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 …
Spey rods swing
The “Spey” or two-handed fly rod has become the tool of choice for salmon anglers looking to swing flies. Two-handed rods take the drudgery out of swinging flies by minimizing casting effort, maximizing swing time, …
Ice cover parts of Umba river
Manager Nick Podolsky from Umba Lodge, mailed me yesterday telling that the first Ice has started to cover the lakes and slack water in the system. Most likely most of Umba river will be covered …
FISHING UMBA IN AUGUST
Now we only have Four week to go before our Autumn fishing starts in Umba – From Middle of August until the ice cover the river in November / December, the big Osankas Salmon find …
Billy Butt – Trustworthy ammunition for Umba and Ponoi
One of the most productive Salmon flies you can have in your box, must be the famous Billy But. The birth of Billy Butt, took place in our fabulous Umba Lodge in 1998. That season …
Check out Bernard Lunel’s fabulous story from Umba, how he became the first and so far, the only double member in the Twenty / Twenty club
Umba week 26 The first and second day produced 26 fantastic salmon between 8 and 17 pounds – all caught with a small Billy Butt or Green Highlander. The third day I was fishing the …
Big Swing with Spey rods
The “Spey” or two-handed fly rod has become the tool of choice for salmon anglers looking to swing flies. Two-handed rods take the drudgery out of swinging flies by minimizing casting effort, maximizing swing time, …
Still Winter in Umba
Its still winter in Umba, but the life giving sun has appeared, as you can see on the photo – The photo was taken by Head guide/manager Nick Podolsky during the weekend. Now only 2 …
Poly leaders for Salmon
One relatively recent development in the world of spey fishing is the broad use of polyleaders. Since polyleaders are a bit of a mystery to some folks, you can get some useful information reading this …
Today it is minus 30 degrees in Umba
The photo is almost like from it was taken from David Lean’s grand and epic film Doctor Zhivago based on novel of Boris Pasternak. Totally covered in a ice and snow, our beautiful Umba lodge …