Now you can fish safer, easier and without scaring the fish. Twelve buoys have been laid upstream of the good fishing spots in Långå-Ljusnan downstream of the tunnel outlet from Långå power plant. There you can moor and fish off the area and then drift further downstream to the next buoy.
– The lowest distance takes a couple of hours and becomes a suitable fishing pass. It's a nice "fishing trip", in a new sense, which has not been as easy to do before, but it will be now, says Per-Ola Persson, River keeper and quality manager on Långåfisket's board.

Långå-Ljusnan downstream of the tunnel discharge from Långå power plant is an asset for sport fishing and outdoor life. The river flows here through Långå village with a thousand-year-old cultural landscape and meadows, pastures, magic forest and beautiful views. rich birdlife. Here are many fishing spots with fine trout, harr, stylish, pike and perch. There are also the occasional char. A trout female on 8,1 was caught here a couple of summers ago. She was put back and is probably still there. There is plenty of space here for many anglers and visitors.

The water flow downstream of the power plant has changed in nature in recent years. In the past, the runs in the power plant were more predictable. Today, hydropower must step in when the wind calms down and the wind turbines stop, otherwise there will be problems in the electricity supply. That's a problem,
says Per-Ola Persson.

– We have put in a lot of work, thoughts and calculations on how we can make fishing safer in the first place, but also to spread the fishing to more places, says Per-Ola. And we also want to make it easier. And preferably we want a "normal" flow. But it must be possible to fish even when the power plant is running, perhaps not at high speed but still under decent conditions.

One solution is to lay out buoys where you can moor your boat, canoe or float. Then you do not have to anchor with the risks it entails. And you do not scare away the fish, gives up and thinks there is no fish.

The idea was included in the Långå-Ljusnan project that the fisheries conservation association started 2015. Fortum Generation has been involved and sponsored and in addition some community funds have been granted. That investment also includes clearing paths, windbreaks and picnic areas and more accessible places for fishermen.

Base flats and gravel banks have been mapped and have been known fishing grounds for a long time. Before the power regulation, the villagers put nets there. It's stopped, but the fish remain in the same places.
– I think we will be the first in the country with this method, says Per-Ola Persson.

But he wants to direct a word of warning to those who wade. The water flow can increase sharply completely without warning and it is important to get ashore, preferably on the right side of the river.
– And for everyone, it goes without saying that you have a life jacket! Correctly assumed! Continuously, manar Per-Ola Persson.