Diet #3. Low water level. Grayling fishing.

The hot summer was observed not only in Europe, but also on Kola Peninsula. A heat and absence of rains have led to falling of a water level and it’s warming up to 23 degrees. It was possible to expect sharp decrease in activity of fish. But it has not occurred, even in such boiled water activity of graylings was simply extraordinary. Probably it is connected with minimum water drift and in some measure with a lack of forage in places of   concentration of fishes. Stomachs of the studied fishes contained very   small amount of forage.    Here the rests of small insects and worm Gordius aquaticus are visible.  Usual  bottom fauna is  absent. In such conditions fish was active and reacted to bait immediately.  Imitating flies were effective, but it was more convenient to catch on the nymph in bright colours and on fantasy wet flies

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The grayling diet #2. Minnow spawning period.

The greatest difficulty is  the cases of a selective  feeding of graylings. During such periods it don`t react on ordinary flies. If it is possible to find out character of its food then it is possible to find parking lots of fish and to pick up good fly. This time grayling ate exclusively river minnow. Fish stood under coast near to spawning places of this small fishes. The streamer simulating a minnow was an effective fly. A catching - method - wet fly, aggressive wet fly or streamer technique.  Catching methods on the nymph, wet\dry flies simulating insects and attractor flies did not work in general during this week of minnow spawn. 

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The grayling diet # 1. Chavanga river early season

There is grayling, caught on the river Chavanga in the beginning of a season in high water.  Stomach contents the weight of different organisms which fish collected at coast near to the main channel of the river.  The fauna -sedge larvae, stoneflies, bloodsuckers is presented basically heavyweight bottom organisms. Spring high water level, intensive drift but without any surface activity. The best way to fishing- weighted nymphs, short line methods. 

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The huge number of fresh fish has risen in the rivers of the White sea!

The huge number of fresh fish has risen in the rivers of the White sea!

The latest news from the Chavanga river.

The most intensive has begun with the end of September during the last years calling of a salmon from the sea in the river. The set of fresh fish has risen from the sea. Such quantity it was not observed within several years. Probably, it is connected with is abnormal in the warm summer. The salmon did not hasten to come into the river in warm low water. From June till August the course of fish was rather insignificant. The basic part of fish has come in the end of May. And here now all fish expecting in the sea, has gone to the river. At favorable winter it is possible to expect successful fishing in May and June. We will hope!

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The river Plotnikova - quickly and angrily. Kamchatka fly fishing.

   The river Plotnikova - quickly and angrily

Quickly - because the interesting site of the river can be passed for 1-2 days. The river is located absolutely near to our hotel and it is possible to reach water hour. The top site in the alloy beginning too represents an interlacing of sleeves of the river, big and fast, suddenly absolutely narrow and small. The river shares on some parts and set of its sleeves remain uninspected. Behind stones come across quite good chars and mikiza - Kamchatka kind of rainbow trout. In places deeper and quiet on I will flash came across Silver salmons in the spawning dress. Here too everywhere traces of summer abundance, remains of salmons, the bear tracks on coast.

Closer to road in the end of our alloy river becomes much more largely and more deeply. In the evening when we put boats, it was possible to see splashes of large fishes in different places on a surface. Already in twilight last minutes, any healthy big fish has struck in my fly. There can be it there was a trout, and there can be fresh salmon who has already come into the river.

There is an impression that the affinity of the sea fills these rivers with set of fish. On the other hand numerous sleeves of the river, blockages and almost impassable places create weight of the sites inaccessible to the person. Therefore the affinity of road on a map does not speak about availability and poverty of the river. All depends on desire of the fisher and its physical form. Here I should pay attention once again to an excellent combination of an emotional alloy to comfortable rest in hotel. There is a possibility to dry up a thing, to bathe in hot pool, to have supper at small restaurant. Believe me, it may be very important in such travel.

                                           

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The third part of our Kamchatka fishing program.

The third part of our program.

The river Karymchina.

Surprisingly pleasant small river in the alloy beginning. Pure water, seaweed on stones, numerous islands and channels with poles, blockages from the trees which have fallen in water. On coast to go difficult, all has grown with a high grass and a bush. To good places it is possible to reach on river bottom, the main thing not to lose the way in an interlacing of sleeves of the river and to find road back to boats. Sometimes the basic channel suddenly disappears, the river disperses sleeves and disappears directly in wood. The good knowledge of a route is necessary not to get to such deadlock. Here it is possible to find absolutely surprising sites of the river with characteristic poles or the flooded roots behind which fishes hide. Came across basically chars and trout. But everywhere bodies of the lost salmons are visible. Still one month ago here it was full some these huge fishes. In the bottom site the river becomes more powerful, turns of the river with blockages any more do not seem so harmless. It is necessary to work as oars to be kept in the middle of the river. In the river it is much more than water, especially after a confluence of inflows. Here it is already possible to hope on capture of the fresh silver salmon who has come from the sea. It was interesting, but there was an impression that the most successful time for this river - August when still it is a lot of a salmon. But for fans of more delicate catching of a trout and chars this excellent place during all season.

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Second part of our Kamchatka fishing program. River Fast fishing.

Second part of our Kamchatka program. River Fast fishing.

The river Fast is located in 2 hours' journey from our hotel. The river justifies the name. Over an equal stony bottom speed of water is not appreciable, but over boulders and among rocks the boat is dispersed promptly. Water surprisingly transparent, over holes and in rocks over deep places it accepts an emerald, green shade. So it is possible to be guided and find sites the most perspective for catching.

As well as always fishes was there where the big stones, the flooded trees, in junctions of sleeves of the river at the bottom lay more. Kizuch – silver salmon became more often in deep places with quiet water near to the main current. Chars came across and on small places, but most of all they accepted deep holes below rifts. The mikiza - rainbow trout took places convenient for hunting for a trifle in holes near coast, behind snags and behind stones on the brink of the main current. The river big enough, many good and convenient places we have simply passed.

Turns with stony coast on the one hand and a hole or rocks with another were especially perspective. Here it was possible to choose convenient positions for catching by a flies. I liked descents from flat rifts in holes or junctions of sleeves of the river. Here often the hole and on an input in it is formed fish, as a rule, came across. In pure water fries are visible everywhere, the set of bodies of dead adult fishes is scattered on coast. I have paid attention that the bottom fauna is poor enough. Under stones not so it is a lot of sedge larvae and mayfly. Probably, therefore trout and chars conduct a predatory way of life. Any fantasy attractor fly worked well.

But it was most interesting to catch on the flies simulating fry and bloodsuckers. It were most effective baits.Iit was not possible to me to find unequivocally effective fly for kizuch. Probably, the leaf fall which has begun in these days has prevented. In water there were many fallen leaves, and the fly don`t worked effectively. Therefore the exit was the bright, big “pike” fly on a tube or a double hook. On slow deep presentation fish sometimes attacked a bait. In some places the salmon left behind fly more close to a surface. It was possible to see a wave from fish, then blow on fly, but followed more often, fish was not marked. On one fly the salmon has twice pulled together all material of a body and a wing to the tip of a hook, but on an edge has not got. It was easier to catch a spinning, it is a lot of salmons and resident and fresh, silver it has been caught on directly during boat movement.

In the bottom site of the river there is simply remarkable place where the river passes through rocks. Here the deep canyon is formed, the bottom breaks downwards. Small trout and salmons fries are here. More low, in depth, according to our guide, there are the largest predatory trout of this river. It is a pity that time was a little, and we could fish here only about 1 hour. Next season?

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