| Kharlovka - lördag
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| 2011-09-03 08:50 |
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| 2011-09-03 08:00 |
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| Kharlovka news - 2 september
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| 2011-09-02 06:51 |
This was to be the first of the Three Rivers Weeks with our team of 16 anglers fishing 2 days each on the Kharlovka, Litza and Rynda Rivers. Grouped into teams of 2 or 3 there were miles of river to be covered and for this week the knowledge that the rivers had been unfished over the previous fortnight.
As with any week on the ASR guests approach it with a heady mix of anticipation, expectation and hopes of a fish that might sit alongside the record 47lb monster salmon gracing the walls of the Kharlovka Camp. For those following the fishing and weather reports there was also a level of apprehension as the Kola Peninsula has had a long record hot summer to date.
On arrival in Murmansk cloudy skies and an updated weather report suggested encouraging rainy conditions. With the Kharlovka gauge showing a record low of -19 the change of weather was greeted with anxious anticipation in a manner that only salmon fishermen can appreciate seriously inclement weather. The heavy rains that were forecast arrived on Sunday with the rivers rose a welcome 18 cm and then a further 4 cm over the course of the week ending up at a respectable but still unseasonably low but more respectable height of +3. The weather turned colder throughout the week and this again was a significant improvement helping lower the tepid water temperatures of high summer.
For the 5 anglers who had never salmon fished before, with no bench-mark to compare the rivers it was all new and exciting but for the more experienced and veteran rods it meant having to relearn the rivers and to a certain extent the techniques needed to winkle out a lethargic leviathan or two. Areas that would normally be white-water now revealed glassy holding spots with fish moving away from some of the main pools in favour of the more highly oxygenated areas.
Heavy fog on the first Saturday afternoon prevented a two rivers deployment but all 16 rods spread out over the full length of the Kharlovka from National Park to Sea Pool and despite the extremely low-water a reasonable amount of action was experienced even if it did not translate into big numbers in the book. Vyacheslav, who headed a team of three Russians showed Maxim and his 14yr old son Gregori, (both of whom had never fished before), how it was done with an 18lb fish from Tail of Canyon as well as loosing a second good-sized fish. Henrik one of three ‘Super Swede’ brothers landed his first ever salmon on a fly.
Sunday saw the start of the rain which although extremely welcome made for a very wet day which tested clothing to the limits. John, another salmon fishing novice who had made the long trip from Australia with his wife Valerie, landed an impressive 4 salmon on the rising river whilst fishing partner Michael added another two from Lower Kharlovka. Over on the Rynda it was Krister who had a story to tell hooking a fish in Eagles Nest which looked set to beat his previous 28lb personal best (PB). Although the line initially hummed tight like a wire with concerns that the fly was attached to a boulder guide Sasha confirmed that this was no inanimate object and after a stubborn start the monster fish quickly found its legs and after tantalizingly showing itself tore off down stream into the rapids. After a significant chase and holding on grimly for survival Krister managed to ease the fish back to the pool but with 15 mins on the clock and when it appeared the upper hand had been gained the hook was gracefully returned to the owner.
With the rivers revitalized by the heavy rains by Monday expectations were high. Despite the promising outlook as is normally the case following a prolonged period of hot weather and low-water the fishing remained steady with 48 hrs being the time before an appreciable improvement is noticed. Never the less there are always surprises and of course notable exceptions, the highlight being a sea-liced 26lb Osenka (winter run salmon) from Middle Tent. Proving the maxim that you ‘won’t catch a fish unless your flies’ in the water’, Justin, having made a final cast from a rocky platform in the midst of the rapids of Upper Tent, with back turned went to navigate his way back to the home bank when the line went taught. With no guide or net to hand, a nerve wracking retreat from the centre of the river to the home bank was followed by a cliff dash down the side of ‘upper’ middle Tent, all to the encore of Chris from a scenic vantage point. Finally an almost continuously air-born and highly acrobatic sea-liced 26lb Osenka was subdued and pictures taken. A further fresh grilse and a 24lb salmon from Red Cliff rounded off a very memorable but not unusual Litza day. Elsewhere Harald landed a 25 lb Salmon from the Upper Rynda, his second ever salmon after just 4 days salmon fishing. Young Gregori delighted all and made his father Maxim especially proud taking his first ever fish, a 14lb salmon from Twin Slabs.
