Helicopter fly out fishing began in New Zealand and I, owner of Alaska’s Talaheim Lodge have called our helicopter fishing adventures, “Alaska fly outs New Zealand style”. I started heli-fishing (helicopter fly outs) back in the late 80’s from our family run Talaheim Lodge in the western Susitna valley, in Alaska. At that time we […]
Myth number one is “that Alaskan rainbow trout are larger than their cousins in the lower 48”. Truth is they are not. What natural or human induced factors decide how large a rainbow trout is?… lots of food and warm waters…usually deeper lake systems. In Alaska we have three different “same species” of rainbows. Small […]
There is a unique feeling flying over Alaska’s backcountry peering out of a bush plane, AND on your way to a remote fishing lodge. Vast rivers snaking through the tundra, cut their way to the sea and stretch for as far as the eye can see. Salmon pulsing through the waters like cells in your […]
When it comes to Alaska fishing, there are quiet the plethora of lodges to choose from. With high end elegant experiences, to rugged backcountry tent camps, the list is almost endless. As an Alaskan fishing guide I’ve had the privilege of working and visiting a number of different lodges, all offering different experiences. The majority […]
Talaheim Lodge is booking up for 2021 fishing. People are coming to Alaska this year as Canada and other foreign destinations are questionable on incoming travel. Please consider Talaheim Lodge as your next “almost” foreign angling destination. Talaheim Lodge has a very unique fishing program for fly fishermen wanting to experience the real Alaska… Pristine […]
What a year we’ve been through. Uncertain times, pandemic, can’t travel to our favorite fishing spots, just fishing was made illegal in many states last spring. The division of our country will is a thorn in our feet. One of our forefathers wrote that – a divided country cannot survive. Another quote was “a two […]
Do we honestly wish we could buy everything made in the good ole USA? I once was attending a sport show in Massachusetts during an election year. Bush junior was running for president. For some ungodly reason, politics took over our conversation of fishing. This fellow Tom, mentioned that Bush is outsourcing all our products […]
I built, own, and have managed our family run Alaskan fishing lodge for the past 43 years. In the beginning guides had to be alive, possibly run a river boat, have most of their teeth, and tell the difference between a trout and a salmon. As Talaheim Lodge moved forward there came a time we […]
In school during my younger age I remember practicing for an atomic war. We all would get under our desks. How a small wooden desk would save us I still am pondering that tactic. Fall out shelter companies were raking in the bucks. Wouldn’t want to crawl out of one of those places into a […]
During the winter of 1976 I began sledding logs in for the construction of our Alaskan fishing lodge which would eventually be called Talaheim Lodge. (Tal being short for Talachulitna River and heim meaning home in German.) Logs for our walls and lumber were hauled in by snow machine. Traveling through the woods in […]