Although the camera man who shot this image is dead after trying to get to close for a photo opp.  We do appreciate his sacrifice, as it is rare or maybe just not wise to capture a Bristol Bay grizzly feasting on a Moose. 



Just kidding on the dead camera man =).

Nush....

King fishing is off to an excellent start at Alaska Sportsman's Lodge.  Here an ASL client holds his prize, fresh from the Nushagak River. 

Tasty!

Dinning is a big part of any fishing trip to a lodge.  We are proud of our culinary program at ASL and are very happy to have Chef Alex Chase working in the kitchen.  he, along with his crew of Lorraine, Michele, Sara, Breanna, and Tue, help cap off an excellent day of being on some of Alaska's most productive and beautiful rivers by creating mouth-watering meal presentations. 

More Big Dogs

A couple of pics from the successful first few days of the season.  These two monster native rainbow Trout were caught by two guests at Alaska Sportsman's Bear Trail Lodge on the NakNek River.  Pretty sweet way to start the season!

Season Opener!

The fishing season in Bristol Bay opened this week and fishing (catching) was much hotter than the temps for the most part!  Mornings saw 35 degree temps yet the rainbow Trout were very hungry.  The NakNek and Kvichak were red hot.  Our anglers landed 7 fish over 30" on the NakNek while the Kvichak saw guests land as many as 45 fish in one day!  We hope this is a sign of the things to come for this season!

EPA's Assessment of Pebble in Bristol Bay

http://www.anglingtrade.com/2012/05/21/sportsmen-applaud-epas-assessment-of-bristol-bay-alaska/

Nice Job EPA!

Alaska Sportsman's Lodge sends our sincerest appreciation to the EPA on thoroughly investigating the impact of an open pit mine in Bristol Bay.

Anglers Cast Off This Weekend in the 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon

Help us save B

ri

stol Bay!

http://www.recycledfish.org/our-programs/fish-a-thon-2011/team-bear-trail.htm

BOWnanza

Tom and Mike both received hats for these monsters, setting the bar high for the last month here on the Kvichak.

"A trout is a moment of beauty only to those who seek it." -Arnold Gingrich

First Fog

August 29 marks the first major fog delay here at the Sportsman's Lodge, "forcing" guests to stay and fish the Mighty Kvichak in the morning. Fortunately producing yet another trophy rainbow at 30.5 inches. I would say it was worth the delay.

Jim flashes a shot with morning Dolly

Brian Ward, Nick Zeidman and Pete Moran limit out on silvers.

Pete Moran shows us how to talk to a chum...

Another great day at Alaska Sportsman's Lodge.

Da Kitchen Krew

Liz, Steph, Tue, Michelle and Sarah sum it up...

Swimming with Salmon

Here you can see Harry and Pat McDonald from Carlile Transportation (Ice Road Truckers), after a successful day of salmon fishing. The Kvichak sockeye run topped 2 Million fish that swam past Alaska Sportsman's Lodge in a three week period!

Pets...

Director & Cinematographer: Campell Blair
Cast: Brian Kraft, Nate Thompson, Tom Liddelow

Short clip of our dock pets getting a little snack from the daily catch...

Kings are IN!

The Kings have returned to their home river with great force! We have had days where we land 50 King salmon between two anglers in one day! There is no place left in the world that yu can catch those kinds of numbers of King salmon. Our "King Camp" is about 40 minutes by float plane from Alaska Sportsman's Lodge. The sockeye salmon have also shown up with good numbers so now is the time to have a great combination trip of Kings and sockeye. We have clients that have caught Kings all day long and then returned to the lodge, had a nice dinner and then go right in front of the lodge to catch their limit of sockeye! What a great time to be here!

Youngest trainees...

We make sure our staff; the pilots, guides, housekeepers, chefs and kitchen crew are world class. We are very proud to say we have an exceptional staff year after year at ASL.

In some cases we start them in their wee-years, so when they are legal to work they are well groomed in how to take good care of our customers.

Here Sydney and Amber, in "training", demonstrate that at 10 years of age, they have the "right stuff" to be a future ASL employee. Although Sydney will need to work on her shirt-buttoning-skills ;).