Opala River

The Opala River flows to the Sea of Okhotsk, in the southern part of Kamchatka. Far from villages and roads, it has a length of 161 km from its sources, which span an area of 4,070 sqkm. This river is spectacular because it winds south of the Opala volcano, which, at 2,460 metres above sea level, is a huge volcano that dominates the landscape.

In its upper part, the river crosses a mountain tundra and marshes. In the region of the Opala volcano there are high meadows, in the valley there are willow forests, and there are birches and conifers on the slopes.

This region is particularly famous for the fishing, which is organized at the same time on the banks of the river and on rafts. The length of the fishing area is between 60 and 140 km. It is virtually impossible not to fish in this river, which is full of various types of sought-after fish such as king salmon, sockeye salmon, silver salmon, chum salmon and pink salmon, as well as rainbow trout.

As a result, the Opala River is a food reserve of choice for all the bears that gather in the area at the end of the summer.