November night

 

Fishing statistics from Surna 2021

The fishing season of 2021 in Surna is over.  A total of 930 salmon were caught with a total weight of 4,516 kg.  There were less salmon this year than in 2020, though the numbers are still better than the statistics from 2018 and 2019.  At Gulla & Mauset the catch in 2021 was 51 salmon and 231.1 kg.

NorwAI meeting 11-12 August 2021

 

The Norwegian Research Center for AI Innovation had a gathering at Gulla on August 11-12.  There were some very interesting discussions about the NorwAI Innovate conference in October, and some excellent food prepared by Britt G. Moen and Solveig Haglund.

Gulla fly

 

Fraser Sandeman visited Gulla Gaard in the spring of 1892. Fraser was an avid sports fisherman and came up with his own fly, the Gulla fly, that was particularly effective in the Surna pools around Gulla.  In his book, Angling Travels in Norway from 1895, he included a picture of this innovative and very colorful fly.

We have now been able to recreate and test the old Gulla fly.  Thanks to Øystein Økter, we have an exact copy of the Gulla fly on display that was made following the old recipe from Fraser Sandeman.  Thanks to Dag Midgård and Arne Jørgen Berre we also have a set of modern Gulla flies that we are now using in Surna.  Arne Jørgen hooked the first salmon using this fly on August 11.

Sandeman' wagon

 

Fleetwood Sandeman's old horse wagon is still intact. Hopefully, we will have it in perfect conditions at Gulla next year. 

Salmon at Gulla

 

The proud fisherman, Svein Opdal, posing with his 5.5 kg 81 cm long salmon from June 29. (Picture from Elveguiden.no)

Sigurd Stefansson's salmon June 29

This 4 kg 73 cm long salmon was hooked by Sigurd Stefansson at Gulla on June 29.
 

Another salmon at Gulla

 

Gunnar Evensen caught this beautiful salmon (5.4 kg, 82 cm) on June 27 at Gulla. (Picture from Elveguiden.no)

9.1 kg salmon in Gullaspollen

 

Øyvind Løkken's 9.1 kg 100 cm salmon was caught in Gullaspollen on June 25. (Picture from Elveguiden.no)

Britt G. Moen cooking at Gulla

 

The author of the Furkunnjmat books, Britt G. Moen, was the cook at Gulla in June and served some delicious dishes. 

Guests in June 2021

 

From left:  Øystein Økter, Martin Økter, Morten Harangen and Tore Kamfjord

Another salmon in Gullaspollen

 

Tore Kamfjord with his 5.5 kg salmon caught on June 11 in Gullaspollen.  This was his first visit at Gulla, and he hooked the salmon on the day of his arrival. (Picture from Morten Harangen)

Salmon in Gullaspollen

 

Sophia Gulla caught a 4.8 kg salmon in Gullaspollen on June 12.  The 78 cm long salmon was immediately sent to Knut Stavik's smokehouse in Surnadal for further processing.

11.1 kg salmon at Gulla

Knut Morten Søyseth hooked an 11.1 kg salmon at Gulla on 5 June 2021.  The salmon was 107 cm long. (Picture from Elveguiden)
 

10.6 kg salmon at Gulla

Marvin Haugen caught at 10.6 kg salmon at Gulla & Mauset on 2 June 2021.  The salmon was 103 cm long and was tricked by a cunning little fly.  (Picture from Elveguiden)
 

Getting ready for 2021

There are guests at Gulla Gaard in week 23 and 32 this summer.  

 

2020 a great season at Gulla

In 2020 a total of 152 salmon (650.2 kg) were caught in the Gulla & Mauset pools.  Almost 70% of these were on flies.  For Surna as a whole the 2020 catch was 1,554 salmon and 6,464 kg.

The biggest fish at Gulla in 2020 was a 121 cm long and 17 kg heavy salmon that was hooked on June 9.