Atlantic salmon
6–12 kg (13–26 lb)sea-run, silver · records over 15 kg (33 lb)
River mouths and the lower Mesna and Rybnaya. The peak is August and September, during the fall run.
Fishing · Arctic tundra · 68°10′ N · 44°44′ E
Kanin Nos. Salmon and Arctic char at the edge of the mainland
Three hours over taiga and tundra, and you land at the only lodge on the peninsula. Six rivers here flow into two seas, so salmon are always running in at least one of them. A 65 m² house for your group, and from late August the northern lights over the porch.
Trip
All-inclusivehelicopter included
Length
5 days / 4 nightsback-to-back trips
Season
June 23 – October 1no break
Transfer
Helicopter, 3 hoursR66, Gazelle, AS350, Mi-8
Where
Kanin Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug68°10′ N, beyond the Arctic Circle
Lodging
65 m² yurt-style house for 3–5 gueststhree yurts, each with a bathroom and radiators
Guests
Up to 15 at the lodgegroups of 3 or more
Fish
Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Arctic char, sea troutplus pike, grayling
Method
Spin fishing from the bankto the spots by tracked all-terrain vehicle and quad bike, or by helicopter if you wish
Tackle
Providedspinning rods, reels, lures
Permits
Border zonewe arrange the permits; your passport is required
Connectivity
Satellite internetno cell coverage
The place
The only lodge on the whole peninsula
Kanin is a peninsula between the White Sea and the Barents Sea, 106 kilometers across at its widest, from the White Sea to Chesha Bay. The lodge stands 180 km north of the Arctic Circle; beyond it lie only the Arctic Ocean and its ice. No roads, no villages along the rivers, no other anglers.
The peninsula has six rivers, among them the Mesna and the Rybnaya, and they flow into different seas: some into the White Sea, others into the Barents Sea and its Chesha Bay. Fish run into them from three sides. If the salmon haven’t yet entered the Mesna from the White Sea, they are already running up the Rybnaya from Chesha Bay—and that’s where we go to fish. So your catch never depends on a single river.
The helicopter lands right by the houses. From there, tracked all-terrain vehicles and quad bikes take you to the fishing spots: canyons with waterfalls, river mouths, the sea coast. In September the nights grow dark over the tundra, and the northern lights show on almost every clear night.
You can also go by air. With no forest on the tundra, the helicopter can land safely almost anywhere: by a rapid on a distant river, by a waterfall, on the shore of a lake that would take half a day to reach by all-terrain vehicle. One river in the morning, another after lunch, on the far side of the peninsula. This is a separate service, planned and quoted for your route.
- Sea-run Atlantic salmon—silver and strong—from June to September
- Arctic char: anglers fly to Greenland and Alaska for it, and on Kanin it runs up our own rivers
- The coast of two seas, a lighthouse and waterfalls, all within an hour of the lodge
- Northern lights from late August, right over the lodge
Catch on Kanin
Salmon and grayling from the tundra rivers
Photos from our guests and guides on our rivers—shot on phones, not staged, not retouched.
Season 2027
When to fish Kanin
From late June to early October. Temperatures are long-term daytime averages.
June 2 trips
+11° … +14° by day
- Season opens: the first salmon runs
- Polar day—the sun doesn’t set
- Cool and windy—bring warm layers
- Mosquitoes in the tundra—bring a head net
July 8 trips
+14° … +18° by day
- Summer run of Atlantic salmon
- The warmest month of the season
- Polar day until mid-July
- Mosquitoes and blackflies—a head net helps
August 8 trips
+11° … +16° by day
- Peak salmon run—August and September
- Fewer insects
- Cloudberries and blueberries in the tundra
- Northern lights from the end of the month
September 7 trips
+4° … +11° by day
- Fall salmon—the biggest and strongest
- No insects
- The tundra in fall colors
- Northern lights on clear nights
Fish atlas
The fish of Kanin
Atlantic salmon, Arctic char and sea trout come straight in from the sea, stronger and more silver than river fish. We provide tackle for every species at the lodge.
Arctic char
2–5 kg (4–11 lb)sea-run
Anglers travel to Greenland and Alaska for Arctic char. On Kanin it’s a local: it runs into the rivers from the sea, and we fish for it in river mouths and coastal lakes.
Pink salmon
1.5–3 kg (3–7 lb)July – August
A mass run at the height of summer: dozens of strikes in a single outing.
Sea trout
2–4 kg (4–9 lb)sea-run
Sea-run trout in the rapids and deep pools. It takes greedily and fights to the end.
Pike
5–8 kg (11–18 lb)tundra lakes
Lakes near the lodge. A good choice for children and for anyone taking a break from salmon.
Grayling
up to 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)riffles
The upper rivers and canyons. Fished with a light spinning rod below the waterfalls.
Atlantic and pink salmon are fished under license, which we arrange. The rule is simple: a trophy is photographed and released, or cooked for dinner—your choice.
How a day goes
A day on the river
We adjust the schedule to the water and the weather, but this is the rhythm of the day.
