Fishing tour in the Polar Urals. 7 rivers in 7 days

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Fishing in the Urals means protected rivers, a lot of grayling and taimen, the most picturesque mountain peaks, the purest rivers, untouched nature, expanse for hunters and, of course, an unforgettable adventure for the whole team.

We will make a legendary trip through the northern taiga and the Yamal tundra and fish on absolutely wild rivers teeming with fish. Climbing, rafting and 7 rivers of the Polar Urals are waiting for us.

The tour is conducted only for ready-made groups. Departures are every Saturday and Sunday, starting from mid-July to the end of September.

Location

The city of Nyagan

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Tour highlights

Pristine nature

We will visit places that are extremely rarely visited by tourists and fishermen: an absolute wilderness with a complete lack of civilization awaits us

Fishing for taimen

Let's try to catch the legendary kingfish - the polar taimen, and if we are lucky, after a short photo shoot we will release it back into the river

Gastronomic delight

During the expedition, we will be accompanied by a chef who will prepare delicious dishes and arrange a real ethnic feast during the movement of the team-a meal

Climbing the peaks

Let's climb the mountain ranges of the Polar Urals

Alloy

Let's go rafting on mountain and taiga rivers and see with our own eyes the beauty of an untouched corner of the Urals

Helicopter drop

During the flight, we will enjoy from a bird's-eye view the beautiful landscapes of the rivers, see the taiga urmans and dangerous swamps inaccessible even to a hiking tourist

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival at the base camp, fishing
8:00-8:30 General gathering of the group at the Raduga Hotel (Nyagan).
Waiting for the team to move to the helipad usually does not take long, but there may be delays due to morning fog in the mountains.
Receiving the dispatchers' morning weather report at 09:00.
If there is flight weather in the mountains, the group waits for the pilot's command to load, the expedition members are mobile loaded by helicopter into the mountains of the Polar Urals.
Arrival at the spit at the confluence of two mountain rivers Vorgaegan andI'm sorry.
Mobile unloading of the board (carried out by absolutely all participants of the expedition in no more than 3 minutes).
After the full unloading of the board, the helicopter leaves the landing site.
The location of the team, the arrangement of the camp, the installation of tents, personal tents, cutting firewood (collectively), a bonfire.
The chef is busy setting up a field kitchen, setting up a dining table, preparing a hot lunch over a campfire, according to the schedule of the selected menu, a hot lunch on a set dining table, in an expedition open tent, is served by 14:00.
The time of serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and the general gathering of the team to the set table coincides with the suggested time on the menu: 9:00 — breakfast, 14:00 — lunch, 21:00 — dinner.
All participants of the expedition, without exception, must comply with the rule of general gathering at the table.
If you are late to the feast for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the expedition participants will have to be content with only cold snacks and sandwiches.
14:00 Hot lunch (according to the menu).
If the helicopter is delayed due to weather conditions, it is possible to adjust the lunch and dinner time.
Free time for the expedition participants: fishing for Siberian grayling by spinning and fly fishing on the riverSorni-ya, in the middle reaches of the river, near the coastal rocks, on the ples and pits, a journey to the upper reaches of the river.
Those who want to relax stay in the camp, the rest of the team, divided proportionally, makes short hikes upstream of the riversSorni-I andVorgaegan, as well as down after the confluence of two mountain rivers — along the pebble banks along the riverbed of the Ruta-Yu.
Evening individual cases.
21:00. A festive feast.
A hot gourmet dinner "with smoke", cooked over a campfire.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile bathhouse is heated, fuel for the bathhouse - dry firewood and driftwood - is collected collectively).
A night in the mountains.
The ridge The Polar Urals. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Flight distance: 440 km.

