Big fish on the Kola river

We had a few good fish from the Kola river , around 100cm , Rafal Kaminskilanded some good fish including 98 and 99 cm , the picture is of mine 107 cm that I landed to day from the lower river , Pasha is proudly posing the fish….. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Kola river to day ….

Kola river to day , some pictures , everyone having a good time , but far less fish than last year , great looking fish .. but I would like to see higher volume of fish … high tides coming soon and it must get better I am sure ….  Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Kola river …

Very hard work for every fish landed , but we are catching a few , we are kind of a in waiting position for the big run to come , river looks great and all in order to receive a good proper run of fish … Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Early Salmon runs at East Ranga

Now guides are fishing the East Ranga to take the big early springers for the hatchery …. fish are so early and already in numbers in East Ranga , yesterday there where 18 good salmon landed ! Looks very promising for the summer indeed …  Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Kola river to day …

Kola river to day , we are not catching numbers but what we are catching is very big fish , here is my super guide Pasha holding my morning catch , 106 cm long 56 cm over the belly , LOOP Cross 1 15 foot and my strong LOOP Evotec reel did great job on this fish. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Crazy opening at Thvera and Kjarra river this morning.

49 salmon landed in the morning from Thvera and Kjarra river  , and 80 Salmon played  … this is amazing opening , Iceland is cool this spring big fish all over the place …. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Kola river Russia ….

First day on Kola river , bright sun and warm , water is rather high but conditions is perfect for good fishing , they are coming … 65 fish released from the trap on the lower river yesterday … we could not find them and we landed only 2 to day … 22 pounder and a 8 pounder to 4 …

Last two days on the Blanda river …

Our Canadian friends landed 32 Salmon from beat 1 Blanda for the last two days all on the floating line … fantastic to see this big springers rush to the surface grabbing the fly  , great runs coming in on every tide … close to 300 salmon already through the counter to the upper beats , beat 2 – 3 …

Kola river Russia

Arrived in Murmansk to day and now in Camp on the Kola river , fishing starts to morrow morning and I will stay for 2 weeks , meet the anglers coming back from the river .. just now , river have been rising last 2 days and fishing slow , now steady and starting to drop to night so fishing …