Salmon Junkies

Here is a new short movie from Salmon Junkies. “Gateway to Salmon Heaven”! In the six week period from mid August until first of October we caught 71 Salmon between 15 Lbs and 19 Lbs and 45 Salmons between 20 Lbs and 30 Lbs! Every week during the entire season we were able to celebrate new members in the Twenty Pound Club, and we even managed to recruit several “Double Members” and “Triple Members” to our exclusive club! This required of course many celebrations in Vodka and quite a few hangovers the following days. Want to become a member of the Twenty Pound Club?

Grand Varzuga is a very versatile beat on the Varzuga system fulfilling wishes and dreams of all anglers – the beat is so remote you will feel you have finally come to Salmon heaven! Believe us, when we say that you can learn more about Atlantic salmon fishing in a single week on the Varzuga than you will in a lifetime of fishing Norwegian or Scottish rivers.

Grand Varzuga as we call the camp is located approx. 12 km upstream the Pana tributary. Here the river is medium sized, 30 to 65 metres wide with numerous fast runs and rocky parts, which provides awesome holding spots. There are also slower and deeper parts, where some of the largest Varzuga fish tend to hold. The biggest salmon of Varzuga are actually ‘designed’ to reach this part of the river. Close to the camp there is plenty of good fly fishing water. Not all of the pools have been ‘discovered’ yet, so you could still manage to have a pool named after you!

The program:  On day 1 and 2 half of the 10 rod group will have the opportunity to be lifted 15 km upstream by helicopter and float from the top beat down to the camp during a wonderful day trip. Second half of the group will fish/float from the camp and down to the Pana tributary. Day 2 the two teams will swap beats. You will enjoy amazing scenery during the trip and have wonderful pools to fish throughout the entire length. The rest of the week the group will fish the entire beat upstream and downstream and transport will be by jet boats.

Varzuga is a very popular river with anglers from all over the world. No wonder considering the catch records, amazing scenery and wonderful fly fishing pools.

Watch our small Video from Grand Varzuga – http://salmonjunkies.com/category/movies/varzuga-movies/

2 open rods 27/5 – 3/6 For more info contact Steffen Juhl

In order to be a good Salmon flytyer it means that you have to know one or two things about Salmon. You also have to know what specific flies the salmon likes, depending of the season, and in that context you have to know how to dress the fly so it looks and behave good in the water.

Thorsten Strüben is one of those few guys out there, who really know some of the essential secrets in Salmon fly tying

Thorsten have been Salmon fishing for more than 20 years

Besides Thorsten makes tying Demos in Shows around Europe

• Thorsten is a Certified Casting Instructor FFF an EFFA

• Thorsten has been writing several articles in national and international fly-fishing Magazines

• Thorsten have won more then15 Silver And Gold medal in national and international fly-tying competition

• Many of his flies have been published in different Books:

• Flytyers of the World, 100 best Salomon flies from Topher Brown

• Winner of the Ken Sawada Fly-tying Grand prix 2009

If you need some of his Voodoo flies you can contact Thorsten on thorstenstrueben@aol.com

Prices

Double Hooks: 6€

Small Tube flies (Us tubes) 8€

Big Tube flies:  10€

Butt: fine oval gold Tinsel

Tag: fluo orange Flatbraid

Tail: orange Fluofiber

Body: first half/ golden flatbraid

Body: Second half/ old gold dubbing

Ribbing: medium oval gold Tinsel

Bodyhackle: sunburst and orange hen hackle

Wing: sunburst, orange and black  Tanuki

Throat: black hen hackle

Sides:  jungle cock

Hook: Partridge low water 6

Thread: Beneechi black 12/ 0

During the next coming weeks we will make a few quick polls to get your opinion, and to kill some time before the big season starts.

We all have our favourite double-handed rod or rods and there are quite a few to choose from from the bigger brands to local produced. However should you choose only one to bring to your dream destination, which one would it be?

Please cast your vote !
It will be interesting to see what the international salmon community really favours in this matter.

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Its just for fun, no real deeper meaning, but interesting to see what you all think:)

If there is a rod missing, please send mail to kl@salmonjunkies.com and we will update immediately.

See you out there:)

Steffen & Kåre