Spent the summer guiding for the Naknek River lodge in Alaska.
http://www.naknekrivercamp.com/
The lodge is located in the Katmai National Park on the Naknek river witch flows into Bristol Bay this is the home of the largest wild salmon run left in the world today and also the home to the worlds largest resident rainbow trout.
The hours were long and the work wasn't easy but I was able to fish some of the greatest fly fishing water on earth, meet clients from all over the world, fly on bush planes to remote rivers, and come face to face with a couple of grizzly bears (literally, face to face). The fishing of course was amazing, with a ten pound rainbow being my greatest catch from Alaska. We also caught arctic char in Contact Creek, dolly varden and artic grayling at Margot Creek and rainbows in the Brooks river to go along with all of the sockeye, pink, king and silver salmon from the Naknek.
Alaska is pretty tough on the equipment though, broke a lot of fly rods, but I will be prepared for next year. I am already missing the giant trout of the Naknek and am looking forward to a full season at the lodge next year.
Back home salmon have already started to show in the northern rivers of Michigan and this fall should be another good run judging by the reports from the big lake this summer, then before you now it the fish we wait all summer for, chrome fall steelhead, will be here.
Give me a call to set up a trip, booking salmon trips starting September 1st.
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| Fishin with the bears at Brooks |
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| Big Bow! |
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| Fly out tip to Contact Creek |
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| Lots of nice trout |
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| Big sockeye fresh from Bristol Bay |
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| Nice rainbow |
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| Sockeye |
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| Sunny day Sockeye |
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| Rainbow on a dry |
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| Bears at Brooks |
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| Daylight mousin at Brooks |
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| More bears |
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| Pink salmon |
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| More big bows |
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| Flyin in to Contact again |
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| Arctic Char |
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| Char on the Flesh Mouse |
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| Char |
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| Just startin to color up for the fall |
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| More Contact Creek Char |
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| King! |
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| Chum Salmon |
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| Ptarmigan |
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| Happy clients |
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| Pink |
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| Heading up the Naknek |
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| Bear Defense Team |
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| Runnin the big boat across the lake |
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| Guiding requires lots and lots of patience |
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| Success |
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| Fellow Guide Jon Kestner |
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| Back to Contact Creek |
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| Last Float plane ride of the season |
The hours were long and the work wasn't easy but I was able to fish some of the greatest fly fishing water on earth, meet clients from all over the world, fly on bush planes to remote rivers, and come face to face with a couple of grizzly bears (literally, face to face). The fishing of course was amazing, with a ten pound rainbow being my greatest catch from Alaska. We also caught arctic char in Contact Creek, dolly varden and artic grayling at Margot Creek and rainbows in the Brooks river to go along with all of the sockeye, pink, king and silver salmon from the Naknek.
