Ichiginnyvayam River

Ichiginnyvayam River flows across the narrow neck of the Kamchatka Peninsula. This neck is connecting the peninsula with the Asian mainland.

Grayling over a kilo bends the light flyrod a lot

In the river there are lots of big size Kamchatka grayling

Dry fly is the most pleasant way of catching fish

Freshly hatched mayfly had no time to dry its wings

One can not fly before the wings will be dry

This one weights 1200 grams – almost 3 pounds

This grayling is caught with a waking fly with a foam head

Grayling's sail

Ventral fins of a grayling are colorful as well

Round whitefish is also found in the river

This year we have a good harvest of the pine-bush cones with edible nuts