After nearly four months of guiding on the Ponoi, I’m finally back stateside. It is certainly nice to be able to read signs not written in Cyrillic characters and eat food free of dill and cucumbers, but it’s a bittersweet feeling. Looking down onto Ryabaga Camp as the helicopter lifted off for the last time, I already felt a palpable sense …
Ponoi Photography by Isaiah Miciu Nicolaevici: Part 1
For much of the season, we’ve had the pleasure of having the very talented photographer Isaiah from Argentina on staff here at Ryabaga camp. He’s captured some absolutely stunning images of life here on the Ponoi. This is but a brief sampling of some pics from earlier this season. There will be more to come soon!
THE FLIES!!
For better or worse, the best fishing in the world is usually found in the far-flung corners of the globe, and often takes considerable effort to get there, let alone endure the various discomforts that come with a true wilderness environment. Lucky for us, Ryabaga camp on the Ponoi has worked hard to provide us with all the luxuries of …
From Russia with Love….again
Greetings from the Kola Peninsula! I have returned to the Ponoi River in Russia for another summer of guiding Atlantic salmon. A month has already passed since I stepped foot in Russia, so I figured it about time to send a brief update and share a few photos of the journey, the fishing, and life here in camp. Things are …
Just another day in Paradise.
Fishing has been great these last days!! We have been visiting our favorite spots looking for Migratory brown, rainbows and Landlocked Atlantics. Luckily, beggining of season in northern Patagonia has always given us good times. We have visited our favorite spot for Landlocked Atlantics, and some nice rainbow and browns also took part on this trip. Limay river has showed some …