As the king salmon season comes to an end, Talaheim’s Alaska Fishing Lodge delivers one angler an experience of a lifetime. Guests Bill and Barb from Florida were very experienced salt water anglers, but they came to Talaheim to catch a king salmon on a fly in Alaska! Once dialed in with heavy sink tips and […]
It’s halftime at Talaheim’s Alaska fishing lodge, and that doesn’t mean hotdogs and cheap beer–that means it’s time to harvest the organic produce! Cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, kale, red and green lettuce: it’s show time. OK, OK, so Madonna and Janet Jackson definitely gave sexier halftime shows, but there’s no denying these leafy beauties! Planted in May […]
There’s nothing better than some good ol’fashion Alaska fly fishing, especially when it brings friends together. Week two at Talaheim’s Alaska fishing lodge reunited the best of the best in spey casting from California, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Colorado. All with one common interest: to swing flies for Kings on a double handed fly […]
Week One: Heli-Fishing and Catching Alaska King Salmon at Talaheim Talaheim’s Alaska King Salmon season opened strong with the fine folks from Spenard Builder’s Supply and Knauf Insulation. These fans were on their feet, dragging in 30-35 pound salmon with the help of vibrax spinners, pixies, and egg sucking leaches. Heli-Fishing opens up a whole […]
The Alaska Fishing Season is Open! It’s a game of inches out there folks! Thirty pounds and thirty-five inches to be exact! So you didn’t make it to Alaska this summer. Well, don’t get your panties in a bunch boys, because this summer Talaheim Lodge is bringing Alaska to you! Play by play. Inch by […]
So you want to buy your wife an Alaska fishing trip for Valentines Day but she needs some coaxing? Well, you’ve come to the right place. After thirty years as an Alaskan lodge owner, I’ve got love stories that would bring Hollywood to their knees. So let me give you a few tips to help […]
From Our River to Your Home: Talaheim Lodge Wishes Everyone a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy Holiday Season For me Christmas is a special celebration, a time to be with family, friends, and to give thanks for another incredible year. I am blessed to be in the business of providing gifts to people. […]
Running an Alaskan Fishing Lodge “OUCH!!!! HOW MUCH?” I say at the fuel delivery pilot as he hands me the bill. Everything coming to Talaheim Lodge has to be flown in by small aircraft…gas is no exception. We’ve been having most of our fuel flown in by a local air carrier who owns a very […]
Back in 1976, from the blue prints of my dream, I started building Talaheim Lodge. With that first crude building built from logs and chainsaw cut lumber, my youthful dream would become a helicopter fly out Alaskan wilderness fishing Lodge. During the 70’s and 80’s, lodges in Alaska sprang up everywhere a fish could be […]
I’m an Alaskan fly out fishing lodge owner, fly-fishing guide, and a gun touting Alaskan woodsmen, Republican, and a Christian. Through trial and turmoil, I’ve leaned to avoid discussions on religion, politics, or sexual diversity around the dinning table in our lodge. OK, after a near bear attack, aircraft engine failure, or a hook in […]