more experience in sport fishing, your chances of good fishing increase manifold. We at Ammarnäs Guide Center are proud that Mikael has chosen to work with us.
Micke Lindström is a northerner who started his fly fishing life at the age of 7. He has had sport fishing as his lifestyle for most of his life and has traveled both in Sweden and abroad for fishing.
Mikael has held countless courses and fly tying workshops and accumulated experience and deep knowledge over the years. He has been fortunate to share his experiences in articles in fishing press both in Sweden and abroad for many years. He visited Ammarnäs and Kraddsele for the first time over 20 years ago and has accumulated a lot of experience from the area.
When Micke is not with us or on tour, he works as an agent for FlyfishEurope in Norrland. If you are thinking about a new line or rod, you should take the opportunity to talk to Mikael who knows everything worth knowing about lines & rods.
Magnus Engdahl
Magnus has many years of experience from the Vindelfjällen area regarding ptarmigan hunting with pointing dogs. He has approximately 100 hunting days annually with his proven Pointers and works from August 25 to March 15 when he is stationed in Ammarnäs.
Magnus and the Guidecenter's ambition is to conduct ptarmigan hunting in a long-term and sustainable way where a viable bird population is sought. Much of this is done in close cooperation with the Sami villages in the area.
The goal at each hunting occasion is to create harmony between nature, hunters and dogs.
Stefan Siikavaara
Stefan is a great help to all grayling anglers with his knowledge of where the big fish are located within Ammarnäs, Kraddsele and Sandsele.
Vindelån has become something of Stefan's own paradise that he visits with his partner Anna-Karin as often as possible.
Stefan guides both on grayling fishing and our special tours in Vindelån.
Peter Schmitt
Peter has his soul and heart in grayling fishing but is equally skilled at Ammarnäs trout and mountain fishing. Over the years Peter has had countless guidings and his sense of service is well known among our guests.
During the summer, Peter manages many of our Spot on guidings where we go through the local area and tell you where to spend time on your fishing or not. Peter is also a master at finding the right flies at the right time, so don't hesitate to ask when you run into Peter in the village.
Peter came to Ammarnäs for the first time 20 years ago and fell for both the fishing and the village immediately. Peter has been a permanent resident in Ammarnäs since 2003 and runs Ammarnäs Guidecenter AB. Sometimes he disappears on mountain rescue missions, but most of the time it's possible to get in touch with Peter who always has the phone in his pocket.
If you need to contact Peter, call +46 (0)70 695 41 92. peter.schmitt@ammarnasguide.se
Anna-Karin Viklund
Anna-Karin also knows where the big fish are located within Ammarnäs, Kraddsele and Sandsele.
Together with Stefan, Vindelån has become a place she likes to visit as often as possible.
Anna-Karin guides both on grayling fishing and on our special tours in Vindelån together with Stefan.
Nils Karlsson
Nils first came to Ammarnäs in the late seventies when he led camp school trainings for teacher candidates. He worked with that for about 20 years.
Six years ago he seriously came into contact with bird life in Ammarnäs. During a guided tour with the teachers and children at Ammarnäs school, they suddenly saw the rare and endangered Lesser White-fronted Goose. "They are here every year," said the teachers. Then Nils decided to take action.
Around May 20, he has for five years together with Christer Olsson arranged bird safaris and the result has been brilliant. Lesser White-fronted Geese have been seen every year and an additional 75 - 85 species in the surroundings around Ammarnäs. Ammarnäs is a gem for bird watching.
For ten years now, Nils has also been a cabin host at Servestugan for STF.
Gunnar Lobell
Generally interested sport fisherman since childhood. Focus within fishing has been on fly fishing for almost 30 years. It has been more than 50 years since I cast my first tentative casts with a fly rod.
I love dry fly fishing with that clear strike from the fish!
I have fished many waters from Dalarna and northward with fly through the years. In 2015 I turned west at Sorsele for the first time. And since then I have been stuck in Vindelälvsdalen.
Really love fishing lakes, streams and the river around Sorsele and up on the mountain at Ammarnäs!
I park my caravan at Ingrid's cozy Emils Fiskecamping in Kraddsele. It is my base throughout the summer.
I spend the days at the waters in the valley and enjoy the clean water, the beautiful nature and the company of all the wonderful people in the valley. Both residents and visitors.
I spend the winters tying flies, assembling fly rods and making knives in my home in Fagersta. And all that time I'm just waiting for spring, summer and the next trip up to Västerbotten!
Ulf Johansson
Ulf has a unique knowledge of mountain fishing and has been on hundreds of trips through the years.
His experience regarding fishing, accommodation and service in the mountains makes him the obvious first choice when going out by helicopter in the wilderness.
William Schmitt
Peter's son who grew up in Ammarnäs and has fishing in his blood. Great knowledge of grayling fishing and also knows well where the Ammarnäs trout are.
Casper Thunell
Casper Thunell is a young and experienced fly fisherman from Jönköping who has been interested in fly fishing since he was 8 years old. He also has in-depth knowledge in other sport fishing as well as fisheries management. He has taken a sport fishing education during high school as well as a sport fishing and fisheries management course at university, so he has a lot of knowledge in the subject and is passionate about this type of activities and fishing.
He started his journey during high school when he interned at Ammarnäs Guidecenter, where he has since returned every year to share his knowledge.
Karl Ökvist
Karl Ökvist is 30 years old and lives in Piteå. He hunts extensively with his pointing dogs – two German Wirehaired Pointers and a Pointer. Karl hunts both in the mountains and in the forest with his dogs, during autumn and late winter.
Karl runs his own business helping people with their dogs, holding courses and giving lectures. He works with everything from companion dogs to hunting dogs. He can also guide on weekdays thanks to his flexibility.
His dogs: • Billy: German Wirehaired Pointer 9 years, double champion • Asko: German Wirehaired Pointer 6 years, hunting champion, Swedish Champion in forest 2023 and runner-up in mountains 2025 (highest field points) • Gissa: Pointer 1 year, a talent to watch
Follow Karl and his dogs on Instagram: @kallehundochjakt
Jakob Wilson
With great love for the mountains and forests, Jakob sets out on numerous trips in the area. His love for Ammarnäs and the surrounding areas grew during his mountain guide training in Storuman. During the two years he spent there, he spent a lot of time in the area and has seen many places – but of course there is always more to discover.
If you need a guide for the day or help planning something longer, he is there to help.
Jakob is a trained mountain guide and certified nature guide. In summer, he spends time hiking, running and other outdoor activities, and he likes to squeeze in many tent nights when the opportunity arises. In winter, he loves to be on skis in all its forms. Living outdoors or in a cabin is one of his favorite things.