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Day 2 - Fishing, climbing the ridge of the Polar Urals, visiting the crash site of the AN-2 aircraft
Rise at 8:30.
Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
10:00 For the main part of the group: radial exit to the upper reaches of the Vorgaegan River.
The path passes through the rugged polar tundra terrain along the old Khanty trail.
The team visits the transit camp of reindeer herders-Khanty, passes through white mosses, larch copses, blueberry fields, between groundwater lakes along the riverVorgaegan.
Fishing for grayling with spinning and fly fishing in the upper reaches of the river.
The river, spreading widely, flows through the gorge, forming in some places unique pits-lakes up to 2-3 meters deep.
The river is crossed by numerous shivers and stone fields.
Participants of the hike must have appropriate waterproof shoes with them (rubber boots up to the waist, or vader boots).
The final goal of the route is to climb one of the ridges of the Polar Urals for the purpose of photo shoots against the backdrop of a mountain range covered with eternal snow and glaciers, the ridges of the Polar Urals.
The path runs along the left bank of the riverVorgaegan.
14:00 Rest. Snack.
For the group members who have devoted the whole daylight day to the radial exit-journey, the chef will pre-prepare and distribute a personal lunch lunch in the lunch boxes.
Those wishing to take part in a day hike in the mountains must inform the chef in advance.
In the upper reaches of the river Vorgaegan is settled by 4 bear families, all participants of the expedition must have a personal flare or a pyrotechnic signal of the hunter with an appropriate supply of pyrotechnic cartridges.
In some cases, this is the most appropriate self-defense weapon.
The guide of the group always has a hunting rifle with him (with a permit to store hunting weapons, a hunting ticket, and a valid license for wild game).
15:00 The beginning of the return to the camp.
The path runs along the right bank of the river Vorgaegan.
The expedition participants move along the edge of the forest along wide glades covered with dwarf birch and blueberry.
16:00 Visit to the mysterious crash site of the AN-2 aircraft.
Photo shoots at the broken hull, the wings of the aircraft.
Development of a general version of the cause of the crash.
Secrets and facts of the crash.
17:30-18:00 Return trip to the base camp.
Evening individual business.
21:00 The general gathering of the team around the campfire.
The feast. A hot dinner.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile bathhouse is heated, fuel for the bathhouse — dry firewood and driftwood — is collected collectively).
A night in the mountains.
The Ridge of the Polar Urals. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
The total distance of the day hike is 15-20 km.

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Day 3 - Rafting and fishing on the Ruta-Yu River
Rise at 8:00. Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
9:30 Collective assembly and preparation for catamaran rafting.
When accompanied by an additional club instructor guide, the instructor is responsible for preparing catamarans for rafting, and the team members are busy preparing for rafting and do not participate in the assembly of rafting equipment.
Camp gathering, packing personal belongings in waterproof bags, collecting general club equipment, distributing equipment and products to catamarans, strapping things, distributing expedition participants proportionally to the load on each catamaran.
14:00 A hot lunch before going on the route.
15:00 The beginning of the rafting.
Optimal location: 4 people on 1 catamaran.
The beginning of the rafting part of the route.
For the first few kilometers, the Ruta-Yu River has the character of a mountain river with small shivers and rifts, so the participants of the rafting in the second half of the first day of the rafting will have to work a little, due to the dragging of catamarans along the shivery shallow areas in the upper reaches of the Ruta-Yu River.
Active river rafting and fishing continues until 19:00.
For an intermediate camp on the riverbank, a suitable place is chosen for parking (a wide high blown spit or a taiga clearing, a whitecap), the expedition participants unpack their personal belongings, arrange an overnight camp, the chef is busy preparing restaurant food, table setting, and other preparations for a meal.
Evening individual cases.
21:00 A hot gourmet dinner on the banks of the Ruta-Yu River.
Marking the beginning of the rafting.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile bathhouse is heated, fuel for the bathhouse — dry firewood and driftwood - is collected collectively).
Night on the banks of the Ruta river-Yu. The Polar Urals. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
The length of the rafting is 6-8 km.
Attention! In case of unforeseen circumstances (weather conditions, the general desire of the group, unforeseen force majeure), the team can spend another, additional day in the mountains.
The expedition participants rest in their own (or club) tents, sleep on tourist mats in their own insulated sleeping bags with a comfort temperature of minus 10 °C.

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Day 4 - Fishing, catamaran rafting and river change
Rise at 8:00.
Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
Fishing for grayling with spinning rods, as well as fly fishing rods near the camp.
Camp gathering, packing personal belongings in waterproof bags, collecting general club equipment, distributing equipment and products to catamarans, strapping things, distributing expedition participants proportionally to the load on each catamaran.
At the end of the day, a river change is provided.
11:30 The beginning of the day rafting on catamarans.
Fishing for Siberian grayling is provided throughout the rafting day, according to the choice of promising places on the river by the team of each catamaran.
There is a chef during the day. in agreement with the group, it moves autonomously, overtaking the team and waits for the group downstream of the Ruta-Yu River to intermediate parking lots for a hot lunch and an evening meal — a hearty hot dinner.
The duration of the day rafting on catamarans: 8 hours of measured rafting with short stops for fishing and an hour break for lunch.
An intermediate camp with a bonfire for lunch is provided from 14:00 to 15:00.
During the day's active rafting, there is an opportunity for willing fishermen and tourists to visit a mountain lake located 3 km from the mouth of the Ruta-Yu River.
19:00 Arrival at the mouth of the riverPay-Soim.
The end of the day's rafting.
Installation of a tent, personal tents.
Collective gathering of fuel for a campfire and a night party.
Charging batteries for photo/video equipment.
Evening individual cases.
21:00 A festive dinner in honor of the river change.
The chef provides exquisite taiga northern dishes, numerous snacks from the northern fish of the glacial river, delicious sashimi and traditional sogudai, lightly salted grayling with pepper and crystal onion and other main meat dishes, according to the restaurant menu chosen by the group.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile bathhouse is heated, fuel for the bathhouse — dry firewood and driftwood — is collected collectively).
Night at the mouth of the river Pay-Soim. The Polar Urals.
The total distance of the day rafting at the request of the team: 10-12 km.

