KHARLOVKA & LITZA TENT CAMP PROGRAM

WWMF Hosted Week 15-22 August 2009 ---- £2,500 from Stockholm

WhereWiseMenFish will be a hosting a party of intrepid anglers on the best deal of 2009. Peter Power, founder and Director of the Atlantic Salmon Reserve, as a result of a group cancellation, has given WhereWiseMenFish and a merry team of adventurous anglers an unprecedented opportunity to fish for a week on the Kharlovka & Litza Rivers.

By running a reduced helicopter program it has been possible to reduce the price of the fishing down to an unbeatable £2,500 (including flights from Stockholm), which should beat even the worst of the credit crunch chaos. It does not involve a walking holiday from Murmansk but it does put you on two of the best Atlantic Salmon Rivers on the Kola Peninsula with a very real chance of catching a salmon of 30lbs and over. The Salmon may not be as fresh as those in June but August is the month when the big Cock fish start getting very aggressive and without the heavy water of the early season, a very good chance of bringing one to the net.

This chance of a lifetime offer, running a reduced helicopter program, at an unbeatable £2,500 (including flights from Stockholm) beats even the worst of the credit crunch chaos. It puts you on two of the best Atlantic Salmon Rivers on the Kola Peninsula with a very real chance of catching a salmon of 30lbs and over. These Salmon may not be as fresh as those in June but August is the month when the big Cock fish start getting very aggressive and without the heavy water of the early season, a very good chance of bringing one to the net. Of course, regardless of the month, fresh fish of up to 25lbs can be caught on any week.

Head guide Vasili with al large august Cock Salmon

Litza Waterfall

Background

My first ever visit to the Kharlovka & Litza Rivers was in 2002 during the second week of August. I had wrestled a week off work to travel to Russia, on my own, with little more than aspirations of huge fish. I was not to be disappointed. On our first evening one of our party of 14 returned having landed a huge fish of 42lbs. Over the course of the week another 5 fish over 30lbs were caught. The salmon chased down Sunrays, skated Bombers, 1 inch tubes and size 14 flies. Personally I smashed my previous record on four occasions and I watched two huge fish on the end of my line cartwheel their way to freedom. In those days the camp was very simple; none of the sophistication that it has today, but it remains my most memorable trip for all the right reasons.

The introduction of a back to basics program where the red tape of restrictions has been lifted is quite simply a dream schedule to anyone with two good legs to walk with, a sense of adventure and hopes of leviathan salmon. It may not have the same comforts as a regular schedule but it puts a keen team of rods in the best position to have an outstanding weeks fishing.

Litza Tent Camp & the infamous ‘Tent’ pools

Chris Tarrant with a monster Salmon

The Program

Guests will travel using the regular Atlantic Salmon Reserve (ASR) flight from Stockholm to Murmansk, followed by a bus journey to the halfway point and final helicopter journey to the camp at Kharlovka. The WhereWiseMenFish team will then occupy for 3 consecutive days the Litza Tent Camp & the main Kharlovka Lodge. The Litza Tent Camp has been suitably upgraded to cope with the extra rods and it is planned to establish two lower ‘estuary’ camps to take advantage of both the tides and the Sea Trout fishing.

Each of the rivers will be split into three zones that will be accessed by the various reindeer trails. Helicopter movement will be confined to the mid-week change over days, (although it might be possible to sneak an occasional lift on one of the supply helicopters).

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Low Water conditions at National Park on the Upper Kharlovka

The moment of truth

The Advantages

Exceptional value - At £2,500 from Stockholm this is a simply unbeatable offer.
Unrestricted timings – Although the helicopters add a certain thrill to any trip they do in turn limit your fishing hours. With no such restrictions you will be able to maximise the dusk and dawn periods whilst sitting out any bright and sunny midday stretches.
Explore the Unexplored – The months of June & July are about the hitting the lower Rivers as the fish arrive. By August they will have spread out through the entire system and the vast majority of the upper section will have never been fished. This water is a gold mine waiting to be explored.
Unrestricted Movement - Although each team will be looked after by a guide this is a simply fantastic opportunity to explore like never before. Under his guidance you will have the ability to follow your instincts to seek out the fish wherever they may lie.

We Firmly believe the Kharlovka/Litza Tundra Adventure Program is £ for lb the best value trip in the Kola Peninsula. Do not hesitate to get in touch whilst places remain.