Alaska’s Fishing Authority—All Seasons. All Species. All In.
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Alaska’s Fishing Authority—All Seasons. All Species. All In.
Magazine and Digital Media Since 2001
Bristol Bay
Alaska air services are the gateway to the state's most remote and stunning wilderness destinations. Whether you’re heading out for a fishing adventure, a hunting trip, or simply exploring untouched landscapes, these Read More...
Guest Editorial by Matt Luck The Past I first set foot in Bristol Bay in 1979, stepping off an airplane in King Salmon as part of the annual summer migration of commercial fisherman Read More...
Return to Naknek Lady Fishing Guides Name of guide service/lodge: Bear Trail Lodge Number of years guiding Total: 3 Number of years guiding on the Naknek: 3 How did you first get started Read More...
Return to Naknek Lady Fishng Guides Name of guide service/lodge: Frigate Adventure Travel Number of years guiding: 9 in Alaska, 5 in Oregon guiding Steelhead Number of years guiding on the Naknek: 9 How Read More...
Return to Naknek Lady Fishing Guides Name of guide service/lodge: Blue Fly Guide Services & B&B Number of years guiding: 21 Number of years guiding on the Naknek: 18 Species guided for: All 5 species Read More...
Return to Naknek Lady Fishing Guides Name of guide service/lodge: Bear Trail Lodge Number of years guiding:32 Number of years guiding on the Naknek:30 Species guided for: Rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, grayling, all 5 Pacific Read More...
Nowhere is sport fishing more common among women than in Alaska. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that there are also some well-known, successful female Naknek fishing guides. For example, one outstanding example Read More...
Naknek Article by Troy Letherman In late September in southwest Alaska, the trees and tundra swap summer green for the polychromatic brocade of fall; the skies darken and low-handing clouds promise rain that might Read More...
Alaska Fish Count Data Search Alaska Lake Fishing Information Back to Bristol Bay Area Page
Packrafting the Goodsnews By Larry Bartlett There’s nothing that gets the season started better than an epic adventure in southwest Alaska, home to some of Alaska’s most prolific fisheries, located in some of Read More...
A Journey to Wood-Tikchik By Dave Atcheson As the floatplane ascends and banks, wings waving in farewell, I try to ignore the slight pang of uneasiness that wells up. It’s the realization of Read More...
Moraine Creek Strategies By Larry Tullis Wading chest deep across the swift, clear current spooked numerous big rainbows, but I didn’t dare backup. The big brown bear was now just a couple rod-lengths Read More...
By Marcus Weiner After nearly 15 years spent traipsing around Alaska, we find ourselves coming back to places where the fishing was hot, the guides exceptional and the lodges top-notch. Such is definitely Read More...
By Troy Leatherman Three clearwater braids forked from the silty main channel, dissecting an extended gravel plateau left uncovered ever since the higher flows of early summer. Upstream, on the farthest bank, just Read More...
By E. Donnall Thomas, Jr. I’m standing beside an unnamed creek that rises in the foothills of the Alaska Range and runs across a few miles of rolling tundra before emptying into one Read More...