Super Series Conferences Announced

The conferences for the 2013 Super Series was announced. Each conference will consist of 5 teams. We will play each team in our conference twice (home/away). And each team in the opposite conference once.

Conference 1
Carlstad 
Örebro 
STU 
Kristianstad

Conference 2
Tyresö 
Arlanda 
Uppsala, 
Stockholm

The schedule has not yet been released, so the start of the season and when and where we are travelling to is still undetermined. I am excited to be in the same conference as defending champion Carlstad. I believe that our conference is going to be a tough battle. STU and Örebro made the playoffs last year and Örebro has made a lot of big moves this off season and with their new stadium they are making a big push for another great year. 

We have our work cut out for us but i am very excited about our future. I know that we have an immensely talented team and we will compete to win every game we play. With this schedule it it becomes even more important that we are diligent this off season in weight training and speed development. I am a firm believer that the season is won/lost by the work you put in in the off season. We have the talent to win, do we have the desire? That question is only answered by the players actions over the next few months.

As soon as the schedule is released I will post it as well as dates for upcoming camps.

Super Series 2013

It is official. The Kristianstad Predators were unanimously voted to move up and compete in the Super Series. Playing against the elite teams in Sweden will be a great challenge and I look forward to competing against the best.

Now it is time to put the hard work in, that will pay off next season. Thank you to all the Club members, players, parents, coaches and fans for making 2012 such a great year and for the hard work you are doing to make 2013 even better.

Coach Walker

Predators - Beasts, Playoff Preview

This Saturday at 3:00 we will begin the journey of the playoffs for a Division 1 National Championship. The Predators will play host to the Baltic Beast from Nyköping. We finished the season a perfect 12-0 as the Division 1 South Champions. Scoring a colossal 566 points for an average of 52 points per game makes us the highest scoring team in all of Sweden. Our defense relinquished a stingy 79 points for an average of only 7 points per game. Making them tops in Division 1 South.  

The Predators are lead by Quarterback Phil Juhlin who has lit up the scoreboard with his ability to make plays both through the air and on the ground. The predator offense also boasts a trio of wide receivers that are unmatched in productivity and play making ability. Benjamin Hörnqvist, Sorin Pandrea and Marcus Johnsson have each had multiple TD games and have made the Predator offense hard to predict and impossible to stop. The Predator offensive line is young and undersized but have shown flashes of greatness and will be fully healthy for the first time since Game 1. They have been the backbone allowing Juhlin to have time to find his targets. 

Defensively the Predators have been on a steady rise, peaking at the right time as the playoffs approach. Leading tackler linebacker Sacce Hörnqvist heads a very aggressive high energy front 7. On the defensive line Anton Wahrby has been the most dominate defensive player I have seen in Division 1. He is a stout run stopper and a great pass rusher. In the secondary the Predators are lead by Alex Nilsson. Alex is explosive and leads the team with 9 interceptions returning 1 for touchdown. 

Nyköping finished the regular season with 9 wins 0 losses and 1 tie. As Division 1 East Champions they will be travelling to Kristianstad with the difficult task of trying to tame the Predators. The Baltic Beasts are known for playing hard nosed football. They have a good running attack and are built to stop the run as well. They will rely on superior size on the lines to control the game. It will be a battle of conflicting styles and tempos. The team who can force their oponent to play their style of game will have a clear advantage.  

Göteborg Highlights

#24 Krutas

video courtesy of Ingemar Larsson

#89 Blom

video courtesy of Ingemar Larsson

Predator Perfect!

Saturday night the Senior Predators played what is now their final game of the regular season. We are scheduled to play Lugi in 2 weeks but they have forfeited that game. This means the the Kristianstad Predators have marched their way to a PERFECT regular season going 12-0. I can remember walking into the clubhouse for my very first team meeting in March. I was wearing both of my championship rings from American River College. I remember talking about the special effort that would be necessary to win all 12. How there would be bumps in the road but if we kept fighting together we could overcome those obstacles. Well that seems like a long time ago, and it did take a great effort and there were many bumps along the way. Our team always stayed together and never quit. Through injuries, sickness, and a ridiculously long break we stayed together as a team and finished the season a perfect 12-0. I am very proud of my players. They deserve great recognition for this accomplishment.

Division 1 South Champions!

