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The Atlantic salmon of the Yokanga are different. They are bigger. These fish will hit and run, disrupting the uninitiated anglers expectations however hardened from years of fighting other formidable fish. These fish set the bar high. Bring extra fly line and a back up rod or two. Thank you for your interest in the (more…)

Over a decade of meticulous record keeping indicates the Varzuga has the largest known run of Atlantics on the Kola Peninsula, and in the world, with a return in excess of 100,000 fish. The Fly Shop’s owner, Mike Michalak first ventured to the Kola Peninsula in search of Atlantic salmon in 1993. After 3 years (more…)

The Varzina is a prolific river, ruled by prolific Atlantic salmon. Your accommodations are superbly comfortable and the food is wonderful. The north-east coast of the Russian Kola Peninsula is a unique place. The cold waters of the Barents Sea meet the stony coastal hills, protecting the finest treasures of the Kola peninsula – the (more…)

“The three greatest gamefish in the world are tarpon, bonefish, and Atlantic salmon, but I’ll take the Atlantic salmon over all of them.” – Ted Williams, “The Splendid Splinter” The Ponoi River, located just above the Arctic Circle at approximately 67 degrees north latitude, has been rightly proclaimed the most productive Atlantic salmon river in (more…)

“The very best Atlantic salmon rivers in the world are found on the Kola Peninsula” The Atlantic Salmon Reserve (ASR) is an area of Russia’s Kola peninsula that has been set aside with the goal of preserving and protecting a wonderfully pristine, untouched wilderness while developing some of the best fishing for Atlantic salmon to (more…)

The Zhupanova is the legendary flagship river of Kamchatka that first put the region on the map. It has trophy rainbow trout fishing like nowhere else on the planet, and is a “lost world” of surreal beauty. It’s headwaters flow through a massive, immaculate valley framed by smoking volcanoes, snow-capped mountains, ancient birch forests, and (more…)

Zendzur Lodge sits on a shoulder of the lower Zhupanova River amid a thick forest of Kamchatka stone birch, in the shadow of snow-capped Karimsky volcano. Exceptionally large rainbow trout, untamed wilderness, and deluxe accommodations define this sensational fly fishing safari. Anglers at Zendzur target an ancient, trophy-sized strain of rainbow trout that average 24 (more…)

The Northern Wilderness Floats in Kamchatka are easily the least-fished rivers in the world!  We have a series of six different streams in this region, each one fished only once, at most twice a year.  This ensures that every fish in the river has probably never seen an artificial fly, let alone been hooked.  It (more…)

The Sedanka River springs from the toe of an ancient lava floe on Kamchatka’s northwestern taiga plain. It is one of the most biologically diverse drainages of the entire peninsula, with all 6 species of Pacific salmon, rainbow trout, kundzha and both resident and sea-run dolly varden char. This spring creek ecosystem is particularly rich (more…)

We first heard rumors about the Savan from some of our Russian friends in Petropavlovsk, who had heard it was loaded with big trout. In 2012, we began our initial explorations of the river system.  What we discovered was a place of awe-inspiring beauty and an incredible diversity of life, both in the water and (more…)