There are many opinions—and even formal guidelines—about what a fishing guide should and should not do: how they should behave, how they should look, what they should say, and even what they should drink. At Chavanga Lodge, a fly fishing lodge on a remote salmon river in the White Sea region, we have also developed our own internal rules. As I see it, they differ noticeably from those adopted by large, well-known salmon fishing camps. Historically, our approach to guided salmon fishing...

Atlantic salmon fishing season 2024 is over. The past season left us with mixed feelings. On one hand, we worked on the river without any...

The beginning of the new season turned out to be unusual, difficult and unclear. It is likely that the very late spring shifted some...