Lower Varzuga
Lower Varzuga
Russia's Kola Peninsula is the last stronghold for Atlantic salmon fishing in the world. This purely natural resource, where there is no need for re-stocking and no desperate measures to save the future, is a wilderness where dreams can and regularly do come true on an astounding scale.
The Varzuga has been fished for food for centuries before and now we are very privileged to be allowed to use this great resource for our sport of salmon fishing. And what sport it is. Where else in the world is the ten-year average for the whole season over 36 fish per rod per week?
There are many different types of water and we now run fully equipped and comfortable camps spread throughout the system. At Lower Varzuga camp you can take full advantage of the early runs as salmon enter the system at the beginning of May.
The Lower beat of the Varzuga River is generally wide, with a mixture of fast water with short pools and long runs, reminiscent of the lower beats of the Spey in Scotland. Some 13 miles from the sea, the beat is about 2 miles long, with 20 named pools providing wonderfully varied fishing.
Russia's Kola Peninsula is the last stronghold for Atlantic salmon fishing in the world. This purely natural resource, where there is no need for re-stocking and no desperate measures to save the future, is a wilderness where dreams can and regularly do come true on an astounding scale.
The Varzuga has been fished for food for centuries before and now we are very privileged to be allowed to use this great resource for our sport of salmon fishing. And what sport it is. Where else in the world is the ten-year average for the whole season over 36 fish per rod per week?
There are many different types of water and we now run fully equipped and comfortable camps spread throughout the system. At Lower Varzuga camp you can take full advantage of the early runs as salmon enter the system at the beginning of May.
The Lower beat of the Varzuga River is generally wide, with a mixture of fast water with short pools and long runs, reminiscent of the lower beats of the Spey in Scotland. Some 13 miles from the sea, the beat is about 2 miles long, with 20 named pools providing wonderfully varied fishing.