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 […]
So, you’re interested in fly fishing Alaska as your next fly fishing destination of choice?! Its tapestry of rivers cutting through the tundra like an interwoven fabric of tangled webs teeming with anadromous salmon and other fish. Well CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can’t recall the first time hearing about Alaska, but I sure remember the first time […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rainbow Trout in Alaska are one of the most sought after fish species in the state, and the Talachulitna River (nicknamed “The Tal” for short) was named one of Alaska’s first catch-and-release rainbow trout fisheries. Ever since the early 70’s, fishermen have been catching these “leopard-spotted” beauties and then saying a long tearful goodbye when […]
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 […]
Alaska’s vast road-less wilderness offers very little practical transportation options. Air travel being the best means of travel over land, and of course boats throughout Alaska’s waterways. Alaska Lodge operators located in remote areas on large rivers or lakes can utilize float planes to travel from the lodge to fishing spots that are adequate and […]
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If you’re looking to book an Alaskan fishing trip but don’t know where to start, or you’re already exhausted by looking at all the options, here are 6 tips to help you narrow down the perfect fishing adventure for you: 1. Pole versus Rod There are lodges that cater to spin fishermen and lodges that […]