01.09.2025
Varzina, Trout Lodge, August 24-30, 2025
The weather last week was changeable, but generally as expected; fishing was possible. There were windy and rainy days, but there were also perfect, dry, and warm ones. The river level was maintained at a normal level, making fishing comfortable. The river temperature remained virtually constant, hovering around 12°C all week. Trout, while not greedy, responded to almost all types of flies. From classic Woolly Baggers to occasional dry flies and even mouse imitation lures. All trout pools of the Varzina trout camp worked. Salmon were occasionally caught on the lower reaches. Vladimir caught his biggest one of the week on a nymph. A male salmon measuring 99 cm, a decent trophy for such a fly and 0.25 mm monofilament. The size of the brown trout also pleased – five fish over 65 cm long. Igor caught the largest – 68 cm. The rest of the fish were also in good condition, with a few small-size samples. In total, 197 trout were caught on 10 rods. And eight salmon, what is not bad, without fanaticism. Not a bad result for this season, considering the last day of the week, which, due to the weather, gave a day off for both anglers and fish. As a bonus, on one of the last days of August, the Kola Peninsula presented us a bright northern lights display, the first we've seen this season. We look forward to seeing more in the following autumn session.
The weather last week was changeable, but generally as expected; fishing was possible. There were windy and rainy days, but there were also perfect, dry, and warm ones. The river level was maintained at a normal level, making fishing comfortable. The river temperature remained virtually constant, hovering around 12°C all week. Trout, while not greedy, responded to almost all types of flies. From classic Woolly Baggers to occasional dry flies and even mouse imitation lures. All trout pools of the Varzina trout camp worked. Salmon were occasionally caught on the lower reaches. Vladimir caught his biggest one of the week on a nymph. A male salmon measuring 99 cm, a decent trophy for such a fly and 0.25 mm monofilament. The size of the brown trout also pleased – five fish over 65 cm long. Igor caught the largest – 68 cm. The rest of the fish were also in good condition, with a few small-size samples. In total, 197 trout were caught on 10 rods. And eight salmon, what is not bad, without fanaticism. Not a bad result for this season, considering the last day of the week, which, due to the weather, gave a day off for both anglers and fish. As a bonus, on one of the last days of August, the Kola Peninsula presented us a bright northern lights display, the first we've seen this season. We look forward to seeing more in the following autumn session.