The Wombats

Indie Pop / Rock Group from Liverpool UK : Matthew Murphy (guitarist/singer), Dan Haggis (drummer/singer), Tord Overland Knudsen (bassist/singer)

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19/05/2008 by WOMBATS

Our quest to discover the hidden art in catching the perfect trout has taken us far and wide, from interviewing Gollum himself to the arduous task of translating the Kingfisher's scriptures as found on the riverside perches where they once had a trout catching conference in 1628. We, however, found that the best advice came from our very own bass playing dynamo, Norwegian born Tord Overland Knudsen whose first word was 'ørret' ('trout' in English) and whose first toy was a fishing rod. So here's our 4 step guide to landing that perfect trout...

1. You can access Norway from most good airports or harbours if you fancy a more adventurous stow-away-style journey. On arrival to Oslo (that's the capital of Norway) take the 'Trysil Ekspress' from Gardermoen Airport to Elverum (incidentally Tord's hometown) and within 2hrs you'll be scouring for a B&B in Norway's best kept secret. The best time to go is mid June-September as the river Glomma is free from ice in the summer and there will be trout a- plenty!

2. No fisherman is complete without a trip to Mr. Hagen's Sports Shop on Storgata in the heart of Elverum's bustling little town. He will kit you out in some waist high wellies, a special jacket with no arms and lots of pockets and a fishing hat for good luck. Your pockets will be filled with a selection of homemade flies (the little fishies go wild for those brightly coloured bad boys!),a heavy float and all the other necesseties you will need including the rod,line etc. Just ask Mr. Hagen if in doubt and all will become clear!

3. So your ready to go? Not quite. This is where the DIY element comes into play. Traditional 'fly fishing' takes a lot of patience and years to master but the beauty with the Wombat way is that anyone can do it. You simply take a normal,bog standard fishing rod, put 2 flies on the line roughly 1ft apart from each other and make a knot to keep them from slipping. Attach a float at the end of the line about 2ft away from the closest fly and you're nearly ready to go.

4. Location is always important and fortunately Tord has a spot that he has successfully caught monsterously large trout at from when he was knee high to a grasshopper. It's a little beaver infested island just near Dørum Farm but be careful not to trespass as farmer Dørum has a salt pellet shotgun to bruise anyone brave enough to try their luck on his land. If you make it safely through Dørum's fields you will then have to wade across the Glomma (the waist high wellies come in handy here) to the small island and it is on the far side, about 200metres across, that you will find the sacred spot. That's it! You've made it. Now all that's left to do is to throw out your line, keep it taut by constantly reeling it in and watch the float so you can see when that trout bites! Good luck..you're gonna need it!x

 

Tord's Top Tips:

1. Get the 'homemade green glomma special' fly from Mr. Hagen for sure fire success! 2. Keep an eye out for the fishing police as you need a permit but don't worry I never had one. Just make sure to leg it as fast as you can with your trout safely under your arm!! 3. Cooking the trout couldn't be easier. Just disembowel it,wrap it in tin foil,sprinkle some salt and pepper on and slap it on the BBQ. A nice potato salad is the perfect companion for trout and you need look no further than Dorum's Farm for a few five finger discounted spuds!

Comments

sara / 01/06/2008 at 06:50 / #
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I like trout but isn't better a piece of pizza?:)

MACIE MF MCCRACKEN / 02/02/2009 at 11:10 / #
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HAHAHA!
thanks
i will defo keep this in mind whenever i go .....fishingg? in norway?
haha. y'all are great.
I %u2665 the wombats.

Remington / 03/06/2008 at 22:42 / #
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Awww you guys are so adorable I just wanna put you in my pocket.

Dani / 04/11/2009 at 00:37 / #
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LOL
I love you Tord!
nice first word ;)
xoxox

Laura / 07/12/2008 at 17:15 / #
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you guys are insane. i luv it! :D

Monika / 08/07/2008 at 12:07 / #
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The best fish I ever had was wirth a Norweigen campig on the hills.

Rici / 09/11/2008 at 12:53 / #
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hey
I LOVE YOU!!!
you rock!! or how you say in england!! XD
why do you not come to germany?? i only saw cities wich aren't in germany at your concert list!!
PLEASE!!
I want to see you live!!
PLEASE tell me if there is a concert in germany!!
it would be great if it's near munich!!
and would be possible to send the t-shirts to germany ,too??
hope to see you soon

Amanda L / 12/04/2009 at 21:13 / #
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lol thanks, I just love learning about Norwegian fishing, especially when I'm on the website of one of my favorite bands! Best of both worlds, ya know? ;D

I love you guys & your awesome music! Keep making more for everyone to love, and try to go on tour again as soon as possible!!! Preferably around New England in the U.S. =D

Love you guyss and I would totally dance to joy division with you!
~~ Amanda* =D
peace

Terri / 13/01/2009 at 00:28 / #
9

I wish you come to Alaska. We don't get any cool shows.

Emelie / 13/01/2009 at 16:06 / #
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Är det inte ganska typiskt att norrmannen får ge fisketips? ;>

Brian / 13/03/2009 at 08:03 / #
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To Hell With Fish!! Sorry..

Jasmine / 16/08/2008 at 01:22 / #
12

Lmao :D
you guys are so adorable,
I was reading this and was like..
O..kay ?
xD

p.s- Is Tords hometown big ? I'm not a stalker, it just.. fascinates me xD

Isaac Asimov / 20/05/2008 at 06:14 / #
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WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. MR. Hagen's mah homeboy. D:

Looking forward to a potato salad DIY. :0

Carina / 22/06/2009 at 17:17 / #
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Hey guys! I enjoyed your show at the Hurricane on Saturday afternoon! It was perfect! You got one more fan! ;) Hope I will see you soon in Germany! ;)
...can you get me home tonight?

Emma / 25/05/2008 at 11:42 / #
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where you at that soccer six thingy, do you have photos ??

Tom :) / 25/06/2009 at 09:57 / #
16

Cant you tickle thier bellies? Or is that Salmon?

MILLIE MURPHY / 26/06/2008 at 12:28 / #
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This band rocks out. when is the next concert near doncaster or a few hours away PPPPPLLLLEEEAAAASSSSEEEEE tell me as quick as posible as I have to have a heart transplant and major surgery on my brain as I have a brain tuma in the next year and so Id love to see them incase I don't make it .
p.s i am not joking I really do have those probolems so don't think I'm waisting your time. thank you.

wombat mad emma xD / 30/06/2008 at 11:37 / #
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i LOVE fish and trout is nice..... my dog loves trout skin so wen we skin it we give it 2 her. our gold fish isnt 2 keen 2 eat trout though, it sort of swims to the other side of the bowl as far away to it as pssible...very surprising i must say. our little pony isnt bonkers about it either but our tortoise thinks its very tasty especialy wen its been on the bbq.!!!! by da way im not that emma ^ ^ ^

:D I LOVE TROUT
I LOVE WOMBATS
MURPH AND DAN AND TORD ARE AMAZINGLY AMUSIN AND I LVE OTTER BACKSTROKE RACES!!!!!!!!!

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