New Boats and Loomis Demo rods for Umba

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5 brand new US. Aluminium boats have eventually arrived to Umba. The new boats will replace our 15 – 20 years old Grumman and Roughneck boats. New Loomis NRX and Versa Spey rod will also …

Thanks for a great week in Umba – By Giovanni Pratesi

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Dear Orla I hope you received the pictures my wife sent you. Sorry but I had a very hard time coming back from the Umba and actually I feel I would be ready to take …

June in Umba

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Our Three Summer weeks in Umba turned out good, in spite of some difficult conditions during the last two weeks The first week in June our guests average +11 Salmon per rod, and in spite …

Though conditions in Varzuga on the opening day

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Heavy snow and cold weather are what the first groups are facing the first two days in Lower Varzuga. Sunday the river was still rising and there was enough ice coming down to put the …

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 …

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 …

FISHING UMBA IN AUGUST

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Some of you may have the preconception that August is a summer month, replenished with mosquitoes, subtropical weather and swimming in a lukewarm river. Not so. Being so far north and east the summers on …

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 …