Russia Kola Peninsula - Welcome to the real salmon heaven
Dear Lax-á Friends - Superlatives are queuing up again when trying to describe our 2008 Russian season. A season we all will remember for both the extraordinary fishing and extreme weather conditions. For 2009 Lax-á have “hand picked” probably the best salmon programmes on the Kola Peninsula - and with more than Eighteen years hard earned experience on the Kola we know what we are talking about!
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The Ponoi River has gained worldwide recognition as one of the most productive Salmon Rivers on the planet! Nowhere else can you can find Atlantic Salmon in such abundance.
This river is one of the legendary rivers in Russia Kola Peninsula for big trophy salmon. Until recently this lower section of the river has not been accessible to foreign anglers.
Varzina is 28 km long , there is in addition a very nice tributary river called Penka wich have some wonderful places to fish. One of the most interesting river of Kola peninsula.
Ura is a medium size river with gin clear water , where you mostly use floating line and small flies. Small double handed rod , single handed rod will work as well.
These two smaller rivers reminds a lot of Iceland , gin clear great for floating lines and surface flies and the hitch. we use the Varzina helicopter for the transfer of Sidorovka and Drozdovka anglers.
Taimen fishing is one of the most exciting and prestigious fishings. Taimen is accepted to salmon bloodline which allways live in the inner waters in comparison with the other salmons which come to the inner waters or rivers only for spawning.
Wonderful river , smaller than Kharlovka and Litza. Most ideal for surface fishing , full floating lines , riffling hitch , skating flies , small leaders , small double handed rods and single handed rods as well , this is delicated fishing.
Lower Vazuga and Kitza, Middle Varzuga , Upper Varzuga,
Pecha Ulita, Pana ... other rivers to complete our portfolio in Russia.
Flights and Visa
Flights to Murmansk.
If you want to use the charter flight from Helsinki, please contact us and ask for our electronic booking form.
Other options:
Saint Petersburg - Murmansk – Arrive Friday evening Murmansk (MMK.) – You stay one night in Murmansk (Hotel Meridian –
For more info see below
Saturday morning you take a Taxi back to MMK. Airport where you have be not later than 10.50 AM. – Lax-á representative will meet you and arrange further transport to the camp Moscow – Murmansk – same process as above Kirkenes – MMK. – Bus from Kirkenes to MMK. Same process as above Contact you local travelling agency for more information, prices and booking.
Visa The Russian Embassy will stamp the Visa direct into your passport and we feel it is both safer and more convenient for everyone that you send the paper to your local Russian Embassy or special designed travel company in your country that deals with this. If you for any reason find problems with your visa, please do not hesitate to contact us immediately.
The normal time to get the Visa is 7 working days plus mail which means approx. 2 weeks.
After receiving your booking form filled out and signed we will send the special Russian invitation that is needed to get the Visa For 2008 season Lax-á will start the invitation process in April month.
To process your Visa you will need to send to consulate or local visa agent:
1 - Russian Invitation
2 - Questionnaire to be filled out and signed at the bottom – this questionnaire can varied from country to country, so please contact your local Russian consulate / Visa support for further information.
3 - Your Passport
4 - Four Passport photos (with some Embassies it is enough with two)
Agents dealing with Russian Visas:
England: Visa & Passport Service, Ground Floor, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, www.visaservice.co.uk
France: Visas Express, 54, Rue de l`quest, BP 48 - 75661 Paris Cedex 14, Phone: 0144 1072 72
Common questions asked:
When will I receive my invitation letter?
After emailing us the questionnaire filled out we email it out to Russia and await your invitation letter. We give them about a 7-10 days to make the letter and they will email it to us and we forward it on to you. Then you can apply for your russian visa.
How or where do I apply for the visa?
Normally you can apply for the visa in the Russian Embassy or Consulate in your country. It is different from country to country how strict rules they have of how long your passport should be valid from after your stay in Russia, you should check with them, normally it is from 3-6months.
For further information, please contact LAX-Á Staff :
If you want to use the charter flight from Helsinki, please contact us and ask for our electronic booking form. 
