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Summary of recent pieces about Ponoi…

Here are links to some recent useful information pieces about the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi…

Russia – The Ponoi River – Ryabaga Camp – Filming, Photographing and Reflecting – some reflections in the spring fishing of 2012.

Rods make their way down Home Pool as guides run up and down!
Rods make their way down Home Pool as guides run up and down!

Autumn Filming on the Ponoi – some reflections about fishing the Ponoi in the autumn of 2012.

Last cast in the last light on the last day. A truly memorable week for all.
Last cast in the last light on the last day. A truly memorable week for all.

Reflections on Spring Fishing on the Ponoi, June 2013 – some thoughts of the classic spring of 2013, fishing skated flies all week and a 100 fish week.

New Cabins at Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi…

The new cabins at Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi are up and running and being used by guests this past week and are getting rave reviews even from the hard core lovers of the famous Ponoi tents!

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Celebration of Spring on the Ponoi, a new short film…

This is an amateur GoPro 3 video of one person’s experience fishing a week on the Ponoi out of Ryabaga Camp, mostly wading but with some fishing from boat which shows good use of the… 

Fishing the Thvera, Iceland, 15th to 18th July 2013

Paul is 85. He and his wife have been wonderful clients of Frontiers for over twenty years. They have become great friends as we have plotted and planned various expeditions over the years. Last year… 

Mahseer in India – letter from the guru Misty Dhillon on flyfishing for mahseer.

Below is an update from an old friend about his mahseer fishing exploits and how his success has evolved. The Saryu is the most wonderful river and this is truly a superb trip for fishers and non-fishers alike.

If you fancy coming, we could form a team of four and go! Let me know on tmd@frontierstrvl.co.uk.

Credit to Jim Klug for photos.

Tarquin

Dear Tarquin,

It was great talking to you the other day.

Mahseer-15Its been a while since I filled you in with the latest on our Himalayan angling adventures. Over the years our Mahseer trips have undergone quite a makeover.

Guest for Opening of the Kjarra on Thvera Kjarra June 2013

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Fishing the head of a pool, Kjarra.
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Fishing Rettarhylur, Kjarra
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Fishing Lower Johnson.
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Looking up the Kjarra to the lodge.
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The only company around the river was a few sheep.

It seems longer but it was only a year ago to the day that I first visited Thvera/Kjarra with my friend Ingo Asgeirsson, the new leaseholder after 32 years, along with his partners David Masson and Halldor Hafsteinsson. We did not fish on that occasion because Ingo was not yet in charge, therefore we were just having a look around the lodges to see what needed doing and getting a feel for the river.

Reflections on Spring fishing, Ryabaga Camp, Ponoi River 2013

Reflections on Spring fishing on Ponoi 2013
Experiencing a 1000 salmon week…

Restaurant recommendations for Helsinki before Ryabaga Camp, Ponoi.

I headed to Helsinki a day early to have dinner with some Finnish friends and clients. We had a great sporting evening talking non-stop about fishing and shooting all over the world. They took me to a restaurant I had not been to before called Boulevard Social at No 6 Boulevard Street just 10 minutes from the Kamp Hotel.  We had a very good, light, tasting menu, which was not slow and laborious but very good and swift with excellent food including fois gras, honey pork belly, lamb, gazpacho prawn cocktail etc…see http://boulevardsocial.fi/. It’s neighbour is run by the same team of chefs is called Gaijin and is more of a Japanese/seafood experience, have a look at http://gaijin.fi/.

Boulevard Social on Boulevard, Helsinki.

Boulevard Social on Boulevard, Helsinki.

Gaijin, next door on Boulevard too.

Gaijin, next door on Boulevard too.

A summary of films and clips about Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi

Here is a list of all the films and clips of the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi and its wonderful fishing…

The first film was entitled The Incomparable Ponoi was made in 2011. It is a fine film giving general perspective on the Ryabaga Camp and the fishing.

This film is now supported by some more detailed information films as follows:

The first of the series of short information films about the Ponoi is entitled The Fishing Seasons and tells the story of the different seasons on this wonderful river and the different runs of fish.

A Day of Ponoi tells the story of what actually goes on during a typical day in Ryabaga camp and on the river.

Rio Grande, Kau Tapen Lodge, 2nd to 9th March 2013

Rio Grande, Kau Tapen Lodge, 2nd to 9th March 2013

This trip began to evolve at the Game Fair of 2011 when I saw Santi Seeber from Nervous Waters and met my cousin who was keen to come down and try the legendary sea trout of Tierra del Fuego. We are a party of 11 in total with one friend unable to come at the last minute and what an excellent group. You know that things are going well when nobody minds who they sit next to at dinner and the teasing is robust!

The Team at Aeroparque, Buenos Aires domestic airport, at 4am!
The team at Aeroparque, Buenos Aires domestic airport, at 4am!

The last time I was down on the Rio Grande was 1998 and before that was my first visit in 1992. Things have changed a great deal since then with the evolvement of two new lodges on the lower water and the massive increase in number of fish and the subsequent settling of numbers to a more realistic level. I think it is a magical place with a unique atmosphere, stunning landscape and big, big skies. It reminds me of Iceland with its ever-varying pastel skies and changing weather. I headed south with great anticipation, inquisitive to see for myself how things have changed and evolved.

Russia – Ponoi River – Ryabaga Camp – 5th film in the series…The Camp Facilities

The Camp Facilities – a detailed look at all the staff and facilities on offer at Ryabaga Camp from the food to the massage and medical room to bathrooms etc, it is all there to see here.

Mike Strutt with a 12lbs autumn fish from 2012.

The first of the series of short information films about the Ponoi went live before Christmas. Have a look at it here. This film, entitled The Fishing Seasons, tells the story of the different seasons on this wonderful river and the different runs of fish. Other films include…