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Summary of recent pieces about Ponoi…

Here are links to some recent useful information pieces about the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi…

Russia – The Ponoi River – Ryabaga Camp – Filming, Photographing and Reflecting – some reflections in the spring fishing of 2012.

Rods make their way down Home Pool as guides run up and down!
Rods make their way down Home Pool as guides run up and down!

Autumn Filming on the Ponoi – some reflections about fishing the Ponoi in the autumn of 2012.

Last cast in the last light on the last day. A truly memorable week for all.
Last cast in the last light on the last day. A truly memorable week for all.

Reflections on Spring Fishing on the Ponoi, June 2013 – some thoughts of the classic spring of 2013, fishing skated flies all week and a 100 fish week.

New Cabins at Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi…

The new cabins at Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi are up and running and being used by guests this past week and are getting rave reviews even from the hard core lovers of the famous Ponoi tents!

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Autumn filming on the Ponoi

It has been a very busy summer with so many interesting opportunities and people to meet but it has left me short on energy. However, there was one last project I had committed to do.… 

Russia – The Ponoi River – Ryabaga Camp – Filming, Photographing and Reflecting

It was a struggle to get news out from Ryabaga Camp last week because the internet was suffering. But, towards the end of the week, it was working much better and the promise of internet is now fulfilled.

A stunning night at Ryabaga – taken at about 1pm

Alan Maughan and I were there to build on the success of the film made at Ryabaga last year. Being in Nick’s shoes was interesting because it is only when one begins to focus on the details that one actually realises how much there is to the camp, the fishing and facilities. It was our mission to film ‘the meat on the bone’; to represent the detail of what was so beautifully covered last year.

Taken at the same time.

What Does Spring Fishing On Ponoi Mean?

Howard Strowman with a 16lbs fish

During the second week of the 2012 season, the tundra is starting to go green with tiny leaves on the birch trees.  The advancing spring always brings with it warmer temperatures, and the endless arctic days that allow anglers to fish the famed Ryabaga <http://www.ponoiriver.com/public/publicWrapper.php>  Home Pool through the midnight hours.  Spring in Ryabaga is the time when anglers are met with the pleasure of catching seemingly countless salmon on any given day, and it is a springtime rule that guides rarely lay down the net.  In addition to numbers this week, though, it was the size, strength, and shape of the fish that over-wintered under the ice that was a true testament to the quality of Spring fishing on Ponoi.