In our second day of setting up the camps things really
started to come together. It takes a bit of time to move all the kit and
supplies, this is done by boat and with the river clear of ice this year we
have been able to crack on well. All the boxes and bags have to be lugged down
to the boats from the village, moved to base camp and sorted out, then distributed
to the various camps – it takes time, but with an experienced team here we are
moving on ‘apace.
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| Glenn at work in Lower Camp |
The weather was pretty mild yesterday, sun and cloud, but really
quite chilly in the wind this morning and Donna and Terry wrapped up warm for
the 40 minute boat run up to Middle Camp. For those coming up to Varzuga the
forecast we use is the Umba one, about 100 km west of here. It is not always spot
on! – but at the least it gives an indication of trends. https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=umba
As always this far North please be prepared for really changeable weather.
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| Terry and Donna setting off for Middle Camp this morning |
The river has dropped a couple of inches over the past 48
hours, a bit lower than we would normally expect in the first week, but this is
good news for those coming out early. The fish are here and I popped out last
night for 30 minutes or so and lost a couple before landing a real beauty of a
silver, deep shouldered springer.
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| The first of many Spring Salmon to come |
I hope Terry will get some photos of Middle today and if so
I’ll post them tomorrow.
Bill Drury
