Trout fishing at Gulla

Philippe Gourmain from France with his 1.2 kg trout (picture from Morten Harangen). Philippe Gourmain and Morten Harangen both caught two trout in Galthølen on August 8-9.

Ann Ragnhild Gulla turning 50 at Gulla Gaard

Ann Ragnhild celebrated her 50th birthday at Gulla on July 16. More than 40 guests joined the party, which included port wine, barbecuing and lots of irrestible cakes.

12.8 kg salmon in Gullaspollen

Knut Rasmussen caught this 12.8 kg salmon in Gullaspollen in week 24. So far the fishing in Surna has been very good.

Vårsøghelga at Gulla

As part of Vårsøghelga festival, there was a concert at Gulla Gaard on June 12. Pianist Trygve Brøske and violin player Anders Larsen started out in the living room with chamber music, before opera singer Lina Johnson joined in for the last part of the inside concert. More than 200 guests showed up for a truly magnificent concert.

After the concert Jon Gulla gave a small speech on the history of Gulla Gaard, while Surnadal hotel served port and salmon to the guests. The outside part of the concert was given by Eistein Bæverfjord and Jon Faukstad on the accordion.

In 2010 Jon Atle Gulla published a book, Laks og portvin på Gulla Gaard, that was later awarded a prize by Surnadal heimbygdlag. Trygve Roaldset handed over diploma and flowers to Jon Atle Gulla right after the concert.

Bernt Gulla's 80th birthday at Gulla

There are few people in Nordmøre that have done more for men's fashion and clothing than Bernt Gulla from Kristiansund. With clothing stores in Kristiansund, Sunndalsøra and Oppdal his company defined male elegance in Nordmøre and helped the men look their best. Bernt has now retired from his business, but he is still going strong and celebrated his 80th birthday in 2011.

On May 20 Bernt invited 26 guests to Gulla Gaard as part of his birthday celebration. Whereas Anders Larsen from TrondheimSolistene played the violin, Bjørg Hendseth prepared an outstanding meal with salmon, lamb and ice cream with wild berries. The owner of Gulla Gaard dressed up as "The Don" to commemorate the old days, when Mr. Fleetwood Sandeman, partner of the Sandeman portwine company, used the farm as his own little fishing eldorado.

House ready for the summer

After some intense work during the spring months, we are now ready to receive guests for the summer. We have refurnished the living room with old furniture that was part of the old Gulla Gaard and sold from the farm in 2002. We have also completed a deck in front of the house, where people can relax after long days fishing in the river or hiking in the mountains.

Want to come fishing at Gulla?

Gulla Gaard is open for guests for two weeks in 2011:

Week 23: 6-12 June

Week 32: 8-14 August

Gulla can receive up to 7 guests. The Sandeman room has two separate beds and its own bathroom. The Matheson room has two separate beds and its own bathroom. The Nilsen suite includes two rooms with a total of 3 beds, also with its own bathroom.

All-inclusive packages include fishing in two of the best pools in Surna (Galthølen and Gullaspollen), accommodation and all meals. Pools are in walking distance from Gulla. Traditional cuisine with local ingredients.

Whereas week 23 is excellent for salmon fishing, week 32 is suitable for both salmon and trout. Fly fishing is very good in both pools. Sunday June 12 there will be an outside concert at Gulla.

Contact Jon Atle Gulla (jon.atle@gulla.no) for more details.

Billiard at Gulla

There used to be a dedicated billiard room at Gulla until the fire at the end of the Second World War. The billiard table is now back, and a new billiard room will be ready in June 2011.

New dining room

Finally, the last room of the house is completed. For the summer of 2011 we have a dining room for 16 people available.

Salmon in Gullaspollen

Troels Hammer caught a 7.0 kg salmon in Gullaspollen on 17 July. It was a hot sunny day and the river was low, but Troels took full advantage of his specially designed fly.

Later the same evening he landede at 5.0 kg salmon that was released into the river.