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Day 5 - Day trip – fishing, hiking to glaciers and taiga urmans
Late rise at 8:30.
Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
On the fifth day of the expedition, a "day break" is provided for the team — a break from rafting.
On the spit of the river A camp bath is installed and heated for a very long time, sufficient to warm up the large boulders with which the fire pit is lined.
This method of installing a sauna is used by many hiking tourists, a pebble bath turns out to be very hot and gives off heat for a long time, enough for all team members to be able to steam up.
The temperature and flow of the river allow you to take refreshing baths after such a bath, and there is enough dry firewood in the cedar-larch forest to warm up the white river boulders.
During the day, the expedition members enjoy fishing and radial exits upstream of the river They practice fishing for Siberian river grayling, which actively takes baubles and flies.
Spinners have the opportunity to learn fly fishing, and the most active participants of the expedition will be able to go downstreamSarma-pyt-yakha in order to search for the legendary kingfish - the polar taimen.
14:00 A hot, measured lunch.
The chef treats the expedition participants with a variety of hot and cold snacks, homemade rye bread, Kamchatka tortillas, triple soup "from the Chef", soft vitamin drinks: juices, fruit drinks, brews, lemonades, herbal tinctures infused with vitamin natural components, snacks from pickled redheads with homemade sour cream and onions, sashimi from freshly caught grayling, low-salted grayling, yuccola from northern pike with oak bark and currant leaves, grated with a mixture of pepper, chopped grayling cutlets with wild garlic, he from pike and vegetables, fresh grayling soup with vegetables, shulums from northern wild game, taiga teas with currant leaf, honeysuckle berries, lingonberry leaf, chaga and pine young shoots, and, of course, the main meat dishes from specially prepared for such unique dinners – fragrant lamb and steamed pork.
After a hearty lunch, a radial hike to the upper reaches of the Pai Soim River is planned for the tireless participants of the expedition.
For the hardiest hiking participants, there is an opportunity to walk to the beginning of the mountain range with streams and take photo shoots on glaciers.
Evening individual activities for those staying in the camp, fishing, "radials" in the taiga urmans.
21:00 The general assembly of the team.
Hot dinner (according to the menu).
Rest.
Night at the mouth of the river Pay-soim. The Polar Urals. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
The total distance of the hiking route to the upper reaches of the Pai Soim River and back: 22 km.

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Day 6 - Rafting and fishing on the Sarma-pyt-yakha river
Rise at 8:00.
Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
Camp fees, removal from two-day parking, packing of personal and general belongings, strapping catamarans.
The beginning of the day's movement.
The sixth day of the helicopter expedition is devoted entirely to rafting down the river Sarma-pyt-yakha, which is formed at the confluence of two powerful mountain rivers-arteries Pai-soim and Ruta-Yu.
River flow Sarma-pyt-yaha is calm and slow.
As the altitude drops, when moving away from the mountains, the nature of the river changes, tundra movements appear along the banks.
River rafting routeSarma-pyt-yakha is interesting to tourists and fishermen primarily because it passes through a fairly inaccessible area of the Polar Urals.
Its distinctive feature is the abundance of diverse landscapes.
In the upper reaches of the river there are tundra, forest tundra, mountainous terrain and a remote, impassable Siberian taiga.
In the middle reaches of the river, cedar and birch-spruce floodplain forests with a narrow strip of flooded meadows are quite common.
Such shores stretch for many kilometers.
The taiga forest is difficult to pass due to the large presence of deadwood.
The goal of the 6th day of the expedition is to raft as low as possible towards the confluence with the riverNorthern Ushmanya.
While rafting down the river The Sarma-pyt-yakha team stops for short-term parking for the purpose of fishing for the legendary king fish — the polar taimen.
Every caught taimen, after a short photo shoot, is necessarily released back into the river.
Taimen is a valuable fish listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and the dream of every fisherman is to see and catch red—tailed salmon — taimen at least once.
The participants do not violate the law of the Russian Federation and are warned that any caught taimen must be released into the wild.
This is the main rule and condition in our expeditions: If you catch a taimen, you let the taimen go.
The whole taimen should be released back into the river, its native element.
14:00 A hot lunch.
From 15:00Continuation of rafting and fishing on the riverSarma-pyt-yaha.
19:00 Arrival at the intermediate parking lot to set up a night camp.
The parking place is chosen by the guide, guided by the basic rules of rafting.
The parking lot is chosen in agreement with the team, preferably in front of a rock with a pit or a pool.
As a rule, the nocturnal predator-taimen keeps in pits, deep reaches, barrels, pools under steep cliffs.
The end of the day's rafting.
Installation of a tent, personal tents.
Collective gathering of fuel for the campfire and night nodya.
Charging batteries for photo/video equipment.
21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu).
From 22:00, 23:00 – night fishing for predatory fish using special luring gear – mouse and nightwalker.
Experienced fishermen use the night time for the purpose of fishing for taimen, which resembles a kind of night hunting process — an indescribable feeling of hunting excitement – capable of attracting a tourist fisherman who is not even familiar with such a fishing process.
Night on the spit of the riverSarma-pyt-yaha.
The total distance of the day rafting: 12-15 km.

