Salmon Rivers

Mild climate of the southern Kola Peninsula seaside and rivers abound with salmon make the area the world's best place for fishing Atlantic salmon. The perch, pike, roach, whitefish, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, brook trout, loach, lake char, burbot are common in thousands of lakes and rivers of Murmansk region. Fishing is allowed free everywhere, excluding the rivers (with their transitional lakes) inhabited with Atlantic salmon, as well as fishing ground, fish reserves, and fish farms. Licence fishing of Atlantic salmon is allowed from June, 15 till September, 15. More than 1500 foreign tourists from 38 countries visit the Kola Peninsula every year to fish salmon using the method called "nakhlyst" (flyfishing).

Rivers in the southern and central parts are long with a small stream gradient. The rivers of the northern coast are shother. They have waterfalls and rapids. The rivers have big and strong salmon weighing from 8 to 12 kg. Varzuga, Ponoy, Umba, and Olenitsa rivers have become the most famous for the flyfishing. Varzuga is the richest in fish among the rivers of the Kola Peninsula. The Umba is one of the most interesting rivers of the Kola Peninsula. Here one can enjoy fishing in wilderness in an ecologically clean area. The river is famous for its big salmon and one can get there without using a helicopter. The Atlantic salmon is spinned or caught by the method of "flyfishing" with artificial flies as baits. The Ponoy River is a beautiful winding river rich in Anlantic salmon. There are also lot of ducks on its banks; muskrats are common in this area.
The water system of the Kola Peninsula is a paradise for a fisherman.