Thursday saw conditions substantially improve with 15 fish from the Litza and 11 from the Rynda. Dermot lead the Irish team with 3 nice fish from Litza including a fresh 10lber from the Falls and a 16 and 18 lb PB fish from Secret pool. Krister wielding a ‘German Flag Sunray consolidated the Swedish efforts with a 29lb Osenka from Red Cliff along with a 16,14 and a grilse. The Osenka looked likely to be unsurpassed as the fish of the week and showing true Viking form substantial celebrations ensued.
There were many victims in the aftermath of the evenings festivities but despite the casualties inflicted amongst the ranks it did little to dampen the catching power the next day. Chris, Sean and Justin managed 11 fish from the Upper Litza including a 28lber from flat stone, a 20, 18, fresh 16, 16 and a 15lber shared amongst Litza Falls, Flat Stone and Secret Pool. The best however was still to come with a monstrous 37lb fish from Ledge Pool. John, Harald and guide Gena could barely believe their eyes when first the head, expansive flanks and then spade like tail showed as the fish rolled on the surface. With a previous PB of 22lbs John kept a steady nerve even when the structure of the net collapsed under the weight of the fish as it was brought to the bank. A triumphant final day.
Over the autumn season on the northern Kola the rains will arrive. Exactly when is impossible to predict however when they do the Osenka (winter running) salmon will start to appear, dormant salmon will be revitalized and the rivers will yield their treasures. Beginners learnt to cast, everyone caught fish, numerous PB’s were broken along the way and all witnessed the sort of dreams that lurk beside large boulders and deep runs. When the sun shone the burnt oranges, yellows and red of the tundra reflected nature in all its glory. Reindeer herds were visible along the skyline, Lemmings, of which this season has seen an almost unprecedented population explosion, were visible at every turn of the river; squeaking defiantly, swimming occasionally and even climbing a leg … and all to the warming chink of raised glasses at the end of a fun week with great company.
Justin M. S.
Stop the Press – On the final day of the week we all arrived back to the exciting news that Justin McCarthy had been granted permission to return to camp for remainder of the Three Rivers program in addition to receiving a confirmed agreement for the 2012 season!
It was difficult to say who was happier to see whom? Justin or Volodya and rest of the veteran Kharlovka staff…
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| Kharlovka here i come!!!
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| 2011-09-01 22:27 |
Fick ihop 11 schyssta flies! Nu så känner mig redo... lite sömn sen drar jag!
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| Packar hysteriskt!
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| 2011-09-01 16:06 |
dags för sista resan till Ryssland för året! Drar till Murmansk i morgon och sen Kharlovka/Litza/ Rynda. En vecka i ASR med fiske i alla älvar häftigt!
... men så lite tid .. blir flugbindning i natt! Bara måste få med mig några extra Samuraier!
Jag kommer att blogga dagligen så bara följ med här!
Filmerna kommer som vanligt in lite senare!
Osanka på 15 kilo DET ni!?
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| Go to Bolivia cheap!!
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| 2011-09-01 15:59 |
Justin has 4 rods available for the Tsimane Lodge – Frontiers – Bolivia.
The original price was $7200/rod. Now the last minute offer is $4900/rod.
The dates are Sept. 25th – Oct. 2nd
Here are some links – I have heard a lot of good reports from my friends about this place!!! Have a look at the links…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THORv1d29Oc&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9-LR7KMM4&feature=related&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxZYDF_7zDU&feature=related&hd=1
http://www.frontierstravel.com/public/freshwater/1/bolivia_freshwater/mainMenu
Anyone interested can send me an email at fishondown@aol.com
Best regards,
Justin
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| 15 altafilmer i bloggen!
