Varzuga river salmons. Last week of May.

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We are all eagerly awaiting the opening of our salmon fishing season on the Kola Peninsula. First of all we worried about the weather forecast, because the nature of the spring determines the conditions and the result of fishing during the first weeks of the season.

In our first program was listed Varzuga river. Unfortunately, we are not pleased with the news. Information received from local residents, has confirmed our fears. Spring has come too early, the river free of ice in late April. By the beginning of the season instead of snow along the banks we were met by flowers and green foliage. The water temperature has risen too fast and high, and the water level fell down. Salmons, who stood for the winter in the river, refusing to bite, they have left available to us stretches and spread out along the river. The concentration of fish and our chances to catch rapidly diminishing. It has happened before - too late for the salmon that entered the river in autumn and too early for a new fish.

However, fresh fish coming up the river, medium-sized salmon leaping on the shoals. We managed to catch a few fish. From the time I first drew attention to the significant number of empty strikes and fish off the hook, though, and did not attach special significance.

I can say that the total number of fishermen in the license areas Varzuga river decreased markedly. This is due primarily to the termination of the license catch&kill. This is certainly positive news for flyfishers, fishing pressure from local and visiting spinnings decreased markedly. But it is impossible not to notice that the number of boats, catamarans and rafts that come down the river dramatically increased. Apparently, the majority of anglers, moved to the upper and middle parts of the river Varzuga and its tributaries.

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Common mistakes when fishing salmon on the Kola River. Parts 3-4

 

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Common mistakes when fishing salmon on the Kola River. 

Parts 3-6

Part 3.

 Unfortunately, the desire to throw the fly as far as possible dominates over all other technical solutions. Related to this is another mistake. To raise the line from water and throw away the fly is not easy for all anglers. Even experienced anglers often use the technique of multi-blank casting. But we must remember that in areas with a flat and smooth over the surface of the water salmon stops responding to fly even after one struck a line in the water. The chances of catching the salmon sharply reduced if the angler is not changing the position before the next cast. And if the casting technique is not perfect, the chance is minimal.

Part 4. 

If we do not know the exact location of salmon in the Kola River, there is a high risk to scare them with incorrect casts or even to miss his locating spot. It is therefore very important to have an accurate idea of ​​where and at what trajectory the fly was moving. If you are able to exactly replicate the previous cast, you will be able to make a correct idea of ​​what territory treats your front sight. If you conduct a search of salmon, it is important to investigate every time a new territory. You can take a new step, you can change the direction or distance casting. The new territory - a new chance to find location of salmon.

Part 5

If you have the ability to increase the pace of fishing, then you'll increase your chances of catching fish. The cycle of preparation for the cast, correction of line and position of the fly, its effective and ineffective drift, preparations for a new cast all these factors take time. Usually, depending on the situation on the river when fishing with a two-handed rod such cycle takes 12 to 16 seconds. At this time, efficient operation of flies can range from 2-3 seconds to 8-10 seconds. This time depends on the nature of the portion of the river, the flow rate, for example, and the position of the angler. But first of all it depends on your experience and ability to work the rod and line. We must also remember some of the tactical aspects. For example, sometimes more beneficial will be elementary casts over the head with a close range than trying to fish at long range using Spey casting and its variants. If you add the all aspects of fishing, with a choice of position, direction, and casting distance, technical capabilities to make a cast, there will be a huge difference in the effectiveness of the two anglers fishing two different ways. You can verify this by using a simple mathematical device. You just need time efficient work flies in a single cycle multiply by the number of casts in a day of fishing. As an example, I will give the result of Kola river June catching in one of the teams, which included five experienced angler. One of them during a hard week caught 3 salmon (one of which weighed 15 kg) and lost 3 more fish. Other members of the team just had had one attack of a salmon or did not have anything! It speaks primarily about the readiness of various fishermen to adapt to irregular and difficult fishing conditions on the Kola River this season.

Part 6. 

Do not be surprised if I do not mention the name of efficient and effective flies for Kola river. If you decide to change something after a few hours without result, believe me, it is wise to change something in paragraphs 1-5, which have been outlined above. A fly and method of presentation is necessary to choose an on-site fishing.

Perhaps all this seems too complicated, but these tactical and technical problems we solve for each fishing trip. This year the situation on the Kola River  was very unfavorable. A large number of fishermen and the small number of salmon have led to organizational problems and errors. This was especially frustrating for those anglers who are not fortunate to catch a record salmon.