Predators 41 - Göteborg Marvels 0

The game had a great atmosphere. We started at 7:00 on Saturday night. It had been a cloudy and light rainy day but was clearing up and the sun poked it's head out just as we started warming up. I noticed a difference in the demeanor in our team during pregame. We were more focused and had a look of determination that usually was not there. Usually we are very loose and relaxed pregame. Most of the time we are too loose and relaxed but understandable with the lack of competition at times. Saturday night though we looked better in pregame then ever before but we still remained a loose attitude. I knew we would play well. I also knew that it was going to be a physical game. Göteborg is a good team. They play aggressive hard nosed football. Their guys play their asses off from snap to whistle. We don't see a lot of that so it was good for our guys to play against teams like that. I wish we could play them every week. Coach Westlund does a phenomenal job with his guys and it shows on the field. 

We started the game fast and marched down the field at an incredible pace but turned the ball over in the redzone on our first 2 possessions. I could tell that the intensity of the game was effecting our execution but i also knew that as we continued to put pressure on them the bubble would burst and once we put the ball in the endzone the TDs would start flowing. Our defense has been playing very well the last couple games and Saturday night was by far their best game of the season. On the second series of the game the defense caused a safety which burst the bubble and the offense followed suit. We had a 34-0 lead at half time. We scored on 5 straight possessions and the defense only gave up 3 first downs all half. With the game in hand we made some substitutions on defense to allow some of the reserves to get some quality playing time and to rest some of our key/injured players for the playoffs. The second D came out and although they gave up a couple plays here and there, they stood their ground and kept the Marvels out of the endzone. I was very impressed. GREAT WIN PREDATORS!! NOW LET'S FINISH THE DRILL!

** Highlight film will be posted soon.

Limhamn Highlights 8 4 12

Lead From The Front OL/DL Camp

Lead From The Front OL/DL Camp
Coaches Bio: Jon Walker

Lead From The Front Camp is a 3 day intensive Camp for Offensive and Defensive Linemen here in Kristianstad Sweden. The camp consists of 3 days of practices. Each day there are two practices with lunch provided and a film/clinic session after lunch. I show practice film from camp so players are able to see themselves in the drills. I also clinic new drills using film from the US. Coaches can come and participate in practice and in the clinic sessions and I make sure to set up drills to answer questions and address specific areas the coaches would like help with. 

Lead From The Front Camp is more then just teaching players about football. We talk about the importance of a strong character and leadership. We discuss what traits great leaders possess. We want every player to leave our camp prepared to Lead From The Front not just on the field but in every part of their lives. 

To Register visit www.contactsports.se  or you can print the registration form and email/mail it in. LFTF Registration Form

*discounts are available for groups from the same club and coaches who bring a group from their club can attend for free.

LFTF Now in Arlanda!!

*discounts are available for groups from the same club and coaches who bring a group from their club can attend for free.

2012 Lead From The Front Camp

The 2012 camp went fabulous. We had 35 Lineman attend between the ages of 12-19. Most were from clubs all across Skane. There was one from Nykoping(about 4 hours north) and one all the way from Berlin Germany. The Lead From The Front staff does a great job teaching the players the basic fundamentals of playing O & D Line. The players were focused and motivated to get better. We saw a drastic improvement in everyone from the first practice to the last. Especially with the younger players. The little guys struggled just to get into a good stance in Practice 1 and before the camp was over they were firing off with good pad leverage striking with their hands and driving their feet like the big guys. I was very impressed. The goal of every camp is to teach young players how to practice with great tempo. When every camper leaves they are then able to go back to their home club and spread that tempo and show off their newly developed skills. I made a short highlight film of the camp. enjoy!

If you would like to host a Lead From The Front Camp at your club please contact me for more information: 
Email Coach Walker
Coach.Walker@predators.se

Lead From The Front OL/DL Camp

Lead From The Front OL/DL Camp

Just finished a 3 day intensive Camp for Offensive and Defensive Linemen here in Sweden. The camp went fabulous. We had 25 Lineman attend between the ages of 12-19. Most were from either Kristianstad or the other cities in Skane. There was one from Nykoping(about 4 hours north) and one all the way from Berlin Germany. We had 2 practices each day with lunch and a film session in between. The coaches did a great job teaching the players the basic fundamentals of playing O & D Line. The players were focused and motivated to get better. We saw a drastic improvement in everyone from the first practice to the last. Especially with the younger players. The little guys struggled just to get into a good stance in Practice 1 and before the camp was over they were firing off with good pad leverage striking their hands and driving their feet like the big guys. I was very impressed. I would like to thank everyone involved in helping the camp go off smoothly.  The coaches, Medics, Helpers, Lunch helpers, Ben&Sorin. Thank you all for helping in the success of this weekend. I have made a short highlight film of the camp. enjoy!

