Join us for some of the best Rainbow fishing in the world!

We became the first western guide service to operate in Kamchatka in 1991.  We were looking for great salmon runs but couldn't keep the  gigantic Rainbow Trout off our hooks. No one complained and the rest is history. Today Kamchatka is famous for it's huge Rainbow Trout. We introduced catch and release angling to Kamchatka and the use of Russian helicopters to access it's beautiful rivers for fly fishing.


Our staff of 6 per float trip does the work while you fish and relax. You don't have to set up camp. Our commitment to quality service remains the same after 27 years, a First Class Operation. Our camps are extremely comfortable from our Northface sleeping tents to our SOTAR rafts (which stands for State of the Art Rafts). We present three hot delicious Russian meals each day. The soups and main courses are hearty and heart healthy. After breakfast you wade off down river. Shortly camp is packed and your raft is back with you. Two guests per raft fish with a seasoned helpful fly fishing guide who rows and works hard to make your trip a wonderful experience. We wade fish all day. Boats float from hole to hole. At days end the rafts go ahead and set up camp. You can either ride along or wade fish into camp. We carry a satellite phone for emergency communications.

Kamchatka's Fishing is excellent fishing for huge Rainbow Trout.

We've caught them up to 33 1/2 inches! There are 6 species of Pacific Salmon.  Arctic Char are present all summer. Kundzha (east Siberian Char) are great fighters! Salmon arrival times vary from stream to stream but generally arrive the same time in Kamchatka as Alaska. We fish for King Salmon from mid June through early July. Silvers arrive mid August and run through October. Chum run all season long. Sockeye Salmon arrive in July and August. Pinks run early August through September, but only strong on even numbered years.

Our on going studies with Kamchatka Fish & Game have discovered Kamchatka's "special" sea run Rainbow Trout populations. These Rainbows go out to sea at age 2 or 3 remain there for 3, 4  or 5 years then return to fresh water for the rest of their lives. Many of the  big fish are 7 to 9 year old.  The biggest sea run Rainbows were 10 years old! These fish remain in freshwater for many years so they are not Steelhead. In Alaska and the lower 48 most Rainbows die of old age at 6 or 7 years. These Coastal Rainbow Trout run from 5 to 15 lbs & enter the river from spring on.

Flyfishing Float Trips In Kamchatka Russia -
The Kartuska is a "gem" of a river. Rainbows run thick here and at a high concentration per mile. There is not much braiding and wading is very favorable.

If you enjoy a clear moving stream teaming with fish and unexpected elegant landscapes this is your river.

Flying to the Kapushka River is a splendid flight. Volcanoes dot the horizon and the vast taiga wilderness is a rare sight.

The Kapushka River is very wading friendly it has a nice gravel bottom with strewn bolder's. This fish-kingdom is wide flowing and shallow. Gentle rolling mountains flank the shore of the clear stream.

Robust Rainbows live here as well as Char. Kings, Silvers and Chum Salmon all spawn in this magnificent river.

Medved River - This river is magnificent. The volcano that attends us on our journey is so enormous and impressive its really hard to imagine or describe. The Medved River has many interesting sights along its banks. There are hot springs, gas springs, beautiful views and some short hikes of interest. Rapids are at the top of the river as it flows into a caldera. The fishing inside the caldera is fantastic. There are more rapids as the river flows from the caldera and widens gracefully into a myriad of islands.

Wade fishing is very good and the Rainbows are big and fat. The Medved River is an ideal choice.

The upper Oblukovina River is a seldom floated River. Stunning views present themselves as we float the crytal clear waters. Waterfalls are prolific and the river is teeming with fish.

Rainbows, Char, Chum Salmon, Sockey and Kings can all be caught on this river.

The helicopter flight to arrive at this remote rivers edge is dramatic. This is a honey of a find.

The Zhupanova River was first floated and fished by us in 1993. Being a medium to large sized river with beautiful scenery and great fishing makes the Zhupanova a terrific choice.

Huge runs of arctic Char and many large Rainbows inhabit it's underwater habitat. Kundzha and many Salmon including an excellent Silver run are found in its waters.

The upper river has little drop of shelves, shallow waterfalls, and deep channels in the rock riverbed.

Mid - river runs deep with few obstructions, mostly on channel. There are island and side streams to fish. Down river the Zhupanovsky volcano looms snowcapped in the distant landscape. There is a large rapid, which adds to the mix.

We have floated the Zhupanova from its headwaters to the ocean. Its a beauty.

Exploratory trips are run each year. Join us on one if you're this kind of adventurer. The fishing is generally up in question on these trips. That's the way we first found all the great streams we float today. Today we are still finding and fishing new rivers that have never been fished by westerners before.

Our Camps are totally mobile. With helicopters, our float trips take you to the best fishing river during your trip. We have a staff of 6 who do the work while you fish and relax. You don't have to set up camp. We remain committed to first class quality service after 28 years.

Our large dining tent affords us shade and shelter. Folding director chairs double as seats in the rafts and around our large dining table. We camp right at great fishing holes. It's a wonderful way to see the country & wildlife as we fish and enjoy the wilderness. You have lots of time for fishing, you're on the river the whole time. We even have hot showers.

Sunday to Wednesday, mid June through early October.   The helicopter flight to the river is 1 to 3 hours long depending on the river. Shortly after noon we're fishing!  Days are spent leisurely fishing, floating. Helicopters return us to Petropavlovsk and tour the city the last day.

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Map of Flyfishing Float Trips In Kamchatka Russia