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Day 7 - Rafting and fishing on the Sarma-pyt-yakha and Severnaya Ushmanya rivers
Rise at 8:45. Individual morning tasks.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
The last, final, seventh day of the rafting.
After a hearty taiga breakfast, packing personal and general equipment, strapping catamarans and other activities preceding the rafting, the team sets off downstream to the arrow (confluence) of the riversSarma-pyt-yakha and Northern Ushmanya.
Fishing, short technical stops, moderate rafting, hunting (only in the autumn months and with a mandatory license).
14:00 A hot lunch, an intermediate day camp around the campfire.
15:00 Continuation of the alloy.
19:00 Arrival at the river arrow (river confluence) Sarma-pyt-yakha andNorthern Ushmanya (in the event that by 19:00 the team does not have time to go by rafting the distance provided for overcoming on the last rafting day — it is possible without reaching the final goal — the river Pyt-yakha — to set up a stationary camp on one of the wide river braids suitable for the necessary characteristics for landing/take-off of the MI-8 transport helicopter.
The choice of the spit for removing the team from the route is carried out by the head of the group.
The communication of GPS coordinates to the curator of the expedition (to civilization) is carried out by the head of the group.
Upon arrival at the final point of the route, after setting up an overnight camp for the group, the expedition participants have the opportunity to make a short hike for the purpose of fishing for trophy pike, taimen down the river Pyt-yakha, which is formed after the confluence of two rivers: the Northern Ushmanya and Sarma-pyt-yaha.
21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu).
Disassembly of catamarans and boats.
Packing of camping equipment.
Rest.
Night on the spit of the riverPyt-yaha.
The total distance of the day rafting: 7-10 km.

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Day 8 - The end of the expedition
Early rise at 7:30. Individual morning tasks.
7:45 Satellite connection. The message of the morning weather conditions.
9:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
9:00 Satellite communication with civilization in order to communicate weather conditions.
In case of favorable weather for departure (absence of cyclones, fogs in the foothills, heavy rain, thunderstorms), a general collection, packaging of general equipment and personal ammunition is announced.
All personal belongings and general equipment are placed in the center of the spit at the direction of the head of the group.
The command is in standby mode.
In the absence of flight weather, it is possible to delay the flight from several hours to several days.
Safety of removal from the flight route is the most important criterion in the organization of helicopter expeditions.
11:30-13:30 Arrival of the boat on the river.
All participants of the expedition are located on their belongings, according to the instruction of the group leader.
When landing the helicopter, the team members clearly follow the instructions of the senior group.
All actions when loading the board are planned in advance, according to the instructions of the team leader.
Those responsible for loading things inside the board are appointed, the rest load ammunition from the outside.
The take—off area - the spit of the river must be cleared of debris, hats and plastic bags, rags and other rags must be put away in personal bags during loading.
Boarding is performed only at the command of the pilot.
The board is loaded in a minimum time not exceeding 3 minutes.
Return flight, the duration of the flight is 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Arrival to civilization in the evening.
Unloading of the board, packing of personal equipment by car (or transfer of expedition participants to the airport / train station).
The end of the expedition.
Departure of the participants, or, at the request of the group, a stop at a comfortable club hotel.
A gift from the company is a sauna with a swimming pool, a font and a Jacuzzi.
Return flight distance: 405 km.

