THE ATLANTIC SALMON RESERVE
The Atlantic Salmon Reserve was founded in the year 2003 by Peter C. Power who was appointed “Adviser (Sovetnik) to the Governor for International Tourism” in June, 2007. The ASR is the world's first conservation area for Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout & Wild Brown Trout and Arctic Char. Fly fishing is available on the Kharlovka, Eastern Litza, Rynda and Zolotaya rivers through the Northern Rivers Company in Russia where the territory is known as: Дом для лосося
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"Admittedly, 'catching fish', as has often been pointed out, is by no means the be-all and end-all of angling. Is it not rather the surmounting of difficult problem coupled with delightful surroundings and pleasant company which is the over-riding attraction? Does not the appreciation of and the attempt to understand all that lives in or around the river also count for a great deal? Likewise the self-control which is necessary if the fisherman is to arrive at even a moderate level of skill, and the ability to submerge individual aspirations, intense though they may be, in the camaraderie of angling friends and companions". John Ashley-Cooper KHARLOVKA AND EASTERN LITZA TROPHY WILD BROWN TROUT FISHINGIn the 2009 season your holiday will start out from Murmansk every Sunday at approximately 16:00 returning by approximately 20:30 every Saturday. In due course we will publish a “travel advisory” based on a scheduled flight service to be introduced in the New Year. For reports on last season: http://www.kharlovka.com/trout_fishing-news.html. Our accredited representatives for applicants to the Wild Brown Trout Program are:
This program is part the ASR Conservation Project covering the watersheds of the Kharlovka, Eastern Litza, Rynda & Zolotaya from their source to the sea. It is believed to be the most extensive river protection scheme ever undertaken involving a regular patrols on foot and by helicopter linked by a sophisticated communications system over 750,000 hectares. In the trout areas alone this extraordinary operation starts by snowmobile in April and continues into October at an annual cost exceeding $100,000. Your trout fishing holiday is an integral part of our conservation work. We need your participation by reporting all signs of unauthorized activity and helping to keep the territory where we operate in pristine condition. Everything we do is affected by our understanding of the fragility of this eco-system. It is the last remaining pure tundra in Europe and a precious Russian national asset. As developed over many years we will be taking a limited number of groups to fish from the established camp sites identified in the map below. Please click to enlarge.  Trout expeditions are strictly limited to a 10 week schedule. Each week, two groups will fish both the Eastern Litza and Kharlovka systems, generally alternating midweek. Every party will be lead by a Group Leader with proven tundra experience supported by an experienced English speaking Russian guide with 5 paying guests. The schedule is carefully planned to ensure that these ecologically sensitive trout areas are protected, appropriately rested and with due regard to the efficiency of helicopter deployment.  The 2009 price for the holiday in Russia was published in August at $3450/rod. However, to share the currency crisis with you, it has now been reduced to $2950/rod. Guests will make their own arrangements to travel to and from Murmansk.
In due course we will publish a “travel advisory” based on a scheduled Kirkenes/Murmansk flight service to be introduced in the New Year. In the 2009 season you will leave Murmansk for Tummanyi on Sunday’s by bus departing at approximately 16:00. You will then take a helicopter to Rynda Camp for a stop over followed by deployment to the camp sites. On the following Saturday you will be collected from the camp sites at approximately 16:00 and make journey in reverse arriving Murmansk at approximately 21:00.
Each guest is required to bring his/her own fishing gear, sleeping bag and mattress. Otherwise all camping gear is provided including utensils, stools, mess tents and individual sleeping tents. Food and non- alcoholic beverages are included in the price. Alcoholic drinks can be purchased at Rynda base camp, prior to deployment, as required. Each party will be issued with laminated maps at Rynda Lodge for the areas they will be exploring, a satellite telephone for emergency use only and a GPS location device. Gratuities are not included. We recommend $150 per rod for your guide.Safety: This is our number one priority and concern. The Russian Guides have absolute authority and will report any difficulties by satellite telephone if they occur. Life jackets will be supplied to all guests where rubber boats or canoes are being used. It is forbidden to float the rivers without wearing them.The programs will be a true wilderness experience. They are for seasoned anglers only. They are not suitable for people with limited outdoor living experience or those unable to walk for long distances on uneven ground. Everyone participating must enjoy tent camp life, be prepared for periods of mosquitoes and accept responsibility for the dangers sometimes inherent in an adventure holiday over fast water and rugged terrain. There is no guarantee that this or that area will produce an estimated number of fish of a certain size. This is the Arctic, the "Land of the Midnight Sun", with a short 10/12 weeks of summer with dramatic changes in weather conditions and fish activity. It is the "Mecca" of the wild brown trout world. You will be fishing over water containing the finest examples of truly wild brown trout isolated by the ice age. Our anglers measure there success by the number of fish caught starting at 2 kilos ranging up to 5 kilos with the occasional monster! Click to enlarge
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Any information contained in this website is produced in good faith but is only a guideline.
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