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| 2011-08-25 11:53 |
Det är kul, men tar ack så mycket tid! Nu är i allafall alla filmer klara i Altabloggen 15 stycken en del bra andra mindre bra! Häftigt att se de mäktiga poolerna igen - längtar redan tillbaka!
Det är roligt med "stakarnas " snack - tänk dessa två har varit med om att ta mer än 50 stycken20 kilosar och den största över 25 och krokat ännu större ...lyssna på berätelsen: efter 1,5 timme gick tafsen och då var japsen slut......
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| River Dee rapport - 22 augusti
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| 2011-08-23 08:48 |
Recent Catches
Another steady week’s salmon fishing on Deeside with the lower beats starting to catch more and more tide fresh salmon. There was a lift in river levels that slowed catches a little bit however FishDee beats have as I write reported 231 salmon& grilse and 23 sea trout. I see there is a 30lb salmon reported at Borrowston but have no details of the capture to report as yet. There are quite a number of beats reporting catches in double figures for their week; Park reported 30, Upper Drum 20, Lower Crathes 18, Altries 15, Crathie 14, Culter and Ballogie 12, Monaltrie & Lower Invercauld, Crathes and Tilbouries all reported 11 for the week. These show the upper beats are still ticking over nicely and the lower beats numbers are ramping up as we would expect in late summer. I have been away for a few days and have returned to quite a lot of correspondence from visiting anglers, as always I am grateful for all the effort the correspondents have put in by writing to share their experiences and images. So in no particular order I will detail these below.
John Gordon-Smith advised ‘I have just returned home after a truly memorable week at Park (South) fishing with a couple of regular pals and for the first time my son Giles, his girlfriend Katy Emson, my daughter Philippa and her husband Jonathan, all of whom were fishing for the 1st time under the excellent guidance of Tom and Jean Marshall for Thursday and Friday. Also joining us for a day was your friend Stuart Buchan who bagged the best fish of the week at 12lbs. The total tally was I think 17. I think all of the fish apart from 3 salmon, were grilse. The best tally went to friend Graham Watson at 6 who very frustratingly lost a fish into the high teens at Durris after an epic battle which ended in his fish rather rudely spitting out his fly following a furious head shaking performance more akin of Jimmy Hendrix. My meagre tally came to 4, but of course should have been more if I had been more alert. The main excitement for us came late on Friday afternoon at almost 6pm when Giles (remember 1st trip and only 2nd day!) lost his first fish. Determined to succeed and already mastering perfect casting on beat 5, which his Dad can only dream of, he landed his 1st grilse of 4lbs on a Park shrimp. Katy duly followed suit moments later with a 5 pounder and sensing the moment had arrived Giles dropped to one knee in the river and popped the magic question to Katy. All of this came as a big surprise to us (my wife Helen a non-fisher was back at the hut) after Giles showed us pics of the 1st 2 fish and then said actually he had landed a far bigger one. Step forward Katy and the ring. So what more could we have wished for, absolutely magical and you can bet your pound that all being well the G-S’s will be back. Best regards, John.’ Many congratulations to Giles for his catch of a lifetime.
I was delighted to receive an e-mail from regular Dee angler, the inventor of the highly successful Crathie fly Mr Tom Saville, who commented ‘Hi Ken, Just back from a week on Crathie, most enjoyable despite changeable conditions. Notable because one lady in my party, Mrs Lucy Furse, caught her first-ever salmon, a 15lbs hen fish (picture attached) followed by two more. Her husband Justin lost at the net a cock fish estimated by Archie Hay to be 30lbs. (picture of him playing the fish is also attached). The fish was played for some 40 minutes and was head-up and ready to net when one hook of the size 14 Crathie double fly broke. Obviously only one of the hooks went in. My wife Pat had a 15lbs cock fish and 3 sea trout. Old age and infirmity restrict my fishing nowadays, but I managed to fish a nice easy pool for 15 minutes and got a 10lbs cock fish. While the water was suitable all the fish were caught on my Crathie fly (of course) and when the peat stain appeared we switched to Ally’s orange/silver Shrimps and the odd Red Frances. Lucy’s fish were caught on an unusual version of the Crathie tied by Archie Hay with the addition of an orange Ally’s-Shrimp-style tail! I decided to call it Archie’s A........ I wonder if the name will stick. We’ll be back! Tom Saville. ‘It sounds like Tom, Pat and party had another really enjoyable visit. Anglers interested in the Crathie Fly can look at the Flies for the Dee page on the FishDee website where a description and image are provided. Tom very kindly sent me some flies to put onto the website and it is a very successful fly which many River Dee anglers swear by.
