I'm no fisherwoman, but I do love Iceland, so I was thrilled to be able to hook the "Brothers on the Fly" episode on youtube.
The two outdoorsy siblings from Germany, whose family owns land in the subarctic nation, seek abundant wild fish in free-flowing waterways, conditions they say haven't been seen in central Europe for almost 100 years.
We travel with the young men to pristine streams of the Northeast, where one never sees a soul, but, rather, occasional bursts of movement from horses, sheep, or the likes of the long-billed snipe, amidst fields of purplish lupine.
The tag gun-carrying guys (one of whom was, impressively, studying engineering at a university in the capital), engage in "catch and release," which enables the tracking of such species as brown trout, arctic char, and salmon.
I hadn't realized that some folks oppose the practice, opining that fish will die from the stress. However, the brothers' repeat capture of individual fish proves to them that numbered specimens survive after all.
This beautifully filmed short displays a certain reverence with which the anglers handle their catch. They're doing something important for world ecology. Farðu, krakkar! (You go, guys, in Icelandic.)
The two outdoorsy siblings from Germany, whose family owns land in the subarctic nation, seek abundant wild fish in free-flowing waterways, conditions they say haven't been seen in central Europe for almost 100 years.
We travel with the young men to pristine streams of the Northeast, where one never sees a soul, but, rather, occasional bursts of movement from horses, sheep, or the likes of the long-billed snipe, amidst fields of purplish lupine.
The tag gun-carrying guys (one of whom was, impressively, studying engineering at a university in the capital), engage in "catch and release," which enables the tracking of such species as brown trout, arctic char, and salmon.
I hadn't realized that some folks oppose the practice, opining that fish will die from the stress. However, the brothers' repeat capture of individual fish proves to them that numbered specimens survive after all.
This beautifully filmed short displays a certain reverence with which the anglers handle their catch. They're doing something important for world ecology. Farðu, krakkar! (You go, guys, in Icelandic.)
