SUMMER
4, 8 or 15 days Season: July 1 – August 31.
PROGRAMME DAY I
Arrival at Alta airport. Information and meeting with guide. Departure
for Iesjávri. Just about an hour after arrival at Alta airport,
you will be able to start casting with your fly or spinner rod.
This is when the adventure begins. We set up camp and start the
simple good life by gathering fuel for the campfire, getting water
and helping with dinner preparations. The trip is a voyage of discovery
for the participants. You will try for large trout on Iesjávri,
and on this gigantic lake you will also be able to use motorboats.
Dinner and lodging in a lavvu – a circular Sami tent
with a fireplace in the middle.
DAY II
Breakfast, then pack and get ready to canoe down Iesjohka. The upper
part of the river is dominated by large grayling, but you might
also be able to catch char or trout. The canoe trip is a leisurely
one, with no hard paddling.
Our next stop is Nedre Mollesjohka Mountain Lodge, where Per Edvard
Johnsen is our host. It is always nice to get indoors and sleep
in a proper bed. Since the fishing is exciting and varied in this
area, we will stay for two or three nights. You can fish for feisty
trout from the river bank near the lodge or in the pools just below.
Near the lodge, in the pools below the waterfall, the salmon fishing
begins.
DAYS III and IV
We stay at the Mountain Lodge to enjoy the fishing, scenery and
wildlife. Our diet will consist of baked freshly caught trout and
various dishes made from reindeer meat. We will spend two nights
at Nedre Mollisjok.
DAYS V and VI
Breakfast and get ready for the departure. The first leg of our
journey is by sport utility vehicle past the great waterfall. Then
we get into our canoes again, and the salmon fishing adventure on
the Iesjohka river begins. There is, however, also trout in the
same pools. The canoe trip downstream towards Cuovdamohki is mostly
leisurely and pleasant. We set up camp approximately midway between
Cuovdamohki and Jergul, next to a good fishing pool, and spend the
night in a lavvu.
DAY VII
Breakfast and departure downriver in the direction of Jergul Asttu.
In the afternoon we check into the mountain lodge and enjoy a welcome
drink. Afterwards we take a sauna and a bath in the hot tub on the
bank of Iesjohka. Sami banquet. Social evening and fishing in the
river pools close to the lodge. Accommodation at the lodge.
DAY VIII
We spend two nights in Jergul Asttu. From here we can take daytrips
to fishing lakes located some distance away from the river. But
the river by the mountain lodge will probably keep the attention
of salmon fishermen for the rest of the day. In the late afternoon
or evening we return to the lodge for dinner and stay the night.
DAY IX
After breakfast the trip continues by rented car or minibus to Karasjok,
where you will visit the Sami Parliament and Sami Museum. Lunch
is served in Gammen restaurant. After Karasjok we continue along
the Tana River to Levajok Mountain Lodge for a short break for coffee
and a meal. The journey then continues to Storfossen in Tana. In
the salmon pool below Storfossen waterfall you can see large salmon
swimming about. They are not always easy to catch, but with a little
luck and the help of our local contact, you will certainly have
a chance. Our fishing luck will determine the duration of our stay
in Tana. When we have finished fishing we start on our journey to
Polmak. We arrive at Polmakmoen Inn in the early evening. Our host,
Ester Utsi, will receive us with exiting information about the place
and what lies in store for us. We do not want to reveal too much,
but we can promise you a magical evening. You will have a chance
to enjoy a special kind of sauna, and both dinner and breakfast
will consist of Arctic dishes in a atmosphere of stories and tales.
Lodging in high-standard gamme huts .
DAY X
Breakfast at the Inn.
Before our trip continues, we try out the fishing in Polmak Lake.
The morning is spent fishing and doing other outdoor activities,
accompanied by local guides. The fishing here always offers pleasant
surprises. For lunch we will be served our catch of freshly caught
trout or salmon.
After lunch, the trip continues to Neiden Mountain Lodge, where
our host will be Jan Kåre Sivertsen. Our stay in Neiden will
give us plenty of opportunities for fishing, such as salmon fishing
and deep-sea fishing in Varanger Fjord. In season, you will also
get a chance to watch the fascinating käppälä
or cast-net fishing in Skoltefossen waterfall. This day also includes
a sea-fishing trip in the morning and salmon fishing in the Neiden
River in the afternoon and evening. Afterwards there will be opportunities
for a bath in the hot tub and then dinner in the mountain lodge,
where we will also spend the night.
DAYS XI and XII
After breakfast our journey continues to Tana and across the Ifjord
Mountain to Lakselv, where we will get fresh provisions and take
a look at local life. Lunch at a café. Then we proceed directly
to a salmon camp at Lakselva. Using this camp as our base, we will
spend the evening/night fishing for sea char at Brennelva River.
We can also fish for salmon in Lakselva, near our base camp. The
second day here, participants can choose what kind of fishing they
want to do. We spend two nights in lavvus or tents in our
camp by Lakselva.
DAY XIII
Breakfast and depart for Alta. On our way from Lakselv we stop before
Stabbursnes to try our luck at sea char fishing on the sandbanks.
It is also possible to try fishing for sea char at the mouth of
Stabburselva River.
Upon our arrival in Alta in the afternoon we check into a hotel,
where there will be a farewell dinner and we will sum up the trip.
DAY XIV
Breakfast and early departure.
Choose between trips lasting 4, 8 or 15 days: • Price per
person for 15 days NOK 31,200 • Price per
person for 8 days NOK 16,640 • Price per
person for 4 days (long weekend) NOK 7,230
Includes: • All local
transportation, including helicopter or seaplane between Alta and
Iesjavri. • Food during
the trip, including farewell lunch on the last day. • Accommodation. • Professional
guide during the entire trip. • Fishing permit. • Rental car
or minibus (if more than four participants). • Local guides
and aides.
NB!
We can customize a program to suit your wishes. Maybe you would
like to spend more time on one particular kind of fishing, whether
salmon fishing, trout fishing, or something else.
Contact us for our information package which includes a map of the
area(s).
Contact: AKU FINNMARK AS Ulf Thomassen Konglev. 11
N - 9510 Alta, Norway
Tlf./Phone: +47 78 43 48 40
Fax: +47 78 44 04 80
Email: ulf@thomassen.priv.no
URL:www.aku-finnmark.no
