The measures that will restore the vitality of the Longåljusnan are now funded and can be completed according to plan. It is the County Administrative Board in Jämtland that grants Långåfisket a framework of just over 1,3 million for the goals to be reached as decided by the fishing association in Långå. The project renovates the river after clearing the waterway and mitigates the effects of power extraction.

The idea was raised five years ago that the stretches of stream in the western part of Långåljusnan could regain important parts of their origin. The river had been made on the channel for floating timber. Then I strangled the flow of water when the dam was built Loss and power began long power plants. The consequences for fish and aquatic life was devastating and the popular sport fishing affected.

– Simply put, we do Långåljusnans flowing stretches 'longer' which bends and elbows reset, converters attracts the fish to migrate, the oxygen content increases with strömbildare, new läplatser arranged to aquatic organisms, for fish foraging, resting and reproduction, and with several deep holes will increase the water supply in harsh climate with hot and dry. And in addition, the tributaries are to have more nurseries for new generations, says Helge Jonsson, who is chairman of the Långå Fishery Conservation Association and was the one who took the first initiative in the project.

So far, the project has cost a little more 900 000 SEK, where the state via the county board has contributed with half a million, 175 000 of rural funds has been granted via Härjedalen municipality and the rest, 225 000 kronor, Långåfisket has used its own funds from the sale of fishing licenses.

– County Board looks Långåljusnanprojektet as an interesting and important project also from a national perspective when it comes to optimizing the biological and ecological conditions in the rivers with greatly reduced water flow, says Gunnar Jacobsson at the County Administrative Board of Jämtland. He is the one who participated in the work last year and is still involved in the project with the expertise he and the county administrative board have in relation to aquatic environments., biotopes care nature and liability.

– Långåljusnan is a good and important example of how the state, together with a responsible fisheries association, can find effective solutions for restoring biotopes and conditions that favor life in the water.. In this perspective, the experience of Långåljusnan project of great interest, says Gunnar Jacobsson.

Långåfiskets quality manager, Per-Ola Persson, have analyzed the entire stretch of the river and planned in detail the various types of measures that will increase the vitality of the river. He cooperates all the time with the two excavators that puts stones back, digs deep holes and creates new living spaces for all living in the river. In the first instance, priority is given to the fish, he says, but admits that, by extension, it also has significance for the angler. Are there fish, there are anglers, says Per-Ola.

– In order for fish and aquatic organisms to 'move into' the new habitat, the first year after the renovation the river will be closed to fishermen but open to visitors, he says. Per-Ola certifies that it is a natural experience in itself to see a living river as it was formed from the beginning. And, even 'how it was thought'!

The project also includes investments in living history and culturally interesting objects that increase the experience of the fishing trip. Board member for long-term fishing culture, Margareta Selin-Ring, responsible for that part.