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Difficulty

Does not require specific skills, but one must be in good health

Tour organizer's comments

You will find a complete lack of civilization, river rafting 1-2 KS (ideal difficulty for novice rafters), rugged and mountainous terrain. To participate, you need: the ability to control a catamaran, work in a team, stress resistance, and the absence of medical contraindications for physical exertion.

Accommodation

Tent

7 nights

Comfort

Basic

The tour includes accommodation in a mobile tent camp in the mountains (2 nights) and on the banks of rivers: Ruta-Yu (1 night), Pai-Soim (2 nights), Sarma-pyt-yaha (1 night), Pyt-yaha (1 night).

The expedition participants sleep on tourist mats in their own insulated sleeping bags with a comfort temperature of minus 10 °C.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 12 tourists

Minimum age

14 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

The city of Nyagan

Included in price

flight on board the MI-8: 9.5 flight hours, 4 flights and waiting for the board (the total distance of flights on board the MI-8 is more than 1600 km);
provision of chef's services for catering in the field;
purchase of necessary products according to the menu matrix (at the group's choice);
provision of watercraft, expedition, tourist, kitchen and other equipment and ammunition;
travel supplies (fuel briquettes, oils, fuel, repair kits, ropes, satellite communications, etc.);
medical insurance policies of JSC Rosgosstrakh;
transportation of personnel, food, ammunition and equipment to the helipad.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Nyagan/G. Yekaterinburg/. Khanty-Mansiysk and back;
transfer: Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk region) - Nyagan (KhMAO), organization of personal transport for moving. The cost of the service depends on the number of applicants;
transfer: Khanty-Mansiysk (airport) - Nyagan, 290 km and back. The cost of the service is from 4,000 to 5,000 rubles per participant for a round trip (the cost varies depending on the number of passengers);
payment for the hotel (in case of pre-arrival);
Alcoholic beverages, other products and beverages of personal preference.
rent of additional equipment and equipment according to the price list;
guide services: 7 days of the guide's stay in the general composition of the group, group support, travel organization.

It's important to know

Clothes:

Travel / fishing / hunting costume - 1.
Sweater (warm made of fleece fabric or PolarTec, Winblock or similar material) - 1.
Pants (warm fleece fabric or PolarTec, Winblock or similar) - 1.
Raincoat (cape waterproof) or jacket made of membrane fabric - 1.
Waterproof trousers in case of rainy weather - 1.
Thermal underwear warm (set) - 1.
Thermal underwear ordinary (set) - 1.
Change of underwear (set) - 2-3.
Wool socks, warm socks - 2.
Boots / sneakers for light trekking (for cross-country walking) - 1.
Rubber boots - 1.
Socks are simple and trekking - 2-3.
Sports down jacket, warm winter jacket - 1.
Sports hat + buff or bandana - 1.
Bathing accessories (for the bath) - 1.
Warm sports gloves or light mittens (pairs) - 1-2.

Personal items:

Travel backpack 60-90L (for trekking it is necessary to have).
The hermetic bag is waterproof for rafting on the river (90-110 liters).
Hygiene supplies (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc.).
First aid kit (a set of personal medicines). The chef will have a team first aid kit.
Hand and face cream against weathering, hygienic lipstick (if necessary).
Personal hygiene products.
A bath towel.
A headlamp LED and a pair of spare sets of batteries.
Photo and video equipment (if available).
Folding penknife (or hunting belt) (optional, optional).
A SIM card with roaming service and debit balance for calls to civilization.
Additional provisions (alcoholic beverages) and delicacies.
Means of communication on the river, walkie-talkies (if available) (optional).
Documents / money in a waterproof hermetic bag.
Tracking sticks for tracking (optional, optional).
Thermos with a volume of 1 liter..
The bottle is individual. plastic for clean water (0.6-1 liter).

Fishing and other accessories:

Fishing gear in a tube (fishing rod, spinning, etc.) (optional, optional).
Fishing accessories (optional, optional).
Means of self-defense against wild animals - rocket launcher, flare, firecrackers (transportation is prohibited on the plane).
GPS navigator, compass (optional, optional).
Polarizing glasses (required).
Fishing accessories (case with fishing supplies: baubles, flies, etc.), (optional, optional).
A folding penknife (or a hunting knife for a belt).
Weapons with a set and ammunition (if available).
Fishing tongs, retriever and other accessories (optional, optional).
Vader boots / Or rubber boots with belt carabiners.
Remedies for protection against blood-sucking insects.
Lighter, matches (optional, optional).

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