I received a nice e-mail and super images from Richard Newton and Robert Carter with Richard advising ‘Dear Ken, You might like this photo for your website. It’s a couple of weeks old I’m afraid, but it shows my 13 year old son Will Newton, with his first ever Salmon, a lovely silver grilse landed at dusk from Upper Gannets at Ballogie on 2nd August. Will is the third generation of the Newton family to fish (and catch) at Ballogie, and was there with his grandfather, John. Another one hooked? I think so. Spurred on by the young snapping at his heels, Newton senior went on to land his best ever Dee fish later that week, a cracking 20lber, from Middle Gannets. Regards, Richard Newton’ I am always delighted to hear of anglers landing their first salmon and I wish to extend congratulations to Will for his success.’ Robert who had been fishing at Altries on the lower river, a beat with some beautiful fly fishing pools commented ‘Hi Ken, I recently had a trip up to the Dee, fishing 8th 9th and 10th of August. I blanked the first 2 days but on the third day, caught 2 fish within 3 casts of each other. I was fishing Altries and Lower Drum with a small party organised by the ‘ legendary ‘ Jim Fearn. Most of us had fish and we all enjoyed the trip. On the Wednesday morning, I was allocated a pool to fish and within half an hour of starting, had a take and successfully landed a 5lb fish, the fish being a bit coloured. I then returned to the water and started to fish. I put out a rather bad cast, so re cast a great line which sailed right across the river. As soon as the fly hit the water, a great big salmon smashed into it and cart wheeled away, behaving like an electrocuted marlin! I have never experienced a take anything like it. The amazing thing was that Kevin, the ghillie watched me cast out, commented on the good cast, then saw the fish smash into the fly, all from further down river on the opposite bank. The fish took off like a train and had me onto the backing within seconds. It was still cart wheeling around and I saw this huge tail fin on a very silvery body. I knew it was going to be a very good fish. The fish fought on and made several very powerful runs before I finally got him on his side and drew it into the bank after a 15 minute battle. The cock fish was well hooked, covered in sea lice, and weighed approximately 18 pounds. What an incredible experience!
And my final piece of correspondence and another first fish, was kindly sent to me by Tim Lawson who advised ‘We have been coming to stay at Invercauld for about ten years, enjoying the amazing country and great sport. My two sons and I have experienced stalking our first deer and shooting our first grouse on the estate. This week we have been staying as guests at the House of Glenmuick and having never fished for salmon before, this morning I had the great fortune to be taken to Kynoch by Matilda Matthews, an expert fisherman, who has stayed at Glenmuick for many years. We went to the river at about 12 noon with another guest, Angus Maclean, fishing about a hundred meters downstream. After receiving some tuition from Matilda on Spey casting, I was let loose by myself. I would say that my attempts at casting out into the river were at best variable but with advice and good guidance, I started getting the hang of it and began to feel the joy of a few half decent casts. After about half an hour, with my fly drifting back almost to the dangle, I felt a gentle tug on the line. I remembered not to panic but lifted my rod slightly and let the line run. Great excitement! With Matilda offering expert instruction I played the fish for about 30 minutes. By this time, Angus had called the house and my family and other guests came to the bank to witness either my line going limp (potentially very embarrassing) or my very first landing of a salmon. Luckily, with help from Angus and Matilda, the latter prevailed and we landed a very healthy looking hen fish (we think about an 8lb) before we put her back in the water, saw her recover and then swim happily away. It was just the most exhilarating feeling and something that I will remember for a good long time. ‘Many congratulations to Tim who I hope is hooked on salmon for life, and of course enjoy much more success on the River Dee.
