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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.

Pica Zuro Lodge, Cordoba, Argentina 2013

Pica Zuro Lodge, our home for three nights.

Pica Zuro Lodge, our home for three nights.

Having had a great week’s fishing at Kau Tapen down in Tierra del Fuego (read about it here), we were sad to say goodbye to some of our team who were non-shooters at Buenos Aires domestic airport, Aeroparque. Seven of us came through the luggage area and headed upstairs to the food halls where we had a typically dodgy airport lunch (probably made worse by our poor ordering in Spanish!) and watched Ireland v France in the Six Nations. We then headed through security which was again a breeze, comparatively, had our now standard one-hour delay and headed to Cordoba.

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.

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.

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.…