Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia

Type

Tent Camp

Fishing Style

Drift Boat

Season

Mid-July to Mid-September

Rate

$$

Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia
Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia

Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia

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Kamchatka! Need we say more? Every serious angler has heard and wants to experience this wonderland of time turned back. Endless rivers, many which are only fished a few weeks a year and many that are still waiting to be explored!

The Savan River is without a doubt one of the most spectacular rivers in Kamchatka. Float and fish at a new camp each night on the upper Savan if you chose or stay at Base Camp and explore the lower river each day in jet boats.

Depending on the fishing, some groups may chose to camp on the floating section of the river the entire week. Others may chose to use the inflatable jet-boats to continue accessing the water below the Lodge, motoring back up to the comforts of the Base Camp each evening refreshed by a hot shower. Flexibility is built into this adventure.

Fish this legendary river in runs that are filled with large fly eating rainbows, big char and runs of salmon! This river is a short one hour helicopter ride from Petropavlovsk, which is a four hour flight from Anchorage. The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in the most Southeastern parts of the Russian continent. The area has relatively mild winters and is filled with brown bear, otter, bighorn sheep, caribou, moose and large rainbow trout!

Located over 12 time zones away from Moscow, the Kamchatka Peninsula offers a safe and welcome environment for westerners. This volcano and river-filled region has always been regarded as a land of wonder. The peninsula has more landmass than California, yet only one passable road into the interior. The west coast and all of the northern regions remain roadless and totally inaccessible except by helicopter.

Wild On The Fly staff has been to Kamchatka many times and knows the best outfitters for your trip. We promise this will qualify as the best trout fishing experience imaginable and the adventure and beauty will exceed your expectations three times over! You can confidently choose the Savan River for your Kamchatka experience.

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Species at Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia

Rainbow Trout
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Dolly Varden
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Chum Salmon
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Chinook Salmon
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Pink Salmon
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Sockeye Salmon
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Savan River Lodge Float Trip, Kamchatka Russia

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The Savan River system has proven in a short period of time that it is a major contender among Kamchatka's great trout rivers, with trout averaging 22-26 inches and several fish up to 30 inches hooked each season.

At the Savan Base Camp, inflatable Jet Boats are used to access the lower rivers beats, allowing you to cover an amazing amount of excellent water below the Camp. Wading is relatively easy to moderate for most anglers, but slightly more technical than the upper river. The lower river is bigger water, like in most rivers, and can be deeper and faster in some spots.

Guides tend to fish the softer water, as this is where the fish hide, but you still need to wade over to them, on occasion. There are many stretches of braided water, making the lower Savan feel much smaller than it actually is a lot of the time. Vast rolling mountains and volcanoes flank the broad valley as the river courses its way through the wild terrain.

The upper river is floated and a new camp is set up by the staff each night. You will fish easily waded areas and braids where big bows live, and on some days camp only a few kilometers below your last camp.

The entire float is no more than 20 kilometers so it is easy to cover and you can take your time. The fishing is 90% wading and in water knee deep. The fish here eat mice, streamers and dry flies! This camping trip is for you if you like to see new sections of river and do not mind camping.

A huge part of the diet of the Savan river rainbow trout is mice. This is some of the most exciting trout fishing you will ever experience. Fishing with a mouse fly, you get the visual aspect of the surface strike, like in dry fly fishing, and the tight line grab of swinging, giving you the best of both worlds.

When conditions change or the mouse bite dies a little, you can cast streamers, swinging across the current, to produce an aggressive take. As a spring creek system, there can also be ideal conditions for aquatic insect hatches.

The Russian guides come from varied backgrounds, usually associated with biology, wildlife management, hunting, trapping or commercial fishing.

Fly fishing is a relatively new sport to Russia, so guides come equipped with varying levels of pure fly fishing knowledge. Some are exceptional, having been guides for 10 or more years. Others have been brought on board for their skills as woodsmen and watermen, whose technical abilities are still evolving, but who are in rhythm with the lives and habitat of rainbow trout. The fishing program uses a guide rotation system, so each group of two anglers spends 3 days with each guide.

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