There is only one reason to fish in Kamchatka and that is: fly fishing for very large rainbow trout that eat dry flies all season long! The salmon fishing is also great but the jewels of the fishery are the rainbow trout, throw in trophy char and a new species - Khundza, and you realize a week long fly fishing trip to Kamchatka is way too short.

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We specialize in fly fishing trips to the following rivers in Russia (and more by request): Zhupanova, Pymta, Voyampolka, Opala, Kolpakova, Oblukinovina, Icha, Tikhaya, Sedanka ,Kolpakova, Tigil, Kalaguch, Echa, Osediaya, Kartuska, Kapushka, and Medved. Kamchatka is loaded with great fly fishing rivers but only a few outfitters are offering reliable trips.  This is where we can help.  We know all the reliable fly fishing outfitters (both Russian and Western) that run fly fishing expeditions to Kamchatka and can help you choose the right trip.

The basics start with the decision as to what kind of trip you want: A full service fly fishing lodge that  uses jet boats to ferry you to the best fishing, A more rustic tent camp (Almost a lodge) some serviced by jet boats others use these camps to stage float trips from camp to camp or a standard float trip with mobile camps where tents that are set up each night.

The next choice is a bit harder - want lots of solid 18-22" fish on dries  with a few fish each day over 25"  and a few each week at 28"  or do you want less dry fly action but more streamer action, bigger fish ( 30" plus) but less of them.  No one river has everything so in general the bigger the average of fish is in a river the fewer fish there are.

The key to a dependable trip is the combination of American oversight with a well connected partner from Russia. There are a few Russian only companies that offer fly fishing float trips that are not quite ready for prime time.  Some offer 10 day trips, some only offer 7 day trips. My job is to help you decide which one is best for you and which ones to avoid.

Kamchatka has a lot to offer to the fly fishing enthusiast - fly fishing the way it was in Alaska over 25 years ago is the best way to describe it.  Russia is the last frontier for freshwater  fly fishing for wild, native rainbow trout, steelhead and salmon.

We are hosting the week of July 28- August 4th for a fly fishing only float trip on the Voyampolka river which should be prime time for dry fly fishing and big rainbows. If you would like to join me on this trip drop me an email - edblank@mac.com   the normal $4500 trip is being offered at $3750  USD/person and we will fly from Petropavlovsk to the bottom of the river via a fixed wing plane where we will meet a helicopter to fly to the headwaters.  The fixed wing allows us to get farther into the wilderness before we run the expense of the helicopter.  This area has been fished just a few times.

NEWS: NEW AIR SERVICE TO KAMCHATKA! 
Vladivostok Air lines will fly from Anchorage to Kamchatka every Monday  starting July 7 and ending September 15 with an additional flight on Thursdays from July 17 to August 21. This is a Japanese airline that has the ability to do this right.  All the outfitters and lodges have met with them and ar satisfied that they will live up to their promises.

Fly Fishing Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in Search of Fly Fishing Heaven.