My name is Sergey Zayats. I live in Vladivostok, the Capital of Primorye, the Maritime Province of the Russian Far East. Here in Primorye the Sea of Japan and numerous rivers and lakes offer great fishing opportunities for anglers. I like to fish in different ways, but my favourites are

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• Spin-fishing and "mouse"-fishing of trout (including Taimen)
• Fly-fishing of grayling and trout (though I'm a green beginner in fly-fishing)
• Sea fishing on the ice-covered bays of Russki Island near Vladivostok in winter

I am also something of a local fishing expert. In spring-fall 2000 I'll be in and out of the Armu lodge guiding a trout and grayling fishing tour on the Armu river in Northern Primorye, about 350 miles away from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, the only large cities around here. This is a highly customised tour for small 1-3 person groups.

A totally different sort of fishing is winter ice fishing. Vladivostok is within easy reach of ice fields off Russki Island, so that we can go angle through a hole in the solid ice for a day, and come back home or to a hotel for the night. In this way, angling is a year-round pastime, which suits me just fine.

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