Part 1-2 of the article are here: http://blog.chavanga.com/2013/07/common-mistakes-when-fishing-salmon-on.html

Common mistakes when fishing salmon on the Kola River. Part 1 - 2

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Common mistakes when fishing salmon on the Kola River. Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Kola river can not be attributed to simple rivers for fishing. It is quite large, especially at the beginning of the season when the water melts after the snow . The river bed is also quite varied. Along with large stretches there are a number of sites with fast current. The bottom of the river is lined with large boulders which often form a big difference in the depths. That is, the river is complicated enough for fly fishing, you need to know exactly where to enter the river, and where it is not worth your time.

Common fishing tactic is a long fishing in one place, at one shoal or reach, as the change of position takes a lot of time. In the presence of a large number of salmon that tactic is justified.

A feature of this year was abnormally hot weather in late May and early June. This may have led to a very sluggish movement of sea salmon in the river and to a drop in activity of the fish that were already in the river. Need to take into account the possibility of a cyclic change in the number of salmon that is extremely uneven in the river over the years.

Compared with 2012, the number of salmon in the river was noticeably smaller.

The first reaction to the changed conditions of fishermen  was an attempt to quickly change the fishing spots. It's a natural reaction to the absence of signs of salmon in the river, on the lack of response of salmon to the bait. Unfortunately, this tactic quickly change places has led to erratic and uncontrollable movements of fishermen on the river. As a result, some areas fished by 4-5 times during the day, other parts of the river have been used occasionally.

As a result, fishermen who used the night or early morning hours, doing better. It was important to be the first in a promising position, because it seemed that in some areas stayed only one or two salmon.

These features of the season in 2013 led to the need to change tactics fishing. Unfortunately, many anglers are not able to adapt to the new situation on the river. This applies to all three components of a successful salmon fishing.

Part 1

  First of all it concerned about search of salmon spots, identifying the most promising places for fishing. I have already mentioned that the search for salmon is a chaotic change sections of the river with huge losses of time by moving by boats, occupation of new positions and preparing tackles. We will not mention the situation when in one area there was an inadequate amount of anglers. Changes in water level in the river and a small amount of fish resulted in that it was difficult to determine the exact fishing spot at that moment. It was therefore totally unjustified tactics prolonged fishing in one place, at one position. A better tactic was searching salmon in the entire area available for fishing. To do this it was necessary to quickly process all the territory from the beginning of a promising perspective site to its end. In the absence of active fish, the remaining time to focus on the most interesting and challenging points of this section of the river. If it was not possible to detect salmon after repeating the search of the area, than it was necessary to change the section of the river, or take a different position, for example, fishing from the other side of the river. In this case, new points and salmon spots become available. Totally unjustified attempt to seek salmon on secondary sites or bayous. Here the chance to find salmon is much lower. It would be right after the first try of the river area to highlight the most important places where the appearance of the salmon is most likely. At low water levels, these places are fairly obvious. Identify them with some experience is quite easy.

 Kola river, Pomp Pool, Stephen vs good size salmon

Part 2. 

The changing water levels, a small amount of salmon and its passivity has led to considerable difficulties in finding a prospective fishing places. Therefore significantly increased the requirements for the presentation of flies. I found it strange that a significant part of fishermen refused to change anything in the fishing technique, even after several days without result. With rare exceptions, most of the fishermen tried to just throw the line as far as possible. In this case, the basic technique is to Spey casting or its variants at a rather large angle to the river. This technique results in a high rate of lateral movement of the front sight. This technique is justified during high water activity is high salmon. Thus, it is possible to test a large area and to find active fish. But the technique is very sensitive at low water levels and low activity of the fish. If there are technical problems on the cast and incorrect positions of the angler, this technique does not bring results. Casting a transverse direction leads to unnecessarily rapid movement of flies after the cord. If you add an error in the exercise of casting, the flow of water straightens cord and undergrowth along the arc, and the front sight is developing an incredible speed. After casting about 20 meters across and downstream, fly passes about 30 meters in 5-6 seconds that are required in order to for our straightened cord directly below us down the river. As a result of casting bead moves diagonally at 2-3 - 4 meters per second. First, this fly can not be interesting for salmon. Second, the front sight very quickly leaves the prospective zone and goes to the bank. If you have taken the right attitude and perspective place is right below you in the river, then this technique may produce a result. After all, at the end of the presentation fly still stops and start working. But if you stand back from the forward-looking place, the flow takes aim at the shore. You're just wasting your time. There are two ways to correct the situation. It is best to use both these methods. First, take the position as close as possible to the center and closer to the salmon spot in the river. Second, apply Mending upstream. This way you can use your favorite places Harvesting throw an acute angle to the flow, significantly reduce the rate of lateral drift flies, hold it for a long time in the promising area. Finally you will minimize the effects of incorrect casting technique, in which cord lead undergrowth and falling water loops, which leads to loss of control over the bead and loss of operation time. In the end,the current will straighten the tackle  and the fly will begin to work, still not coming out of a promising band.

