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Updated Yokanga page.

31.12.2009

Yokanga - The big and rough pearl of the northern rivers

Arni in to a big june springer , Rob Still from South Afrika resting on the bank.

Hallur from Iceland with a June Chromer!

Gummi from Iceland with a great one.

Hans Peter with a nice Yokanga Trophy.

Greg Verhoef with his 35 Pounder.

The 2010 weeks at the Lower Yokanga. 6 1/2 days fishing / Weekly 10 rods.
Prime weeks in Yokanga Week 04/6 - 11/6 Week 11/6 – 18/6 Week 18/6 – 25/6 Week 25/6 – 02/7 Week 02/7 – 09/7 Week 09/7 – 16/7 Week 16/7 – 23/7 Week 23/7 – 30/7 Week 30/7 – 06/8.

Releasing a Yokanga Tank!

As most of you know Yokanga is one of the legendary rivers in Russia Kola Peninsula for big trophy salmon. Until recently this lower section of the river has not been accessible to foreign anglers.

Erik with his biggest wever.

Hallur with a silver trophy!

Andreas Witt in to a monster Salmon.

Rob Still with a Lower Yokanga Chromer.

Heavy current, big boulders, hard wading, long cast and monster salmon - this is Yokanga. Demanding salmon hunting for the experienced and fit fishermen. Our base will be a newly highly upgraded tented camp. Our camp has a communal ‘Big Tent’ for dining and socializing. The sleeping accommodation is in 6 comfortable twin tents with wooden floor and heated by electricity heaters.

This is the reason you are here!

Andreas Witt with a nice Yokanga Salmon

Hanspeter having a nice rest.

Hanspeter spotting a big Salmon head and tailing.

The new dining tent.

Our great Russian friend Nikolay relaxing after Sauna.

The new dining tent from outside.

Misty early morning , second week of June , high water and the big ones are around.

Guide Josef holding a classic 30 pounder from the LOOP pool.

There will be one guide for every 2 rods. There will be 10 rods fishing the beats and all beats will have a Jet boat to cross the river.

Hard to hold these monsters!

Lower Yokanga beats contain a large number of classic pools as well as strong unmerciful rapid sections – Double handled rods and suitable big reel is a must here –

Lower Yokanga guides Vo Vo and Josef releasing a record fish.

We guarantee that Hard core Salmon fishermen will not be disappointed.

Guide Vo Vo with a heavy fish from Home pool.

Happy guide!

Hallur with his biggest ever.

Pool 18 ... the mosnter Pool on the Yokanga ... this is the place where most of the 30 - 40 punders are lost or landed.

One of the two outflows of the Golden Pool , another great place for big fish.

I island below Golden and the junction , endless pockets and hot spots.

Lower Golden, this tail is very hot.

Upper Golden.

Lower Home.

The famous LOOP pool, left side.

LOOP on the right side.

Upper beat below the lake ... secret water with endless pocket´s and so many taking spots.

The tributary , we often catch one slamon here when we cross over.

For Pre Trip Information 2010 - please click here.

For more information and booking please contact
arnibald@lax-a.is

The helicopter ride from Murmansk to the Lower Yokanga Camp is 1 and 1/2 hour.

The total numbers for the beat is 10 rods. Magnus Bergh from LOOP fishes the homebeat in high water.

We called the camp the BOOT CAMP , as it was hard to fish , so we decided to take it full go all the way and we trained push up and various work out in the morning to be fit and ready for the day!

5 rods fishes each bank. Arni in to a fish on the upper beat.

A big releaf ! The trophy is in the net!

There are three motors boat to cross the river at the top of the beat and on the bottom beat , as well as one motorboat at home pool , this make the access to the bank accross much easier.

The beat is all in all 10km long , the camp is placed in the middle of the beat , so there is 5km upstream and another 5 km downs stream , this is 20km of riverbank to fish which gives each rod plentiful of fishing. Picture is of guide Alex up at the top pool , very pretty water.

Season goes from 5th June until mid August.

Guide Alex on the walk in the fog down to the LOOP Pool.

Lower Yokanga Trophy.

Fishing the middle beat in extreme water.

Alex guide trying control a large Yokanga salmon.

Tapio , Hoesli , Arni , Gunni Leo and Magnus relaxing in the evening after a good shower.

Guides are very hard working , they are like mountain goats , hard to keep up with them. Picture is of Hoesli and Leo with our guides , there is 6 guides provided with the 10 rods.

The Camp is tented Camp , very comfortable tents , all heated , in camp there is warm showers and sauna , this make life very comfortable after a hard day of fishing.

Yokanga tackle , 15 foot rods , lines 10/11 , floating line with fast sinking tip , we took most of the salmon on weighted German Snaelda.

Large tent for dining and spending the evenings. Food is fine , three coarse meals and eggs and bacon in the morning. Picture is of Hoesli , Tapio , Magnus , Leo and Gunnar.

Inside the Lower Yokanga tents ... full comfort!

The girls who feed us , they make very good food.

Yokanga flowers. Nature is so nice out there.

The Snaelda was the winner again.

One thing is for sure , you sleep so much better in this tents rather than cabins , all tents is equipped with electricitie.

This week 12 - 19th July we where 6 rods and we landed 129 salmon.

Last night in camp a little celebration with the guides.

In the helicopter , comfortable and the only way of travelling in this part of the world.

The map of the Lower Yokanga beat , from the lake down below the red spot.

Hoesli telling the story of the big monster that he lost in the upper Home Pool.

Alex releasing a nice female.

Magnus Bergh fishing the Golden.

Fishing the nice little tributary , we had a few fish out of there.

In to a big on on the LOOP pool , one of the greatest pool on this earth.

Alex holding a big one from the LOOP pool.

Leaving home very happy , Tapio , Leo , Hoesli , Arni, Magnus and Gunnar.

Contact Lax-a office at     +354 557 6100  +354 557 6100    +354 557 6100  +354 557 6100    or send Arni a e mail at arnibald@lax-a.is   

June at pictures at Lower Yokanga.

The Lower Section of the Yokanga River is down at village Ostrovnoy. As most of you know Yokanga is one of the legendary rivers in Russia Kola Peninsula for big trophy salmon.

Yokanga ... these are serious fish!

Yokanga is famous for its monster Salmon.

Bright fresh monster.

Yokanga is a rouch river , you need a lot of skill to fish this water.

Early spring on Yokanga.

Until now this lower section of the river has not been accessible to foreign anglers. Our base will be a newly upgraded tented camp.

From the dining tent.

The camp has a communal ‘Big Tent’ for dining and socializing.

The sleeping accommodation is in 5 comfortable twin tents with wooden floors and heated by wood burning stoves. 

There will be one guide for every 2 rods.

All transportation during the week is by walking, rafting or by boats with outboard motor to cross the river.

There will be 10 rods fishing the beat in total with 6 guides each with rubber boats.

Now you have an outstanding chance to be to be one of the first foreign angler allowed to fish this lower section of the famous Yokanga river.

The outflow of the lake.

The tributary.

Our Yokanga beat contains a large number of classic pools as well as strong unmerciful rapid sections

 – Double handled rods and suitable big reels are a must here – We guarantee that hard core salmon fishermen will not be disappointed ––

Grab this amazing opening and be first in the firing line to greet the celebrated and distinguished Monster salmon from Yokanga - limited number of available rods.

 

 

Yokanga Chromer !

Big boulders , hard to wading , long cast , this is Yokanga.

And you get your award!

Arni Baldursson at arnibald@lax-a.is