Predator Day at the Beach

The past couple days here in Sweden have been amazing. Like 80 degrees sunshine with a cool breeze. Rather then practicing this evening I decided it was Predator day at the beach. We all met in Ahus at 10:00 and found a small sand soccer pit that we could use and did some agility, plyometric and position drills for about 35 minutes, then we strapped the flags on and had a flag football game at the beach. Coach Martin arranged for the local hotel there to provide us with lunch afterward. It was a lot of fun and a good change of pace from practice. Today was the perfect day for it as well. By far the best weather we have had here yet. By the time we left the small beach was loaded with people.

Semester.... Kind of? pt3... 4th of July

Happy 4th to everyone back home

I got home from Stockholm on the 4th of July. Big Nick, an offensive lineman on my team invited me over for a bbq. His Mother Jennifer is an American and they had myself and a couple other friends over for a BBQ and a couple fireworks that they had left over from new years. They live about 30 minutes outside of Kristianstad on a farm. They have cattle, horses, they grow wheat, sugar beats, grass and more on the farm. We got to take a short tour of part of their land. I had a great time and enjoyed the company and good food.

That weekend i went to a small party at one of the U17 parents house. I had a blast. Most of the parents that  were in Nykoping were there plus a few more. It was good to meet some of the new faces and spend sometime with adults for a change. haha.

Last weekend I made the road trip up to Uppsala about 6 hours to watch the Super Series championship game. It was Karlstad Crusaders vs Tyreso Royal Crowns. Both teams had beat the other and it was the making for a great game. I drove the boys from Contact Sports (Sorin&Ben) up in the van full of gear for the Contact Sports Sales booth. It was the first time i had driven since back in the States. It was a very long day on the road but it was a good time.

After spending the practice the week before at Tyreso I was definitely rooting for them to win. I think their coaching staff are great guys and do a great job. Coach Andreas is a very good coach and has been an Anchor for that club for a long time. Coach Billgren is a good dude and i know his players love playing for him. As the game unfolded though it was very clear that Tyreso had their hands full with the QB from Karlstad. He was a big strong athletic kid with a good arm. He was red hot all afternoon and lead the Crusaders to a pretty one sided victory. After the game we packed up the van and cruised home.

Happy BirthDay to my Big Bro!!

Happy B Day to my Big Brother Bryce. Love ya Bro. I hope you have a great day and say hello to the family for me. Miss all of you.

Semester... Kind of? pt 2 Stockholm

Instead of returning home from Nykoping with the DM team. I decided since i was so close to Stockholm that i would hop on the train and go sightseeing for a couple of days. Stockholm is a relatively old city made up of hundreds of small islands connected together. It is a beautiful city, each Island had its own unique look and vibe. I got there Sunday evening. Found my Hotel and after checking in i walked around downtown looking for a good spot for Dinner. I found a place not too far. A Belgian brewpub that was showing the Euro2012 Soccer Championship. I stopped in there and had a couple different Belgium Beers and a very tasty hamburger. It was a nice night. I met a couple guys who were from the Bay Area and were in Stockholm for a convention. We hung out and watched Spain dominate for their 2nd straight European Champinoship.

The next day I bought a 24 hour hop on hop off bus tour pass and went and checked out the city. I forgot to take my camera so i was using my iPhone for pictures and it went dead and i didn't know the pin # to turn it back on so i only got a handful of photos. I first went to see the Wasa Museum. Everyone that i talked to said that it was a must see and they were right. A very cool place. It is a museum built around this 380 year old ship that had sunk in the Harbor of Stockholm in 1628. It was supposed to be the flag ship of the Swedish Navy and was the biggest and baddest war ship in all of northern Europe at the time. But on its maiden voyage from the Slussen in Stockholm it sank after traveling like 100o meters from shore. The ship sat at the bottom of the sea for 333 years before it was found and brought up in the 1960's. Because it was sitting in a lot of mud and because the salt content is so low that far inland that the ship was almost perfectly persevered over that time. It is 95% completely original.