Parts 3-4-5 here:
http://blog.chavanga.com/2013/07/common-mistakes-when-fishing-salmon-on_17.html

Pomp Pool, changing location

Monica Pool, one of the most easiest places to fish

Upstream of Monica Pool

The end of Loparskaja Pool

 Downstream of Bridge Pool, heavy rapids, lost fish

Kitsa river

These features of the season in 2013 led to the need to change tactics fishing. Unfortunately, many anglers are not able to adapt to the new situation on the river. This applies to all three components of a successful salmon fishing.

As a result, fishermen who used the night or early morning hours, doing better. It was important to be the first in a promising position, because it seemed that in some areas stayed only one or two salmon.

Parts 3 and 4 here:

http://blog.chavanga.com/2013/07/common-mistakes-when-fishing-salmon-on_17.html

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Mid-June. High season at Chavanga.

Can be taken literally - it was hot season all over the Kola peninsula. Blue sky, the midnight sun over the horizon, very warm weather without rain led to a further decrease in the water level in the river. The water temperature in the evening was 20-22 degrees. In the morning it was cooler, water cooled to 18 degrees Celsius. The river has become comfortable for fishing.  Many places became available among the waterfalls, which are usually only open for fishing in the middle of the season, in July.

During the day you can easily choose comofortable spots for fishing any sides of the river. The river flows from the north to the south. Therefore, during the day different river parts covered by shadows in different ways. This makes salmon move from  one position to another. You can use both banks to take an advantageous position   of a shadow bank. I noticed that some anglers ignore the opportunity to use both banks for fishing. In my view, do not miss the opportunity to look at the other side of the river. This makes it possible to understand the river, see new places and find the right tactics for fishing salmon. I always try to pay attention to anglers looking for the best places to fish and the best position for the angler. You can take into account the position of the sun and to choose the right bank for fishing. With the right sun lighting, river will show you the best places - the tunnels and recesses on the bottom  formed   by the main stream, pits and mash stones in main current, suitable for salmon location. During the period of low water, the ability to navigate on the river and find the areas with the main current flow is the basis for all further fishing tactics.

First cloudy day caused a sharp rise in activity and an increase in catches of salmon. At the same time larger salmon appeared, males that entered the river in autumn and early spring.
Some fish had wounds which occured  in the river after the winter. But it had little effect on their activity.

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A few notes about the tactics of salmon fishing.

If  to characterize the first week of June, you can highlight a few points.

First, the weather was warm for a few weeks. The Chavanga water level was going down quickly enough. The water temperature rose to 14-16 degrees much earlier than usual. As a result, the state of the river in the first week of June was as at the end of June in normal years.

Secondly, the intensive salmon runs in the autumn and relatively favorable winter led to the accumulation of a large number of fish in the river.

Third, under  the rapid onset of summer   salmon stay not in a slow water pools, but   into rapids sections and fast flowing runs.

Fourth, smaller salmon were able to quickly adapt to the conditions of a rapid rise of water temperature. Salmon weighing 2.5-3.5 kg were a significant part of the catch. Large salmon were active only in the morning, during a temporary reduction in water temperature to 18 degrees.

 Fifth, few  fresh sea run  salmon entered the river and want to   show  normal activity in a warm and low water. Much of the fresh salmon remained in the sea not far from the mouth.

Sixth, these conditions are forced to change the usual tactics of fishing by large provocative flies. More successful was the tactic that usually used in the middle of the summer, at the end of June - July. Best was a local presentation of small flies in the place closely to the salmon lyes. It   was important as possible to reduce the lateral drift of the fly, as salmon in most cases, did not attack the fly, which went too quickly to the side. Further fall in the water level has resulted in even more sluggish response to the rapidly drifting salmon lures.

 Seventh, the overall impact of the Chavanga fishing was quite high, which is primarily due to a high concentration of salmon in the river.

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Kola river salmon fishing. Details.

