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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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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.

The New Fieldsports Magazine Fly Fishing Guide…

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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…

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.