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Salmon of the Russian North. Three trips, two lodges, no other boats
Fishing · Three trips

Salmon of the Russian North. Three trips, two lodges, no other boats

Two lodges with no roads leading to them, and three ways to fish: the Megra, a taiga river, from May to October; the tundra rivers of Kanin in summer; and ice fishing in the same place in winter. Every trip is all-inclusive: the journey from Arkhangelsk, your house, the chef and the tackle.

Fishing trips 2027

Choose your river and season

Every trip includes the journey from Arkhangelsk (by helicopter in summer), your house, the chef, the banya, guides, vehicles, tackle and licenses.

How to choose

The Megra or Kanin?

Both lodges are ours, and at neither will you see another boat on the river. The difference is the character of the place.

MegraKanin Nos, summerKanin Nos, winter
LandscapeNorthern taiga: a forest river with rapids and lakesArctic tundra: rivers running to the sea, canyons, coastlineTundra under snow, polar skies, northern lights
Getting there1 hour by helicopter3 hours by helicopterA day and a half: by car to Mezen, then by snowmobile with a night in Nes
Main fishAtlantic salmon 7–12 kg (15–26 lb), pink salmon, sea trout, pikeSea-run Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Arctic charArctic char, grayling and pike through the ice
LodgingHeated cabins with wood stoves, banya on the riverbank65 m² houses for 3–5 guests, with bathroomThe same houses: radiators, bathroom, banya
GuestsUp to 12; solo travelers welcomeUp to 15; groups of 3 or moreUp to 15
SeasonMay 24 – October 19June 23 – October 1January 31 – April 2
Length5 days / 4 nights5 days / 4 nights6 days / 5 nights
on our snowmobiles or your own
Best forA first trip to the North, families, groups of friends and solo travelersExperienced anglers and groups coming for Arctic char and the northern lightsSnowmobile enthusiasts, hunters and those who have already been here in summer
The catch

Our guests’ catch

Photos from our guests and guides on our rivers—shot on phones, not staged, not retouched.

All catch photos · 282
NORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraA NORVEL guest’s catch at Kanin NosKanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraNORVEL guest with an Arctic char, ice fishing at Kanin NosArctic char · Kanin Nos, winterNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraNORVEL guest with a grayling at Kanin NosGrayling · Kanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraNORVEL guest with a pike on the Megra RiverPike · MegraNORVEL guest with a sea trout on the Megra RiverSea trout · MegraA NORVEL guest’s catch on the Megra RiverMegraNORVEL guest with a sea trout on the Megra RiverSea trout · MegraA NORVEL guest’s catch at Kanin NosKanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraNORVEL guest with a grayling at Kanin NosGrayling · Kanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraNORVEL guest with a grayling at Kanin NosGrayling · Kanin NosA NORVEL guest’s catch on the Megra RiverMegraNORVEL guest with a grayling at Kanin NosGrayling · Kanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · MegraA NORVEL guest’s catch at Kanin NosKanin NosNORVEL guest with an Atlantic salmon on the Megra RiverAtlantic salmon · Megra
White SeaBarents Sea Kolguyev Island Kola Peninsula Lake Ladoga Lake Onega Murmansk Petrozavodsk Kostomuksha Vologda Yaroslavl Tver Veliky Novgorod Pskov Naryan-Mar 1.5 h by air 1.5 h by air 1 h3 h winter: 380 km by car 317 km by snowmobile Moscow St. Petersburg Arkhangelsk Mezen Nes winter overnight Solovki Megra Kanin Nos N
flight to Arkhangelskhelicopter to the lodgewinter route to Kanin: car and snowmobile
Where it is

Taiga and tundra: two lodges, 270 kilometers apart

The Megra lies in the Mezen taiga; Kanin Nos is on a peninsula between the White Sea and the Barents Sea. Both are reached only by air in summer and only by snowmobile in winter.

Megra lodgeKanin Nos lodge
How we fish

Spinning rods, our tackle, fish you can keep

Closer than it looks

From Moscow, Arkhangelsk is a 1.5-hour flight. From there it is one hour by helicopter to the Megra and three hours to Kanin, beyond the Arctic Circle.

Spin fishing allowed

The Kola Peninsula lodges offer fly fishing only, strictly catch-and-release, with your own tackle. With us you fish with a spinning rod: we provide the tackle and lures and arrange licenses to keep fish. You can take part of your catch home.

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