Sport fishing is always "at risk"! At sole risk! This means that you are responsible for your own safety and that you behave in a way that presents no danger to those who fish near you. Or for nature and the environment. Safety is as obvious as fishing equipment. And just as obviously it is to handle the equipment with the same requirements and skill to handle his fishing rod.

Fishing and safety also include issues concerning nature and the environment. During COUNCIL AND RULES will find Långåfiskets nature- and environmental. Read it and see what you can contribute to reducing your environmental impact.

The most serious accidents affecting anglers are drowning, fractures and that "hooks itself". Every year drown a dozen people in Sweden in connection with fishing, usually from smaller boats, often without safety equipment. Sometimes the influence of alcohol.

LIFE JACKET – quite busy and all the time – is an effective and cheap insurance. Falling into the water with waders can be life-threatening. Under controlled conditions, you can find out in advance what happens when you fall into the water with waders.

VADARSTAV is a good support already on land. In the water, it is also an 'emotional sprout'’ for safe wading.

Think safety before the fishing trip as carefully as you pack everything else. Check weather forecasts and have strict control over the flow of water!

Test how you work in your life jacket when you end up in water. Visit the swimming pool and try to put on the life jacket when you are already in the water. It is a surprising experience. The life jacket should be properly donned – CONTINUOUSLY – with crotch straps and buttoned up to the neck. The swimming school get to practice klädsim and that knowledge is a bit of a commodity that needs to be updated for every age. Realize what happens if you fall down in the water with waders. The legs float up and the body pressed down! Squeeze the air out of his pants when you put on them, and "frequent" with a tightened belt. It can provide some vital seconds to get in the right position.

Patch, dressing, swabs for cleaning and painkillers are included in the equipment. And because knowledge of lifesaving, omplåstring and how to cleave a broken arm / leg. practice before. If the accident occurs, it is urgent. Time is a factor of safety.

Goggles is a cheap insurance policy that prevents sharp hooks that stick in the face. Keep a safe distance to other fishing both laterally and behind you.

Remember that littering is a safety issue for other anglers and for the animals! Glass, metal and plastic have no place in nature. Do not dispose of discarded fishing line. They can entangle the feet of birds. Cam is an annoying interference and a violation of the rules. Zero tolerance everywhere.

Keep your cell phone välladdad and waterproof case. Reserve in the form of a power bank. Note that the phone does not have coverage everywhere! Another precaution is to leave the message was thinking fish and when you expect to be back. And of course: advise when you are at home again!

And last but not least. Be very careful with fire! Extinguish the fire after you even if it rains.

ANNOUNCE YOUR POSITION The long-distance fishing map with its markings is a good tool for determining your position and knowing where you are.. It is important that you can notify them if you need to call for help from the emergency services or another. The map is available here on the website and in the current folder that contains the same map. Maps in old brochures do not apply. Note that telephone and GPS do not work everywhere.

WINTERTIME
Långåfisket is known for its winter fishing, especially trout fishing. The ice begins in November / December and the first ice usually attract many ice fishermen, a pleasure and an experience that extends toward the thaw, sometimes well into April.

NOTE! it advises Ice detection in general Långå Fiskevårdsområde which means that each winter fishing from the ice must ensure that ice conditions permit safe fishing. That's the basic rule.

Basic lake is a storage reservoirs, which means that water is drawn from the magazine for power generation. This means that the ice falls with cracking and in places open accidentally.
Långåljjusnan is normally ice-free downstream outlet from long power plant in Rändhån (No. 45 on the map).

The ice may form in some calm water and lästräckor are not to be trusted.

some winters, more often now, water collects on top of the ice, covered with several centimeters of snow. General alert and focused attention on these conditions. The risk is great that you are stuck with a scooter and it leads to a very difficult rescue work.

Time to save lives
The board of Långåfisket in Härjedalen appeals to the Swedish Lifesaving Society, Sweden's municipalities and Sport Fishermen on immediate measures to prevent fatal accidents that occur during sport fishing.
summer 2023 four anglers died by drowning while fishing in Härjedalen. That's four too many. Unfortunately, it has happened before and not only in Härjedalen but in several places around the country. Unfortunately, drowning offers will return this year; some with a fatal outcome.
This is completely unacceptable but preventable, says Helge Jonsson, chairman of the Långå fisheries management association in western Härjedalen. It is possible to simulate a sequence of events where anglers, under safe and controlled forms, get to experience realistic events and accident risks during sport fishing. That's when you understand the threats in the water. Water knowledge, awareness, behavior and use of the right equipment save lives!
A common reason is a lack of knowledge about what happens when you fall over while wading. Waders can be a death trap, especially for those without a life jacket. A second-quick course leads to drowning. Sometimes with the same fate for those who come to the rescue and rescue. The tragedy is a fact.
-There are three actors who have the knowledge and resources to run a campaign with information and realistic exercises that save lives, says Helge Jonsson. That is why Långåfisket directs its appeal to the Lifesaving Society, who have the knowledge, Sweden's municipalities that own pools to practice in and to Sportfiskarna with 60 000 members as useful avenues of contact.
Practicing falling into the water under controlled conditions is part of training and insight into what is happening. Knowledge of the function of clothing in the water can best be understood through practical testing under safe conditions. One place where it can be implemented is in municipally owned baths.
Helgi Jonsson
President
Långå fishing in Härjedalen