Next I went to the Royal Palace. I din't take the full tour but it was pretty awesome to see the size and grandeur. Also to see the different royal crowns and jewels was pretty cool. The Royal Palace is on an Island called old town. Which is the historic district of Stockholm. All the streets are very small lined with all kinds of small shops, resturaunts, cafes and tourist traps. I walked around and found a good place to eat lunch then walked past a Glass Shop (Ice Cream Shop that was making their waffle cones in the store window. So i stopped and got a scoop and found a nice cafe to hang out at and people watch.

The next day I went to the Museam of Modern Art. It was cool it had some nice paintings from a lot of the famous Artists, Picasso, Dali, etc. I then hopped on the subway and made my way out to a suburb of Stockholm called Tyreso. Tyreso is the home of one of the best Football teams in Sweden. I had met their Def Cor. at the DM tournament and i asked if I could come by and check out their practice and watch them prepeare for the first round of the playoffs for the Super Series. I am very glad that i went. It was good to see the level of competition that we will be facing next year. to be able to gauge what we need to do from now until next season to be ready to compete against the best of Sweden. the good news is is that i don't think we are too far away. If our guys dedicate themselves in the off-season i think we can compete against the best teams.

The Wasa Museum

The back of the ship, captains quarters

One of the many bridges in Stockholm.  

The Royal Palace, Right before my phone died.  

 After Midnight in Stockholm, The sky is still light.

The house of Nobles 

Semester... Kind of? pt 1... DM

It has been a while since i have posted in my blog. So here is my attempt to catch you up to speed with my adventures the last 3 or 4 weeks.

Predators Football

As the end of June approached the team began to go into holiday mode a bit to early. Partially because of the schedule where we had 2 bye weeks and one of the teams we played was extremely bad so it was hard to keep motivated and stay focused. Our last game was against Ekeby. A team that although is short on players they are very aggressive and play very hard. We beat them 57-6 the first time around but i knew that it would be a much more difficult game this time around. First I knew they would probably play their best game of the year just because they were playing us. It was also the first weekend of the month long vacation season in Sweden and I knew we would be missing a lot of players. Our starting RB, and both starting Tackles were in Austin Texas representing Sweden for the Junior world championships. 2 Defensive lineman are injured, 2 Linbackers were sick and did not make the trip and all 4 Safeties were on vacation. To top it off I had signed on to coach a U17 All-Star team and the national tournament was that same weekend so I would not be at the game as well.

All of those things made me a little nervous but i have great faith in my defensive coordinator Patrick Bill and i new that our QB Phil Juhlin, with the help of or veteran WRs Ben, Sorin and Mackan was more then capable of leading our offense. We won the game 28-6. Which was a big difference from the first game but i really don't care. We won and came away completely healthy. That I am very happy about.

The DM team that i was coaching was up in a town called Nykoping pronounced "Newshipping". Which is about an hour south of Stockholm and about 4 hours north of Kristianstad. I coached the defense. Which was a nice change of pace. I haven't really coached defense in quite some time so it was fun to get back into it. Our team had alot of talent on it and i knew we would do well in the tournament. But we had some key players missing on offense so I new the defense would have to play great. Our defense did just that. We shut out 3 of the four teams we played giving up a single TD to the team from Stockholm. Our Offense started out slow like I had expected but they found their rythym late in the first game and they never looked back getting better and better each game. We really dominated all for of the other regions. Those kids did a great job playing together with such a short amount of time to practice.

It was a great weekend. I had a hotel room in the same hotel as about 10 of the parents from the team and was able to hang out with them at night and get to know them better. They are great people and very dedicated parents. I had a lot of fun.

Hassleholm Highlights 6 16 12

Glad Midsommar!!

Happy Midsommar to everyone here in Sweden. Thank you to Marcus and Camilla and Agneta and Tyson for inviting me into their family celebrations and showing me a some of the midsommar traditions.

The Before and After!!

The Before!!!

The After!!!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Pops. I hope you have a great day. Have a great weekend at the races next weekend. Go Kyle!!

Predators vs Lugi Highlight 6 9 12

Here are the highlights from Lugi. It was a very uneven lopsided game. I admire Lugi's desire to play but they did not belong on the field with us. I really hope that they can continue to field a team but i really don't want to have to play them again. It is hard to play fast and with energy against an opponent that is so much inferior. When you don't play fast and with energy your chances for injury drastically increase.

