Umba overture

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Count down for a new exciting autumn season in Umba. 11thAugust will be our opening week in Umba. Once again it is time to swing our flies for the mythical Umba autumn Salmon. In August …

The Dude

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More than Fifteen years ago I started to fish rubber-legs flies with very good results from the beginning By using rubber legs instead of normal hair materials like in the traditional tube flies, my Rubber …

The first fresh salmons have already been caught – Christopher Robinson report from Varzuga

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There is quite a lot of snow in Varzuga, however it is melting fast and last night the temperature did not drop below 4⁰C, the river continues to rise and although we still have some …

Rio Skagit Flight

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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 …

Grand Varzuga

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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 – the …

Very sexy Red Butt – By Thorsten Strüben

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Red Butt Variation Butt: Fine oval silver Tinsel Tag : Red Flatbraid Tail: Red Fluofiber Body: first half/ silver Flatbraid – Second half/ peacock ice dubbing Ribbing: medium oval silver Tinsel Bodyhackle: black hackle Wing: …

Spey rods

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Purchasing a Spey rod in today’s market is not an easy proposition. Each rod manufacturer now produces anywhere from 3 to 23 different Spey rods with varying lengths, line weights and rod actions. With so …