Salmon Junkies joins the skeleton fish and the G.Loomis team

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Salmon Junkies are very proud to announce we have joined forces with leading company of premium Fly rods – The world famous Loomis rod company from Washington This really is a wonderful opportunity for us …

Greetings from Heinz Pape

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Hey Steffen – Hey Kåre, Thanks for your terrific organization. You guys from Salmon junkies have done an excellent job once again. I really start to understand which unique week I had in Umba in …

Grand Varzuga – True Salmon Heaven

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  Grand Varzuga – Salmon Junkies have managed to get full exclusivity on a long term lease of more than 30 km of the most attractive and enjoyable salmon fishing on the Kola Peninsula – …

CHOOSING A SPEY LINE

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There is a mind-boggling array of fly lines on the market – all with different names; “Spey”, “Skagit”, “Scandinavian”, for example. Knowing which one to choose for the two-handed spey rod you have is very …

The Vision Cult switch rod – By Jan Delaporte

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I have been managing two ‘camps’ this summer for Salmon Junkies – Acha River Explore and Umba River. It was a great opportunity to test a new switch rod from Vision in Finland, the Cult …

Rio Skagit Flight – Strongly recommendable

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Skagit lines were originally developed by the steelhead rats of the Pacific north West to get flies in front of fish regardless of environment. These short high power heads have the ability to make a …

The Cascade – Simplicity when it’s best

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Ally’s Cascade salmon fly pattern has caught thousands of fish in recent years and has become one of the most successful flies for Atlantic salmon. Its inventor Ally Gowans tells the story of its beginnings. …

Something incredible sexy about the whooshy, swooshy Spey cast

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A long time ago, some smart Scottish people living on the river “Spey,” found they could cast farther, easier and catch more Atlantic Salmon using both hands.
End of the History Lesson! Today: Spey fishing is …

Letter from devoted Umba angler Orla Bertram Nielsen

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Despite my perseverance neither the Skjern, Varde or Stor River in Denmark have yielded anything this spring. 5 or 6 salmon have risen to my fly, but none were genuine takers. My frustration was of …