Last week we posted an interview with Zen Fly Fishing Gear owner Karin Miller. This week we wanted to share with you her trip report from her August stay at Rapids Camp Lodge. Take it away Karin! “I’ve just recently returned from another incredible Alaskan adventure and I have to say, the novelty and excitement…
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Archives for September 2019
Rapids Camp Lodge Fishing Photos
Sending you into your weekend with a few photos from a fantastic 2019 season at Rapids Camp. Our fly out lodge is located in the heart of Bristol Bay and offers you a fully customizable Alaskan fly fishing experience. We have a comfortable and spacious lodge with all the needed amenities, over a mile and…
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Do You Like Naps?
After catching fish all morning, we don’t think there is anything wrong with a little afternoon nap in the Tunda. We are trying to bring siestas to Alaska. Who’s with us? More from the Tunda: 2019 Great Alaskan Heat Wave A Tundra Sunset America the Beautiful
BC West Mini Gallery
We received a request for photos from our lodge on the Dean River, BC West. The Dean is known for its famous runs of steelhead and king salmon. These anadromous fish must migrate through a very steep, whitewater filled canyon, in order to reach their spawning grounds. Over the years, the fish of the Dean…
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Tenkara Alaskan Style!
For the past 3 years, we have been lucky to host Karin Miller Fischer & her husband Erik Fischer at Rapids Camp Lodge. Karin owns Zen Tenkara out of Fort Collins Colorado and has been showing us the different applications for Tenkara fishing in Alaska the past few seasons. After her most recent trip, Karin…
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7 Items you Don’t Want to Forget on your Saltwater Fishing Trip
Not going to lie, we are getting pretty excited for our Andros South season to start. It is no secret that we love saltwater fishing and are fortunate to have a lodge that offers some of the best Bonefishing in the world. As our guests get excited for their trip, the items they focus on…
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Finish Up Your Summer Strong!
When September comes around, Halloween candy goes on sale at the grocery store and everyone starts to talk about fall…But we still have some precious summertime left and think that you should make the most of it! Here are some ways how. Wet wade one last time. Keep your waders hung up a little bit…
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The Fish Tube
Whooshh Innovations is a Seattle based company that specializes in transporting fish. We do not mean transporting frozen fish in a semi truck, but instead, in figuring out a way for migratory fish to reach their natural spawning grounds on rivers that have dams. Hydropower through dams is a clean source for renewable energy which…
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Liz Fincher’s Naknek Swing Rig
Now is the time to chase that fish of a lifetime on our home river, the Naknek. One of the best spots on the planet to target a 30” wild rainbow trout is in the fall on the Rapids stretch of the Naknek River. Our lodge, Rapids Camp, is appropriately named as it offers us…
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report
The incredible ecosystem that is Bristol Bay Alaska had another record breaking year in terms of salmon numbers. According to KDLG, 56.3 million salmon returned to Bristol Bay in 2019. The commercial harvest was the second largest ever at 43 million fish. The total run for the Bay was 33% higher than they forecasted giving…
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