We use off-road buses to keep costs low and to make for a highly flexible fishing holiday. We drive to wherever the fish are. The rest is up to you

10 night/11 day holiday, fishing in Kamchatka

The rivers of Kamchatka abound with salmon and other game fish throughout the summer. Depending upon the particular month you are likely to hook into either King Salmon, Chum Salmon or Silver Salmon - and will almost certainly catch Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling and Char.

This trip aims to be flexible, offering a highly mobile operation that can be moved to wherever the fishing is good. This means you are likely to catch a good variety of salmon and other game species, as well as to have a true adventure in this wonderfully remote corner of the Russian Federation.

Day 1: Arrival Day

After everyone has arrived in Petropavlovsk, you will meet your driver/guides and interpreter. After a briefing, everyone will board the bus(es) for the drive up to the first campsite beside the Plotnikova River. Depending upon flight times, there may be a chance to get fishing before dark.

Meals: Dinner from the camp kitchen

Drive: 90Km, about one and a half hours

Accommodation: Camping

Day 2: Transfer to the upper reaches of the Bistraya River

We get up early to do a bit of fishing before driving to the next camp beside the Bistraya River. On the way we can stop at some hot springs at Malkinkiy.You should also get a few casts in here before dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner from the camp kitchen

Drive: 150Km, about two hours

Accommodation: Camping

Day 3 to Day 8: Fishing on the Rivers of Kamchatka

These days are flexible. The guide/drivers will choose the best spots from the local rivers: the Avacha, the Kamchatka, the Karakovaya, the Kozirevka, the Anavgay and the Bistraya to name just the main ones.

Over the next few days you can try a variety of different styles and see which of the available species you can catch. Various salmon species run upriver during their own specific period in the summer, but you are likely to catch Rainbow Trout, Char and Arctic Grayling at any time.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner from the camp kitchen

Drive: Local transfers as required. These are unlikely to exceed 300Km, or about four hours in any one day. The total driving distance is normally about 1100Km

Accommodation: Camping

Day 9: Return to Petropavlovsk

We drive back to Petropavlovsk where you will stay at a resort with its own hot springs. Time to relax and recuperate before a celebratory dinner.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch from the camp kitchen. Dinner at a restaurant

Drive: 200Km, about three hours

Accommodation: Resort, with Hot Springs

Day 10: Free Day

A day to discover the wonders of Kamchatka. We can arrange excursions to show you the wilder parts, by helicopter or other means.

Meals: Breakfast at the resort

Accommodation: Resort, with Hot Springs

Day 11: Leave for home

There will be a guided city tour including a visit to the fish market and a chance to buy souvenirs before you are transferred to the airport for your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast at the resort