Category: The Blog

Chase Alaska’s Iditarod by Helicopter

Can’t make it to Alaska this summer to heli-fish? Don’t worry! Talaheim’s Alaska fishing lodge is expanding into the winter months by providing a brand new offering: Heli-Fly Alaska’s Iditarod. “This trip was one of my top two life experiences. We can say, before we hooked up with Mark and heli-flew the Iditarod with him, […]

40 Years of Family Fishing Lodge Memories

  In celebration of 40 years of service, owner and operator of Talaheim’s Alaska fishing lodge, Mark Miller, and his daughter, K’Dee, take a moment to reflect on the family business. Q: If you were to give each of Talaheim’s four decades one major accomplishment, what would that be? 1976 – 1986 Mark: That first […]

Talaheim’s Alaska Fishing Lodge Turns 40!

Alaska Fishing Lodge Celebrates 40 Years in Business Years ago, my son Luke, when asked by his kindergarten teacher to draw what his old man did for a living, drew a long table with me at the head.  “My dad tells jokes,” Luke declared. Forty years later and I’m still at it – telling jokes, flying […]

Alaskan Men Write Poetry

When I’m not busy creating once in a life time experiences for anglers, or taking the helicopter for a spin, I’m writing poetry. Yes, that’s right.  Who said Alaskan men aren’t sensitive?! We have strong feelings and we know how to express them. Check out this classic I wrote as a youngster during a winter so cold […]

Mousing For Rainbow Trout in Alaska

     Unlike any fishing experience in the Lower 48, mousing for rainbows is something you don’t want to miss. Week four at Talaheim’s Alaska fishing lodge was a real pressure cooker!  Deemed as “The Week of the Mouse,” the king salmon spent their time holed in groups, but not yet spawning, which caused the […]

Streaming Live from the Streams of Alaska

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 […]

Alaska Fishing ~ The Ultimate Extreme Sport

Alaska Fishing ~ The Ultimate Extreme Sport Yes, of course I’m editing my father—what do you think a Marketing Manager does! I’m not only in charge of editing his Alaska fishing marketing videos, materials and blog posts, I’m also in charge of editing his behavior— which is a full time job. View our 2011 Alaska […]

Alaska Fishing Trip Owner on Twatter…what??

Alright—let me get something straight before I jump into one of my various rants (stay tuned and you’ll soon know what I’m talking about.). I am THRILLED, no OVERJOYED to have the “family” back in the family business. Luke, my son, started growing his own hunting operation out of Talaheim a few years ago. Now […]