In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine - Issue 26

JASPER PÄÄKKÖNEN:

The Fly Fishing Viking You’ve probably seen him covered in blood and soot on the gory hit series, Vikings – or you’ve been glued to the screen as he starred as Felix Kendrickson in Spike Lee’s 2018 drama, BlacKkKlansman. But did you know that Finish actor and rising star, Jasper Päakönen is a keen fly fisherman and a fierce advocate for the environment and our precious wild fish stocks? We’ve sat down to have a chat with Jasper, among other things, about his passion for fly fishing, and how he divides his time between acting jobs and his penchant for fly fishing adventures across the globe.

Bio// Born: July 15, 1980 Home Country: Finland Social Media: www.instagram.com/jasperpaakkonen/

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In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine - Issue 26

Published on Sep 11, 2020Fishing

In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine

What do you when a paralyzing pandemic sweeps across the globe and traveling is no longer a viable option? You either sit back and wait until it all blows over – or you get busy fishing your home waters. In our case, some of the home waters include salmon rivers that we’ve never really had our eyes set on before. However, spending our summer chasing their chrome migratory runs with double-handed rods has been a mind-blowing experience. We’ve fly fished for Atlantic salmon in Iceland with single-handed rods before, but – as it turns out – there is something extremely addictive about feeling the pull of a freshly-run salmon hooked, against all odds, in a huge swelling river. We cannot help but fear that, like so many before us, we will be driving around all summer next year, sleep-deprived, zombie-like, and with maxed-out credit cards looking for the next fix of chrome-infused adrenaline. Until then, of course, there are a few magazines to put out and this (issue 26) is the first of them. It features contributi

Articles inside

In the Loop Fly Fishing Magazine - Issue 26

Articles inside

Fish, Explore, Conserve: An Interview with Garrison Doctor

Home Waters: Fly Fishing for Toothy Critters

Tactics and Flies: Fly Fishing for Mackerel

Dream Waters: Lake Thingvallavatn

Jasper Pääkkönen: The Fly Fishing Viking

Gold Rush: Dorado Fever in South America

Arapaima: In Pursuit of the Jungle’s Apex Predator

Iceland: The Blend of Blanda

Payara: Whispers in the Night

Astove Atoll: Fly Fishing for the Masters of Destruction - Pt II