Ten things you need to know about the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi
The Journey – Most important to note is that you need to be in Helsinki on the Friday night before going to Russia the next day. Occasionally, because the days of the week are Saturday…
Alan Maughan
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.
Autumn Filming on the Ponoi – some reflections about fishing the Ponoi in the autumn of 2012.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Fourth in the series of Ponoi films now available…
The fourth film in the series of short films about the Ponoi made by Alan Maughan is now available to view here.
In this film the owner of Ponoi River Company for the past five years, Ilya Sherbovich, describes how he fell in love with the Ponoi, how much he values its traditions and yet enjoys taking it forward, especally in the areas of conservation and river protection.
The other films can be viewed here as well.
The second film in the Ponoi series – A Day on Ponoi
This is the second film in the series about the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi. It shows how the day runs, how guests are looked after and a brief look at the camp facilities. The…
The Making of the Ponoi Short Films Pt I
This movie is not a classic ‘making of’ film but it is the ‘raw’ or Go Pro side of hooking, playing and filming one of the wonderful autumn run fish in the short film on…
Autumn filming on the Ponoi
It has been a very busy summer with so many interesting opportunities and people to meet but it has left me short on energy. However, there was one last project I had committed to do.…
Russia – The Ponoi River – Ryabaga Camp – Filming, Photographing and Reflecting
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 shoes was interesting because it is only when one begins to focus on the details that one actually realises how much there is to the camp, the fishing and facilities. It was our mission to film ‘the meat on the bone’; to represent the detail of what was so beautifully covered last year.
Frontiers Salmon Fishing and Spey casting course on the Dee
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 all been in good spirits even as the hope of actually catching fish has faded with the ever present sun.
The good news is that they have done what they have come to do which is learn to spey cast better, to be able to cope with different situations on different sides of the river etc.
