Russian Travel Guide

Коллекция Russian Travel Guide. Природа. Камчатка

Fishing on the rivers of Kamchatka

The Kamchatka Peninsula is riddled with 15,000 streams and rivers, so it should come as no big surprise that fisheries catch several million tonnes of fish in the peninsula’s neighbouring seas every year. Kamchatka’s wealth can truly be measured in scales — all types of Pacific salmon: Pink salmon, sockeye salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, Chinook salmon, masu salmon and even char and rainbow trout flock to its waters in order to lay their eggs. And what an attraction this is to fishing aficionados from all over Russia! Here the beautiful and dramatic picture of Pacific salmon life takes place right in front of their eyes with the fish leaving the ocean, valiantly fighting against the strong currents in rivers and streams to return to the place where they themselves were born to lay their eggs and, unfortunately for some, be caught.

Fisherman and Traveller Dmitri Drozdov

Dmitry Drozdov is an experienced fisherman, traveller and writer. He is an advocate for humane fishing and is helping to develop a new type of fishing in Russia – fly fishing. He is trying to change society’s view of fishing: He always releases a fish after he’s caught it and hopes that others will follow his example. Drozdov’s extreme love of fishing has led him to travel the world. By the age of thirty he had already managed to go fishing in Europe, North and South America and all over Russia. Drozdov however, is not the only one that gets enjoyment from his trips – in articles he describes his travels and experiences in detail for other fly fishermen, explaining how to catch different types of fish depending on the part of the world you’re in.