A new twist this year was the addition of a private chef, who joined us to prepare our meals and elevate the whole experience. It turned out to be a brilliant decision — the food was excellent, and it saved us valuable time that we happily traded for more hours on the water. Ivo, our chef, proved to be a true expert in the kitchen, serving fantastic meals each day and [...]
The trout and grayling season started wonderfully for me and all my groups this spring. Everything was going well with my fishing trips — until May 22nd, when I made the not-so-bright decision to play Spider-Man, jump between terraces, and fell about five meters. That misadventure landed me in the hospital for 25 days. I managed to break my nose, jaw, cheekbones, and even my heel. Thankfully, I avoided brain or spine damage — [...]
I’ve been a fisherman for as long as I can remember, following the natural progression that many fly anglers experience. It begins with fishing using worms, then transitioning to spinning, and finally, at a pivotal moment—often by chance—we discover the enchantment of fly fishing. From that point on, everything else becomes part of our journey. I experienced this myself. There’s always an evolution in an angler`s journey, a quest for different fish—larger, more elusive, and found in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]