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River Kola is  interesting for anglers who want to catch a big salmon. Indeed, for many years the river gives us that opportunity. Despite the proximity of Murmansk and other settlements in the Kola River there are enough big fish. We must realize that, contrary to naive advertising is not easy to catch a really big fish. 'll Need all your skill and the help of our guides. We are pleased to inform you that in addition to the possibility of meeting with a large salmon, we can offer you accommodation on the river in a really comfortable environment for real-life, not overpriced at 10 times the price.

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1. Transfer from the airport or train station   of Murmansk to the Caravelle Hotel and back. It is the same for all types of tours. Anyone can come in their own cars. The hotel has a guarded parking.

2. Accommodation: stone house for 40 anglers. On the 1st floor dining room, on the 2nd and 3rd floors  -  comfortable rooms for 1-4 people (each room has satellite TV, shower, toilet, wash basin, heated floor, balcony with a view of the pine forest or river Kola  + Kitsa.)

On the 2nd and 3rd floors we have family rooms.

4th floor-  bar, billiards, karaoke, darts, etc.
Dinner (breakfast) is supplied by individual orders or a la carte restaurant, the menu is made on the week and posted on the 1st floor. Breakfast consists of 4-5 meals, lunch from 3-4, dinner from 3-5 dishes prepared by    professional chef. During fishng day guide  takes lunch    to the river in a thermos, and in agreement with the client served lunch on the river. Dining maybe 3 or 2 times a day.  Fresh fruits are available on the table   constantly,    tea and coffee set too. Alcohol is not included in the price.

3.  We have fireplace  room, 2 steam rooms and swimming pool, paid separately and it is not included in the price. At the request of fishermen   dinner can be served in the bath.

 4. The daily routine.

 Wake up at              8.00

 Breakfast                 8.00-8.45

 Check out fishing    9.00

Fishing                      9.15-18.00

Return to base        19.00-19.30.

Dinner in                 20.00-21.00

Personal  time         21.00-06.00

If you want -    night fishing for those who wish to catch at night (from 23.00-05.00 June, July), paid separately.

5. The guide works with 1-2   anglers or with   3 anglers during   walking  version of fishing day.  His responsibilities include SECURITY client, site selection, aid in the fight with the fish  and its releasing, photo and video shooting at the request of the client, lunch on the river, rafting boats (only a portion of Kola-3),  selection of flies, training fly fishing, the first medical aid.

  A good insect repellent available.

6. Fishing Plan : fishing plan drawn up for all the days before the arrival of fishing but given his wishes.

The plan is posted on the 1st floor. With new customers go to work only the most experienced guides.

On June 1, fishing is carried out in the area 3-Kola, Kitsa where there is a 100% chance to catch a big fish spring.

In July, a week fishing is as follows:

1st day. Meeting, accommodation, fishing on a home pool.

2nd day. Rafting on the site Kola-3

3-1 day. Fishing on the Kola-3, "Monica pool."

4th day. Fishing on Quitzé, Bridge pool and walk on foot along the river to the base (3 km).

Day 5. Fishing at Ura.

6th day of fishing at Ura.

7th day. Fishing on the Kola-3, alloy or 1-Kola or Ura.

Day 8. Departure.

Some changes in terms are possible .

Check-in is not required to plan only for a full week, but it is desirable to have a minimum of 3-4 days.

Depending on the number of groups will anglers one portion 1 or 2 times. With no outlet for fishing angler it has the right to take the place of another angler group.

Delivery to the site 3-Kola organized by  minibus.   The distance from the bus parking to the river is only 200-300 meters . .

7. Guide has your individual licenses for all   days of fishing  and presents it  for inspection.

Part of our  guides are   freelance inspectors.

8.  The basic package includes: Transportation, meals, lodging, licenses, guide (with the boat),   reasonable quantity of flies, transportation to the place of fishing, casting technique learning.

Price is determined by the order of living conditions and nutrition. The rest is fixed.

Salmon fishing (salmon).: Kola river-3, Kitsa, Ura, W.Litsa:

May .................. 1300 euros all inclusive

June .................. 1850 euros all inclusive.

July, August ...... 1650 euros all inclusive.

September ........ 1450 euros all inclusive.

October ............ 1250 euros all inclusive.

Extras: rental gear and equipment, sauna, bar, a visit to Murmansk.

We work on a prepaid basis, it is 30 - 50% of the cost of the tour and ordered transferred to the account of the company. After we have received your confirmation is sent. The second part of the cost is paid by place of residence. With regular customers - a confidential settlement system.

9.   Orthodox cherch  on a hotel territory. 

10. All anglers branded cap as a gift.