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About Stanislav Mankov

Fly Fishing with Stanislav Mankov Welcome, Fly Fishing Friends to my website! I’m an avid angler, a life-long outdoorsman, and a devoted conservationist and naturalist. My relationship with nature has served as the inspiration behind my career choices thus far, and I’m

Djibouti: Fishing at the Edge of Africa – Expedition report: 3–12 March 2023

Saltwater fly fishing has occupied a special place in my heart for years. Lately, it’s been the passion that excites me the most — the one that keeps me awake at night, dreaming of distant coasts and wild fish. I first met Georgi some time ago when he reached out for a casting lesson. We immediately connected, and before long, we were planning a trip to Cuba. But then 2020 happened. While the world stood still, my [...]

Djibouti: Fishing at the Edge of Africa – Expedition report: 3–12 March 20232025-10-28T17:07:38+02:00

Marbellous Trout Fishing (Soca, Idrjica & Tributaries – Slovenia)

Dates for Season 2026-2027: 14th of May 2026 to 23rd of May 2026 (Week 20-21)  - Fully Booked 1st of April 2027 to 7th of April 2027 (Week 13-14) - 4 Rods Available For bespoke dates and travel periods, please contact us. Overview The highlight of this trip is the endemic to the Adriatic Basin Marble trout. Fish up to 60 cm are caught regularly, but much bigger ones inhabit the waters of the Iconic [...]

Marbellous Trout Fishing (Soca, Idrjica & Tributaries – Slovenia)2026-03-10T11:04:06+02:00

Happy Days – Salmon Fly Fishing on The South Tyne 2022 Trip Report

A lot of time passed since 2018, when I was last in England, organizing my 6th annual guided salmon fishing trip. However, wiser or not, but certainly older the time had come for the ``Happy Days trip`` to happen again. This year in October as well as next year, God willing. I was excited to be back in the beautiful English countryside and to be hosted by my dear friend Jim Slasor. We were based at his [...]

Happy Days – Salmon Fly Fishing on The South Tyne 2022 Trip Report2025-10-28T17:06:25+02:00

Happy Days Salmon Fishing (Lambley-South Tyne-England)

Dates for Season 2026: (Week 43) 18th of October 2026 (arrival) to 25th of October 2026 (departure) - 5 rods available. I remember like it was yesterday when I caught my first salmon from the Lambley beat on the South Tyne over a decade ago. Ever since, I have been visiting the beat annually with clients & friends. So, it became a traditional hosted trip for me in October. There was a break for a [...]

Happy Days Salmon Fishing (Lambley-South Tyne-England)2026-03-10T11:02:04+02:00

Balkan Grand Slam – (Ribnik, Sana, Pliva – Bosnia)

Dates for Season 2026: 10th of August 2026 (arrival) to 16th of August 2026 (departure) (Week 32)  - 2 rods available. For bespoke dates and travel periods, please contact us. Overview Bosnia is one of the Balkans’ premier fly-fishing destinations, often called the region’s fly-fishing Mecca. Our tour explores a pristine area with over seven rivers holding wild grayling, brown trout, and huchen—an outstanding example of sustainable, nature-based tourism. Accommodation is right on the [...]

Balkan Grand Slam – (Ribnik, Sana, Pliva – Bosnia)2026-01-29T15:23:49+02:00

Happy Days – Salmon Fly Fishing on the South Tyne 2018 – Trip report

The Brown trout season is over now home and abroad and with the autumn colors, it is time for our annual salmon trip on the South Tyne. It is now I think the eighth consecutive years I am staying with a group of fellow anglers at the Lambley Cottages Estate in Northumberland – UK. It is a trip for 6 rods and we are fishing the Lambley beat just in the backyard of the farm. [...]

Happy Days – Salmon Fly Fishing on the South Tyne 2018 – Trip report2025-10-28T17:02:31+02:00

Annual Salmon Week at Lambley Beat – South Tyne – Trip Report 2017

It was like yesterday when I caught my first salmon at the Lambley Beat on the South Tyne. That yesterday was some seven years ago. Ever since I and a group of Bulgarian and international friends have been visiting the beat in the second part of October for a 6-day fishing trip that we started to call the “Bulgarian week”. This year was no exception. Four of us flew from Sofia to Manchester where we met the [...]

Annual Salmon Week at Lambley Beat – South Tyne – Trip Report 20172025-10-28T17:03:31+02:00
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