As an Alaska fly fishing guide when I envision Alaska, a wild empty expanse of tundra, empty wilderness, and a vast expanse of rivers and streams teeming with salmon comes to mind. I remember hearing fairytale stories as a kid and throughout my youth about rivers so thick with fish one could literally walk across […]
Silver salmon (or commonly referred to as Coho), are an anadromous fish species, or one of the five species of Pacific salmon that migrate to salt water, then return to fresh water when it’s time to spawn and die. Silver salmon can be seen across California, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Silvers, although sold commercially, […]
By week six Talaheim was in a holding pattern just waiting for the silver glimmer of our second salmon run. But besides the lone silver salmon that was lost-then-caught on the Talachuitna in week five, Talaheim’s rivers have yet to be home to the 2014 silvers. Instead, by week six, we welcomed the stench of […]
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 […]