To finish this week’s report I wish to advise readers of an outstanding fishing opportunity for a week’s salmon fishing during September, now at auction to raise funds for the River Dee Trust. There is a week’s fishing and accommodation available to the highest bidder from three of the top River Dee beats and hotels. This is a genuine once in a lifetime opportunity to come and fish the cream of the River Dee salmon fishing beats during the most productive month of the season, and we hope that readers will find this an exciting way of raising funds to help the River Dee Trust team with their very important river restoration work programmes. Full details can be found at this link so don’t miss out. Please write to me, Ken Reid, with any news or reports of success to ken@riverdee.org and tight lines to all. Copyright FishDee Ltd August 2011.
Prospects
Anglers visiting Deeside should see more good sport providing the river levels don’t fall away too much. The weather forecast looks reasonably pleasant for anglers with air temperature maxima in the region of 18 degrees but it may drop considerably under clear skies on some of the nights. Winds are forecast to be light and variable which shouldn’t cause anglers any difficulties when casting a fly. There will be sunny spells and showers through the week with the occasional one heavy and perhaps prolonged. The Sepa river levels are currently sitting at 7 inches at Mar Lodge to 1 ft 3 inches at Park. The maritime influence shows tides building through the week from 3.4 metres to 4.2 metres which should bring new fish forward from every tide. All in all it looks quite promising and anglers visiting the lower beats will have first crack at tide fresh salmon and grilse.
Anglers who are fishing this week should listen to the advice provided by their beat Ghillie if they have one, as they will be able to provide good sound advice on where to fish on their beat to suit the conditions. There are good numbers of fish throughout the river catchment with new fresh fish coming forward off every tide now. Some grilse have made an appearance and are moving through the lower beats as are bigger salmon. This ensures anglers can perhaps enjoy good sport if they are in the right place at the right time. Your beat Ghillie will do all he can to put you onto some taking fish. Your Ghillie will advise you on what flies to use however if you don’t have a Ghillie to advise you then perhaps you will fish with perhaps small tube flies or doubles from size 6-10 depending on patterns. As always the Park shrimp, Ally’s shrimp, Flamethrower, and Red Francis can be fished with confidence as can tube flies such as the monkey, pot bellied pig and gold bodied Willie Gunn. As the water temps are cooling down it may pay you to fish onto the pool tails as not all salmon are concentrated in the necks of the pools.
I would like to remind anglers that the Park Trophy is awarded annually for the largest rod caught salmon that is verified from the River Dee. It was won last year by Jesper Holm Nielsen with a salmon of over 30lbs from Dess. This year the largest verified salmon has been reported by Borrowston Ghillie Bill Palmer for a fish of 36lbs landed by Mr Judson, netted and photographed by Bill Palmer. There have been quite a number of good sized salmon reported most weeks and it may still be possible for a salmon of that size or bigger to be caught before the season finishes so good luck to all anglers. I would also like to advise that there is good rod availability on the FishDee website for the remaining 8 weeks of the season so please ensure you book some fishing now and give yourself every opportunity of catching potentially the Park trophy winning salmon. Please write to me, Ken Reid, with any news or reports of success to ken@riverdee.org and tight lines to all. Copyright FishDee Ltd August 2011.
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| Mörrum.......men nej!
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| 2011-08-22 16:50 |
Hade tänkt dra till Mörrum men men för mycket sol - spar besöket några dagar snart blir det kallare och mer regn!
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| Nya flugor på väg till fabriken!
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| 2011-08-22 16:48 |
Så då var det klart ett helt nytt sortiment SALAR flugor! Det är en spännande samling av nya mönster och gamla trotjänare, om några månader ligger proverna här! Häftigt!
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| Gilvo - en fantastisk plats!
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| 2011-08-22 16:46 |
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För att läsa nyheten i sin helhet så måste du vara medlem i Salar Salmon Club |
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