Wilderness Floats
Russia
Wilderness Floats
Location: Russia
Prices From
$5,950
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The Fishing:
Exploratory Expeditions are based around a schedule of floating and fishing each day and establishing a new tent camp each evening.
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Weve found that the ideal distance to explore in 6 days is between 30 and 40 miles. This offers lots and lots of fishing time and leaves no section of the river untested or under explored. With long daylight hours there is plenty of flexibility pre-built into the trip. Flexibility is the key to success when stepping into the unknown.
After a midday arrival by helicopter to the put-in spot, you will be able to instantly gear up and fish by foot on the immediately adjacent river. As you do, guides and staff inflate the rafts and orgainize camp gear. Depending on your arrival time, you may float and fish for a few hours before setting up camp, or you may establish camp at the Helicopter LZ.
The next six days follow this basic itinerary:
Coffee & Tea at 7am
Breakfast at 8am
On the water by 9am
Lunch on the river midday
Establish new river camp and dinner at 8pm
Cocktails, campfire and fish stories close out the day. Or, for midnight-sun junkies, the river is always within casting distance from the fire pit.
In addition to 6 anglers, other Expedition members consist of 1 North American guide, 2 Russian guides, a cook and a camp assistant. Our staff is specifically selected for these intense trips for their expedition expertise, and personal interest in walking on the wild side. The same crew has been working together on our Exploratories for many years. They have it dialed.
Most importantly, every staff member works to see the smile on your face when you hook up.
Accommodations:
Kamchatka Exploratory Expeditions are the most rustic, adventurous trips on the peninsula maybe the world.
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That being said, weve controlled all the factors that are controllable by outfitting the expeditions with hi-tech 4-season mountaineering tents and specialized cooking and camp equipment in use on professional river trips in the Rockies and Andes. For convenience of communication on the river, and for a safety line to the outside world, each expedition is further outfitted with first aid kits, GPS, handheld radios and a satellite telephone.
Each morning the three fishing boats head down stream and spread out to avoid double fishing any one section. Meanwhile the cook and camp assistant break down the camp and float on ahead of the fishing boats. Toward evening the forward boat selects a camp site and begins erecting camp. Anglers are responsible for setting up their tent and sleeping arrangements (two people per tent.) Staff does all the cooking, cleaning, etc., while you fish until dinner or crack a cold beer by the fire.
Food on our Exploratories is typically very good and plentiful, with the cook utilizing the same fresh, diverse ingredients that our permanent camp kitchens use.
Beer and Vodka are available for sale, but other or special libations need to be brought from the United States.
This is the most hard-core trout fishing trip most people will ever sign up for, but there are no objective whitewater hazards. The most uncomfortable situations encountered on these trips is rain, so it is imperative that all your luggage be made of completely waterproof material.
What's Included:
Included is all ground and air transportation once in Kamchatka and all food, accommodation (tents, camp mattresses) and guides.
How to Get There:
Kamchatka is possibly the most remote fishing area on Earth. Not only will you see no other humans except for your fishing companions on any of our rivers, but you wont see or hear any sign of humans either.
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Getting to the Kamchatka Peninsula is normally accomplished by hopping a commercial direct flight to Moscow from any of several US points of departure, including Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, Washington DC or New York. From Moscow you connect directly to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka.
No overnights are required on your in-bound itinerary.
On arrival to Petropavlovsk (PK) it takes one to two hours to clear customs, collect baggage and transfer to the nearby heliport for departure to the river. The lift-off moment is significant; the first real feeling that youre not in a familiar place, as the edge of Petropavlovsk disappears below and endless, pristine forests and mountains zoom by underneath.
Then your river comes into view and the chopper descends for a landing. Its all you can do to contain the excitement long enough to get on waders, string up your rod, and tie on a mouse.
At the end of the week your steps are retraced in reverse. A helicopter pickup in the afternoon at camp puts you back in PK by evening. One night is spent in PK before continuing to Moscow the following day.
An overnight in Moscow is necessary and easily accommodated at a convenient airport hotel.
SAMPLY ITINERARY:
Day 1 Wednesday. Evening flight to Moscow. (approx. 10 hours en route)
Day 2 Thursday. Afternoon arrival to Moscow, 6pm flight to Kamchatka (approx. 9 hours en route)
Day 3 Friday. Arrive Kamchatka 12:35pm, connect by helicopter to river. Possible fishing depending on remaining daylight.
Day 4 Saturday. Full fishing day.
Day 5 Sunday. Full fishing day.
Day 6 Monday. Full fishing day.
Day 7 Tuesday. Full fishing day.
Day 8 Wednesday. Full fishing day.
Day 9 Thursday. Full fishing day.
Day 10 Friday. Morning fishing and afternoon return to Petropavlovsk. Overnight.
Day 11 Saturday. Afternoon departure for Moscow, arriving same day. Overnight.
Day 12 Sunday. Late morning departure for USA or Europe, arriving same day. Continue home.
For those who have the time, a 1-3 day tour of Moscow is a wonderful complement to your remote fishing trip. This gives opportunities for soaking in the modern Russian culture, and for acclimatizing and catching your breath between flights.
Other possible routes to Kamchatka include transferring in Seoul, South Korea or Tokyo, Japan. There are also myriad options to connect to Moscow from major European cities.
Rates & Details:
Rates for Exploratory Expeditions range from $5,950 for fully-guided, 7 nights, 6 day fishing package, from Petropavlovsk. Price subject to change without notice.
Trip Insurance:
Travel insurance can provide a means of recourse against non-refundable financial losses and warrants your careful review and consideration.
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