7:30
Breakfast in the restaurant
Porridge, eggs, pastries, coffee. Your guide checks the water and the wind and picks the river for the day.
9:00
By all-terrain vehicle to the river
20–60 minutes across the tundra to the spot. On your stretch there’s only your group and your guide.
13:00
Lunch on the riverbank
Ukha made from the morning’s catch, sandwiches and tea with cloudberries by the campfire.
14:30
A river mouth or a canyon
A change of water: the sea, a river mouth, a waterfall. Your guide switches lures to suit the water and the light.
19:00
Dinner from the chef
Your catch, reindeer, Pomor cooking. A table for your whole group, in your house or in the restaurant.
21:00
Banya and northern lights
A hot banya, the porch of your house, tundra to the horizon. From late August, the northern lights.
Kitchen
Restaurant food, because we are restaurateurs
The NORVEL team’s first business—and still a running one—is a chain of restaurants and cafés. Cooks we know and trust run the kitchens at our lodges, and the food on the table is restaurant standard.
At the lodge
Breakfast and dinner from the chef: salmon steaks, reindeer, caviar, stroganina, home baking. Your catch, the way you like it: ukha, grilled, smoked or as stroganina.
At the fishing spot
Lunch by a fire on the bank: ukha from the morning’s catch, salmon over the coals, hot tea. No need to go back to the lodge—the fish won’t wait.
We go through the menu with you before the trip: what you love and what you don’t eat.
The house
65 m² for your group
An insulated yurt 9 meters across, 65 m² in all, for a group of 3–5 guests: one shared open space, a full bathroom in every house and a separate entryway where you take off your outer layers and, in winter, dry your gear. Central heating: radiators in every house keep the warmth steady all night, and the stove is there only as a backup. Showers are in the shared banya. The three yurts, the restaurant and the banya are linked by wooden boardwalks.
- Separate beds, bed linen and towels
- Bathroom in the house, shower in the banya
- Central heating and an entryway for drying waders
- Restaurant for 15 guests, with a bar area
- Banya every evening, satellite internet
From late August
Northern lights over the porch
Fall trips to Kanin bring the biggest salmon and the northern lights almost every clear night. Daytime temperatures are 5–11 °C, and the insects are gone.
Short videos
Fishing Kanin in short videos
Atlantic salmon, Arctic char, grayling, sea trout and pike: the take, the fight, the fish in hand.
Rates
On request5 days / 4 nights · all-inclusive, helicopter included
No extra charges at the lodge: lodging, chef, banya, guides, vehicles, fuel, tackle and licenses are all included. The only extras are flights to Arkhangelsk, a night in town, alcohol and personal insurance. Groups of six or more fly in on two helicopters, and that is included. A Mi-8 at your group’s request and helicopter hops between fishing spots cost extra; we plan and quote them for your route.
A 50% deposit secures your dates; the balance is paid on arrival in Arkhangelsk.
Rates for your group
Tell us how many of you there are and when you’d like to come—we’ll send rates and available dates within a day. Groups of 3 guests or more.
Dates 2027
Kanin Nos trips
Back-to-back 5-day trips from June 23 to October 1, with no break. Tap a trip and we’ll tell you how many houses are free.
- Season opens: the first salmon runs
- Polar day—the sun doesn’t set
- Cool and windy—bring warm layers
- Mosquitoes in the tundra—bring a head net
- Summer run of Atlantic salmon
- The warmest month of the season
- Polar day until mid-July
- Mosquitoes and blackflies—a head net helps
- Peak salmon run—August and September
- Fewer insects
- Cloudberries and blueberries in the tundra
- Northern lights from the end of the month
- Fall salmon—the biggest and strongest
- No insects
- The tundra in fall colors
- Northern lights on clear nights
“Arrive” is the day you fly in to the lodge; “Depart” is the day you fly back to Arkhangelsk. You spend the night before arrival in Arkhangelsk.
What’s included
All-inclusive means all of it
Getting there and back
Lodging and banya
Chef
Guides and hunting guides
Tackle and lures
Vehicles and fuel
Licenses and permits
Satellite internet
Photo and video
Not included
- Flights to Arkhangelsk and the night in town before departure
- Alcohol
- Personal insurance and expenses outside the program
- Mi-8 helicopter—on request for your group, at extra cost
No tackle rental fees and no “guide surcharge.”
If the weather grounds the helicopter
The pilot decides whether to fly based on the weather along the route. If the helicopter can’t fly, we move the departure to the next flying window; if there isn’t one, we move your whole trip to dates that suit you. You don’t lose your deposit.
Guests on Kanin
From those who have been to the edge of the mainland
Films about Kanin
Expeditions on camera
Andrey Pitertsov, Roman Baikov, the Forshmak YouTube channel and the Dikiy TV channel: five films about fishing on the peninsula (in Russian).
Photos
Kanin on camera
Next step
Check Kanin availability
We’ll tell you which trips and houses are free and send a day-by-day itinerary and a gear checklist.
The NORVEL team is here for you+7 909 555-03-55 · booking@norvel.travel · 9 am – 9 pm Moscow time (GMT+3), every day