Lars's Fishing Program (formerly The Lake Cabin Club) is my video course for senior anglers. Every Tuesday I send you a short video, slow and clear, with one thing to read in the wind, the sky or the water, and a page to print and keep with your tackle. Each lesson adds to the last, the way a logbook grows. For members only, not on YouTube.
Lars DahlLofoten → MinnesotaA short story from the cod boats of Lofoten.
Why the fish move with this week's wind, sky or water.
A few numbered steps to try on the water.
How you know it's working.
One line for your logbook, after the trip.
Why the log, and how to write one line after every trip.
Fish the shore the wind blows into. Most anglers hide from the wind. The fish don't.
Go before the front, not after. Three mornings of watching the weather, then you choose the day.
Let the rod do the work. A bucket in the yard and twenty easy casts, kind to your shoulder.
Cast like the hands of a clock. No bite in ten minutes? The fish are somewhere else.
My father had no fish finder. He had a logbook. After many years, that book could tell him where the fish would be before we left the harbor.
"Use a pencil, not a pen. It writes in the cold and in the rain."
| Date | Wind | Sky | Pressure | Where | Bites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Every Tuesday my email brings a link to the video and a page to print. Keep the page with your tackle, next to your log. Members only.
Each video asks for one thing on your next trip. It builds on the week before, like a new line in your log.
Keep the pages together. In a few weeks, your own water starts to tell you when to go.
The Norwegian Angler