In other news the weather in Sweden has been sporadic. One day cloudy/windy and cold the next filled with gorgeous sunshine. I have my my hands in a lot of pots right now. I have my team which is my #1 priority. I am helping Coach Tyson with the U19 team. I am coaching the defense for the DM-U17 team(All-Star U17). I am trying to promote and organize a OL/DL camp in July. I am in the beginning stages working with Coach Mats from Helsinborg to put on a large Swedish Coaching Clinic in October. And hopefully in the next week or two i will have some really exciting news to announce but i will wait on that until it is 100% a done deal.

We start the 2nd run through our Division. It will be a tougher road then the first time around. Everyone is gunning for us and it will be a challenge to keep our guys focus and desire through out the summer with so  much time off. I believe we can run the table if we work for it.

Chris Guillen Highlights Lugi.wmv

Introducing Christopher Guillen. He is the U17 QB. This week he suited up and played with the Senior team against Lugi. Christopher is 16 years old, he lead the Senior Predators on 4 drives. All 4 ending in TDs. He threw 7-11, 107 yards and 2 TDs. Congrats Chris on a great debut and i hope to get you out their again.

Göteborg Highlights 5-27-12.wmv

Predators @ Göteborg - Game Stats

Predators 51 - Göteborg 7, Game Recap

I had another great week in Sweden. Spent most of the week hanging out in town grabbing a fika with a player or two. Friday i went fishing with Coach Tyson again. We went to the coast just east of Ahus fishing for a type of Garfish that they call Näbbgädda here in Sweden. I caught like 4 and i think Tyson caught 3. Good Times.

Saturday we held a camp for the U13 teams around the south of Sweden. I think there were 7 or 8 programs represented. The morning we did a skill camp with lots of technique and fundamentals. There were players there ranging from 12 to 8 years old. I roamed around and helped our older players coach their drills for each position. The kids did a great job and all the players learned a lot. Then in the afternoon there were scrimmages. Each team got 2 or 3 scrimmages. For a lot of these kids it was their first ever experience playing American Football. Over all it was a great day with a lot of positive feedback.

Game Day

Bus departure at 7:30 am leaving for Göteborg. It is about a 3 1/2 hour bus trip north west near the coast. I knew the team we were playing was going to be very strong and physical. More then any other opponent yet. I knew though that again we would have an advantage in speed and that if Our defensive could cause a couple turnovers and our Offense came out early and started fast that they would have to play from behind and that they would not be able to keep up with us. We arrive around 11:15 and i do the traditional ARC get off the buss and get a quick sweat and warm up before getting dressed to get the kinks and groggyness of a long bus ride out. It was also by far the hottest day in Sweden yet. Probably around 80 degrees. But for Swedes that is hot. We were very thin depth wise this game. More then usual. I knew we needed to keep our guys hydrated.

The game begins with the "Marvels" receiving the kick off. They come out playing smart on offense and trying to chunk away yards and keep our offense off the field. After a bad snap though they were forced to punt and our offense marched on to the field. After two short throws Phil hit Marcus Johnsson for a 40 yard TD up the middle. Göteborg's next possession took for ever. I think it was 18 plays but only like 55 yards. It took the rest of the 1st quarter and then some. We only had 3 plays on offense all quarter. They were executing their game plan to perfection. Short passes and ground control. Then they were penalized for a chop block which gave them a 2nd and 23 and their first attempt to test our stand out DB Alex Nilsson deep resulted in an INT and kept them from scoring. Our offense was waiting eagerly to get back on the field and our defense did an outstanding job of keeping them out of the endzone and getting us the ball back. 2 plays later they rolled up in press coverage and paid the dear price of 6 points for it as Phil found Sorin Pandrea for a 60 yard TD strike.

Knowing that our defense was very exhausted from the long drive before I decided to onside kick the ensuing kick off to try and get the ball back and give them a break. From the first kick off i saw there center leave early so we dribbled one right at him and the Cover team did a great job and recovered the ball. A couple first downs later we got near the goal line and Alex Nilsson now playing WR in our empty 5 wide set caught a slant off the week side for a TD. We went for 2 and his younger brother Pontus Nilsson caught a slant for the 2 point conversion.

The rest of the game was more of the same. Göteborg played their asses off and hit us harder then any other team we faced. But once they started to throw the ball we were able to keep them off the field. Alex Nilsson had another INT and we finished them off 51-7.

Phil threw for 6 more TDs and ran for 1 TD as well.
Receivers Sorin Pandrea-3TDs, Ben Hornquist-1TD, Marcus Johnsson 1TD, Alex Nilsson-1TD.

