Ted Logart

Photographer, writer and foremost keen fisher waiting for that grand catch but trying to expect less.

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Go hiking

Hiking is quite simple. Step one: pick a trail. Step two: Head out. Step three: Enjoy! If you go on a day hike, you hardly need more than nice hiking boots, a small backpack and snacks. Preferably a ...

2020-05-29

Salmontrippin’

– One hundred seventeen, one hundred twenty-two, one hundred twenty-nine… Ronny Landin and Erling Holmström are scrolling through the last fishes registered by the camera in the Kalix River’s fish-pat...

2020-05-07

Running wild

Exclamations, ranging from primal screams to whoops of joy bounce between mountainsides somewhere in the very north of Sweden. This is the setting for BAMM – Björkliden Arctic Mountain Marathon – a co...

2020-04-27

Wild salmon rivers

The Byske river is a formidable fly fishing river. Just consider the fact that the river has an impressive drop of 38 metres in the last 11 kilometres before reaching the sea — and one fishing licence...

2020-04-20

Catch a Baltic

For a long period, the wild salmon stocks in the Baltic Sea were under a lot of pressure. When things were at the worst, the Baltics were on the fringe of extinction in some rivers. For example, in th...

2020-03-12

Frozen sea

The coast up north is pretty remarkable, this much is true. It actually grows, year by year. It’s to do with the inland ice. Post-glacial land elevation is the academic name for it, and it means that ...

2020-03-06

Some of the best cheeses in Sweden

The facade of the farmhouse dairy is a plastered white. The front door is deep red with a stainless steel plate displaying the company name. Pär and Johanna live in the nearby house. They would have i...

2020-02-01

Fly fishing vibes

We’re by the bank of the river Byske in Swedish Lapland. Me and Fred Campbell. The river is renowned for big, Baltic salmons and badass fly fishing. – If you want to stay true to the local tradition, ...

2020-01-30

Winter swimming

On average it takes a professional swimmer about 20 seconds to swim the 25-metre lane surrounded by ice in central Skellefteå. We know this because professional winter swimming, in temperatures just a...

2020-01-16

First time dog sledding

When Sabina and Pete’s car rolls into the driveway, Emma is already at work, harnessing the dogs that are coming on today’s tour. Sabina and Pete come from Manchester, England. They have travelled to ...

2020-01-12

A wildlife photographer

Imagine what it would be like for a few days to leave all the stress and all the noise behind you, breathing in the forest scent and meeting its four-legged or winged residents face to face and assumi...

2019-04-07