A life of travel in the field...
It was a struggle to get news out from Ryabaga Camp last week because the internet was suffering. But, towards the end of the week, it was working much better and the promise of internet is now fulfilled. Alan Maughan and I were there to build on the success of the film made at Ryabaga last year. Being in Nick’s …
During the second week of the 2012 season, the tundra is starting to go green with tiny leaves on the birch trees. The advancing spring always brings with it warmer temperatures, and the endless arctic days that allow anglers to fish the famed Ryabaga <http://www.ponoiriver.com/public/publicWrapper.php> Home Pool through the midnight hours. Spring in Ryabaga is the time when anglers are …
Helsinki is a very happy place for me. It is a city I am very fond of and I always enjoy getting here in good time. Wish you were here! It is always an early start to catch the 07.20 flight from Heathrowi but you get here in time for lunch. I always hope for good weather because it is …
Had an interesting time this weekend trying out the new stand or mast for the grouse season. The theory is to get above the butts and take some unique shots looking down on the butts and the action. My concern is that it will be difficult to see the grouse on the background of the moor but the view from …
This is the news from Camp Manager Matt Breuer… 4th June 2012 RUSSIA – PONOI RIVER – RYABAGA CAMP – 1ST WEEK STARTS WITH 66 FISH PER ROD! The Platinum Package I know from ample experience that when traveling coach-class, jockeying for overhead compartment space and sufficient legroom can prove a maddening experience. To add insult to injury, coach riders …
This is a link to a Norwegian television programme about the Duke of Roxburghe and his family fishing the Alta. A good programme and well made and he and the family do an excellent job. Worth watching. I enjoyed how the youngest son fishes just like his Dad towards the end of the film. http://tv.nrk.no/serie/ut-i-naturen/DNPR65008510/27-05-2012.
We did not have our usual major gathering of incoming and outgoing guests on Wednesday evening because those with a few hours left wanted to get out and fish one more time so they had an early dinner and went fishing and we had dinner with the new arrivals. The weather had not changed but the river had ceased to …
As I drove north so the clouds cleared and finally the sun came out. There it has stayed. I have not seen a cloud since about half way up the motorway on the weekend! We have an excellent party of seven rods for the first part of the week, some new and some repeaters from last year. They have …