Alex Nilsson was again outstanding on Defense. He is in my opinion the best DB in our league. The defensive front had to play the whole game with no subs and they played great. I am very proud that our teams is so evenly balanced. Offense, Defense and Special Teams have had a lot of success so far.

Here are some pics.  Stats and Highlight film to come shortly.

Ystad Highlights 5-18-12.wmv

Predators 67 - Ystad 6, Game Recap

Going into Friday night it had been a long week and i as usual had the worry in the back of my mind would this be the day we come out flat. Because of that worry i push our players hard to start fast, play fast and score fast. Speed is our biggest ally and so far it has been the biggest factor in our overwhelming victories. Ystad has some good players but really lacked depth and overall speed to keep up with us. I knew that they would play well if we let them feel that they had a chance.

We start the game kicking to them. Ystad smartly took the ball trying to keep our offense off the field early. But, it was short lived. The ball took a Predator bounce and we recovered a short high kick on about the 40 yard line. I took us 1 play to score after that. QB Phil Juhlin finding WR Mackan Johnsson for a 40 yard TD strike. With that momentum building we began the steam roll and both offense, defense and special teams overwhelmed Ystad. We created turnovers we ran the ball well. Again Phil was outstanding. This time not just with his arm but with his feet. He threw 5 TDs but also ran for 3TDs. Mackan was the WR of choice this week  with 3 TDs. Marcus Dickson continued his campaign of terrorizing opponents QBs with a couple Sacks and Forced Fumbles as well as a Fumble recovery that he returned for a TD in the 3rd Quarter.

This week we have a 3 hour bus trip to Gothenborg. They are a bigger, faster version of Ystad. I anticipate the game being much closer but if we start fast and get an early lead it could get very bad for them as well. Here are some stats from both last weeks 57-0 win over Limhamn and this weeks game. Also i have an up to date season total. Enjoy- Highlight film coming shortly.

Busy week in Sweden, and another Blow Out.

The weather in Sweden is starting to get amazing. Nice cool sunny breezy days. Which almost everyone here has referred to as hot. Hahahahahaha is my response. Its like 78 degrees with a nice breeze. This week was packed with lots of fun stuff.

Tuesday i spent most of the day chilling in the city center of Kristianstad. Took some pics of some buildings and of the little square. Then cruised over to Contact Sports (Tyson's shop) and picked up the package that my mom had sent me. Yeah!! Hung out for a while and then left to get ready for practice.

 The Sun, "You still exist!"

 There are like 3 or 4 canals that run through Kristianstad. This is like a block from my Apartment.

Little Square

 There is a ton of construction going on the center of town. All the big government buildings are being being worked on and i think they are building a new building.

 The Big Old Church in the center of town.

Fly Fishing

Wednesday Tyson took myself and Emil (one of my DBs) To a place called Harasjömåla. It has a bunch of small lakes and a stream that is awesome for fly fishing. We left at 05:00 and it was about a hour and a half drive to get there. We were fishing by 7:00. This is my first experience fly fishing and after about an hour i got pretty comfortable casting. The morning though was more like practice. I didn't get any action at all. After lunch i changed my fly and went back out. Walking up and down the banks trying to find the right spot. Mean while Tyson and Emil were already a couple fish ahead of me.

Emil caught the first one of the day and then Tyson caught fire later in the day and pulled in 3 nice Rainbow Trout. I found a little hole that i had a couple really good strikes but i was not able to hook the trout. There was i big trout that had taken my fly but was no where to found after. I decided to work my way down stream and then come back later. As i started down stream i had a couple more really good strikes but yet again i was unable to land them. The day was growing late and i had rescheduled Thursday's  full practice to Wednesday at 6:00 because we were playing on Friday night. Which made for a very long day. But it was time to go and i was fish-less. As I walked back up to the middle of the stream Tyson said that they were really going after this dark fly he had and told me to grab his pole and go give it another 10 minutes at the hole where i had lost that big trout. Sure enough the first cast out i had a big strike but again no luck. Another 4 or 5 casts later as i was bring in my line and wam! it hit hard and this time i had him. It was about 10 min to bring him in. I could tell he was big but he was not fighting too hard. Soon i felt him give a little and i brought him to shore and Emil scooped him up.

61 cm (24 inches) and 3.5 Kg (8 lbs)- the biggest fish of the day!!

 Coach Tyson Scoring his first of 3 trout.

Check out the skills. And my Trophy!