Years ago I took Kevin and Mark on a grand adventure. We left the Oz Camp and drove to the mouth of the river. About 5 hours each way. We saw no signs of humans until we reached the mouth of the river. There was a small group of commercial fisherman and no one else for hundreds of miles.

We had lunch at the at the first clear tributary below a big glacial tributary from the south. While having lunch we caught a few nice Rainbows some Dolly Varden and Kevin hooked a monster that broke off 20 pound leader. Probably a big King Salmon as we had already caught a number upstream and earlier.

After lunch unbeknownst to them I ran up the North Ozernaya tributary in my little jet boat. We went a half a mile, under the boat from bank to bank, top to bottom is a swirling mass of thousands of 12-18 pound Chum Salmon. After a half of a mile they thinned out and I stopped, while Mark made one cast and catches a 2 foot Rainbow trout. By the time we were landing it we had floated down far enough that it was a mass of thrashing Chum Salmon as far as we could see. I said let’s go.

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The unknown. For years I had looked at a specific spot on the maps of Kamchatka. In 2019 we flew to the river in question 3 times. It was crazy trout fishing every time. Didn’t matter if it was a mouse, parachute Adams or a streamer. Every fish bit the fly. Crystal clear and emanating from a series of big springs it is perhaps the most delicious water I have ever tasted. Brad was having a challenge getting the hook in the fish. But catching one every cast is in all actuality quite boring. I wonder how many he missed this day?

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This day we were really on the fish. Literally hundreds of hooks ups. Todd had a total of one 30 minute fly casting lesson at a fly shop in Denver before the trip. I carry an Orvis fiberglass rod as they are easy to cast for beginners. At this point I had not even caught a fish on this rod myself. Hence I asked if I could.

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One of my favorite guests. Terry had saved for years to come to Kamchatka. Being a fish and game officer it was a big stretch for him. I remember him telling me he slept in the Anchorage airport to save money.
It was middle of July and Terry was on the river just below camp with Игорь Шатило as his guide. Игорь is a fisheries biologist and had his official measuring board with him. As they moused down the shallow run this monster struck. Fought landed and measured at 32 inches it was the largest trout ever landed by us on the Oz River. Needless to say it was a big party that night.
I also remember being up the hill by the cabins when I heard a blood curdling scream from down the hill. Running down I see Terry a bit flustered. He had gone to the creek behind the dining room and as he walked up to the bag of beers he sees a huge Brown bear sleeping with his head in the camp dog’s bowl. Not sure who was more frighted him or the bear.

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Code name Nelson this spring creek is full of native wild Rainbow Trout. #rainbowtroutfishing #wilderness #thebestofkamchatka #flyfishing #orvis #simmsflyfishing #mousingfortrout