Ponoi River co

Steve Estela has over 25 years of experience managing elite fly-fishing lodges in the most remote angling destinations in the world. Steve served as Ponoi River Co. CEO for over 11 years, and his wealth of experience has enabled him the skills to supervise all facets of quality, service, safety for guests.

Primarily based in South America throughout the year, Steve spends a few months in Russia every year looking after clients that are visiting Ponoi.

Yana is a native of Umba in the Murmansk region where she received her early education and training at the volleyball sport center. At Petrozavodsk University she focused her studies in the Economics and Philological departments and received her degrees as an Economist and English Language Translator in 2011. Yana has been a long-time friend of PRC, starting her work for the company in 2008 and spent many seasons in the varied roles of camp staff, hostess, and Assistant Manager at Ryabaga Camp. In July 2018 Yana took over the role of General Director. Besides being a hard-worker, Yana also maintains an active athletic lifestyle, spending much of her free time engaged in volleyball, swimming, running, and cross-country skiing.