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PHOTO ESSAY Photography by Chris and Diane O’Neill From Russia With Love Chris and Diane O’Neill from California traveled to Russia’s Yokanga River where they experienced a trip of a lifetime. Home to arguably the world’s greatest Atlantic salmon fishing, the Yokanga River is located on the Kola Peninsula where it empties into the Barents Sea. The O’Neill’s home away from home was the Yokanga Lodge, which was pre-built in Canada, then disassembled and reconstructed overlooking the Yokanga’s Home Pool. 14 www.travelinganglermagazine.com