Monthly Archive: May 2010

May 13

Resident Brown Trout

While in Norway, I went out with an old friend from the university days to take gill samples from a local brown trout (Salmo trutta) population in the semi-urban areas surrounding the City of Bergen. The connection to the sea is long time gone; the population consists today of small resident brown trout which alternate …

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May 10

Norway Trip

I recently visited Bergen on the west coast of Norway to make contacts and prepare for filming for the Great Salmon Tour. The west coast was famous for its Atlantic salmon rivers and often visited by British royals and other prominent recreational fishermen. The wild salmon runs along the west coast (Vestlandet) are today significantly …

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