trip description

     The adventure begins on Sunday morning with meeting your hosts and guides at the King Salmon Airport. They will check your provisions and you will head down to the float plane dock. The flight to the lakes takes about an hour over vast areas of tundra, forest and lakes. You will land in a lake at the foot of the mountains and unload all of the gear.
It doesn't take long to get into some exciting fishing. You will be in the heart of the best freshwater fly fishing in the world with clearwater streams, huge salmon runs, and large rainbow trout.
     Toward the evening, you will set-up camp and prepare dinner. Everyone shares in the tasks of the camp-setting up camp, doing dishes, loading boats, etc. The camp is luxurious by camping standards with oversized tents, cots and a screened dining tent with tables and stools for meals. The menu is fairly elaborate and prepared by your guides.

     On the float trip, you will determine when to stop fishing. Fishing until late or starting very early is not unusual because of the long days. The majority of fishing will be done while wading, but you will fish from the boat as well.

     You will be in one of the most dense populations of brown bears in the world. The coastal browns have a much safer reputation than interior browns because they are well fed on the salmon in the river. Although there has never been a physical incident in Katmai National Park, Ed and Lisa will demonstrate the "bear-safe" precautions to make sure your adventures are safe.

     Saturday will arrive before you know it and you will be dismantling the rafts and loading the plane for the journey back to King Salmon. Living in the wilds of Alaska with no civilization to be found is an experience in itself. Combine that with some of the finest fly fishing in the world and it becomes and adventure you will never forget.

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