[Moyady]

Save your money for now and hope that in 10 years or so we are still fit and healthy and may be able to return to Russia

(wonder if they will have any fish left running the magnificent rivers there)

I’m with you on Iceland- the prices are greedy.

Newfoundland had a daily catch limit of 3. I’d love to catch 3 a day but that did put me off a bit (20 a day was common in Russia). Imagine catching 3 by 10 am. Then what. You just have to stop fishing and stand about !???

They're still fishing in some places in Russia - e.g. The Atlantic Salmon Reserve. Most of the guests there these days are Russian, unsurprisingly. I notice from the group photos that some of the old guides have gone.
I doubt I'll be going there again

 

[carrick]

Last time I fished Bonadventure, Petite and Grand Caspedita (spelling) . The 3 fish per day really sucked. never read as many books on a weeks fishing trip!

 

[Balder]

You could try NFC on Gaula. Prices for 2026 are available.

 

[Coopedj]

Have you tried speaking to Steffan at Fish Travel uk, I was speaking to him in July and has some lesser known areas in Iceland at decent prices?

 

[ma.johnson]

@Tangled just had conformation of my trip too West Ranga next year with a rod share and its surprisingly under half the cost of last year, same dates, this is through Sportquest Holidays who organised the rod share, may be worth an inquiry.

 

[Tarponfisher]

Right, what a problem to have.

I was all set to go to Iceland again in 2026 for my usual fix but prices have doubled since 2025, they were a stupid daily amount this year but now they're actually offensive. They're exploiting the loss of Russia and the high risk of river closures - without compensation - and low catch rate in much of Norway.

So where to go? Canada is possible but many Lodges are very shy of publishing catch statistics - some seem to have reasonable expectation of 1 fish per week. Not what we want, we can get that at home for much less. We go abroad to remember what salmon look like.

Any recommendations - including UK and Ireland, I guess? I haven't written off Norway either. Needs to be double-handed to get the full workout.

 

[Tarponfisher]

I was in the same sort of situation as you and decided to have a go for king salmon in Alaska. And I’ve absolutely loved it! Those fish are like runaway trains, so strong! And the fishing is in the summer. Worth considering.

 

[ma.johnson]

Just received this from Icelandic Fishers: West Rangá is about to reach 5000 salmon

 

[nickolas]

Just received this from Icelandic Fishers: West Rangá is about to reach 5000 salmon

Stocking doesn’t work!