Ozernaya River

Lodging Details
The “Oz” camp is designed for intimacy, with a maximum of only ten guests per week. Each two-person, A-frame-style cabin is warm, comfortable, dry, and mostly bug-free. Each cabin includes generator-supplied electricity and wood stove heat. In-camp amenities include a flushable toilet, a wood-fire heated shower, and evening campfires around a fire pit that overlooks the waters of the Oz. Anglers will want to bring their own sleeping bag, mattress sheet, and pillow, as each cabin features two beds with basic mattresses.

Food and Beverages
The comfortable dining room and kitchen building at the Oz camp is where guests will enjoy hot meals each day. Throughout the day, hot coffee is always available or – if you prefer – the Russian version of “chai” (tea). The menu is American-style with a touch of Russian. Each morning an American-style breakfast of bacon and eggs, oatmeal (Russian “porridge”), homemade jams, or cereal is served. A packed cooler lunch is made each day, or the guides will be happy to prepare fresh Char for lunch on the river. Dinner each evening is served family-style and includes a variety of different meats, fish, and vegetable dishes. To satisfy all tastes, the kitchen can easily offer a wide variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus.

Typical Length of Stay
Due to the set weekly flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Petropavlovsk Airport (PKC), the standard package is six (6) nights / six (6) fishing days.

Non-Angling Activities and Options
Activities for non-anglers are very limited, as the Ozernaya River Camp and the Ozernaya River itself are primarily fishing-focused destinations. That said, guests will no doubt enjoy the area itself, as the scenery of the nearby mountain valleys provides breathtaking panoramic displays: tamarack and birch forests, wildlife, snow-capped mountains, glimpses of glaciers and tarns, and salmon-rich, gin-clear water.

Internet / Communications
Internet access is not available during your stay and cell phones will not work during your visit.

How To Get There
Yakutia Air has announced that they will once again be flying the direct route from Anchorage’s Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) to Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka (PKC) which is the quickest and easiest option. Flights will operate weekly from mid-July to mid-September. More information on these flights can be found by contacting Yellow Dog.

Arrival and Departure Times
With direct flight service to Kamchatka (PKC) from Anchorage (ANC), anglers can once again enjoy a quick and easy flight to the best rainbow trout fishing on the planet. The weekly Yakutia Air flight will depart from Anchorage on Monday mornings, with arrival in Kamchatka the following morning once the plane crosses the international dateline. With this schedule, anglers will no longer have to overnight in Petro on their way to camp, instead of proceeding directly from the airport to the helicopter that same day. After a great week of fishing, you will arrive back in Anchorage the following Monday evening. You will arrive back in Anchorage the same Monday morning after crossing back over the international dateline. This early arrival back to the States allows plenty of time to clear U.S. customs and immigration to connect up with your flight home that same day. For any international anglers not looking to travel through Anchorage OR if you would like to spend additional time in Russia, there are options to fly through Moscow, Russia, or Seoul, South Korea to arrive at Petro on different schedules.

Documents Required
A Russian Visa (which Yellow Dog will assist with) and a valid passport with at least six months of validity remaining are required. Due to the remoteness of this location, Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures requires the purchase of medical evacuation and trip insurance. 

Travel Arrangements
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Travel Tools
– Airline Ticketing
– Moon Phases
– Rent This Rod
– Trip Insurance and Emergency Evacuation

General Information
Based out of the fixed camp on the Ozernaya, anglers will depart camp each morning and cover the river each day via jet boat. With this fixed-camp option, anglers have access to several dozen miles of private water both above and below the camp. And no matter which direction you head in, every mile of the Oz is loaded with fat, healthy rainbows. Most fish in the Oz average 20 inches, with fish in the high 20s caught each and every day.

Boats and Equipment
Once you arrive in Kamchatka, you will travel by both bus and Mi-8 helicopter from Petro to the Oz camp. While fishing on the Ozernaya, guides use Lowe Roughneck jet boats (similar to the boats found throughout Alaska). There is no rental or demo equipment available on this trip, and no flies, leaders, or tippet for sale. That means that anglers will have to bring everything that they will need with them, including rods, reels, lines, and backup lines, all terminal tackle, waders, boots, and all flies. Please refer to Yellow Dog’s detailed pre-trip materials and packing lists for all required and recommended equipment.

Remember that Yellow Dog’s services are completely free! When you book a trip with Yellow Dog, you never pay more than when you book directly with the lodge or outfitter. All prices listed below are per person, based on double occupancy, and quoted in US dollars.

6 Nights / 5.5 Fishing Days = $8,995.00

What’s Included:

• Six (6) nights lodging at the Ozernaya Jetboat Camp
• Five and a half (5.5) days of fully guided fishing
• Possible arrival day and departure day fishing (will be dictated by transportation schedule and weather)
• Round-trip bus and helicopter transportation from Petropavlovsk to the Ozernaya Camp
• All meals at Ozernaya Camp
• All non-alcoholic beverages plus a limited supply of beer and vodka for the week

What’s Not Included:

• Airfare to Anchorage, Alaska (ANC)
• Airfare from Anchorage, Alaska (ANC) to Petropavlovsk, Russia (PKC)
• Hotel accommodations, meals, and transfers in Anchorage (if necessary)
• All flies and terminal tackle
• Rods, reels, waders, boots, and all other fishing equipment
• Russian fishing license (Approx. $100.00 per person)
• Gratuities for guides and camp staff (payable in U.S. dollars)
• Russian visa and visa processing fees
• Trip insurance and Global Rescue insurance policies (required)

Ozernaya River (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS – CANCELLATIONS
For all Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, L.L.C. (YDFA) Kamchatka fishing packages, both deposits and final payments are non-refundable. A non-refundable deposit of 50% per person is due within 10 days of booking for all trip packages and reservations, and final payment if due 90 days prior to arrival. If a cancelled package is resold by either the outfitter or by Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, then a full refund will be sent minus a $100.00 per person cancellation fee charged by Yellow Dog. In the case of cancellation by the client, both deposit and final payment may be transferred to another guest or angler for those same (original) dates if facilitated and arranged by the client. Because of the operator’s no refund and no credit policy, we highly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance. In no event will the operator or Yellow Dog be responsible for any cancellation of services or operations due to inclement weather, any event of force majeure, airline delays, missed travel connections, or any other reason beyond the control of the operator. If your flights are late and connections are missed, the operator is not responsible for alternative travel arrangements including flights, hotels, meals and any other expenses incurred. Receipt of deposit and/or final payment is acknowledgment that registrant has read and accepts the deposit, cancellation, refund and responsibility clauses for these packages.

Payment Terms for All Yellow Dog Trip Bookings  
Unless otherwise noted on your invoice, for all trips less than 90 days out, full payment is required after receipt of the confirmation email to secure guides and reservations. For trips outside of 90 days, a 50% deposit is required upon receipt of confirmation email to confirm your reservations.   

Yellow Dog accepts on-line payments via a secure payment portal – a quick and easy way to complete your trip reservation. Please reach out to accounting@yellowdogflyfishing.com to gain access. 

Yellow Dog Flyfishing Standard Forms of Payment 

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