There is a new permanent bridge going across the famous Brooks River in Katmai National Park. This elevated boardwalk improves visitor access along with reducing the lengthy delays for the awaiting bear watchers. Most importantly, it helps the wildlife movement in the area and access to the lower Brooks. Long term, this will help improve…
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Happy Belated 4th of July
We don’t post on Thursdays but we still wanted to wish everyone a very Happy 4th of July. When the opportunity for us to become involved with Project Healing Waters became available, we knew this would be the perfect time for us to volunteer. This past week we hosted 8 veterans from Texas at Rapids…
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Top 6 Mistakes Made when Fishing Alaska
The Alaska fishing trip you have been waiting all year for is finally on the horizon and we want you to make the most out of it! You are going to catch plenty of fish, we promise, but we also see a lot of mistakes made when people are fishing up here. Below are the…
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Dear Allies of Bristol Bay,
“Despite over a decade of opposition, the agency reviewing the permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska is rushing the mega-project toward reality. The rivers and streams of Bristol Bay are known by anglers around the globe as some of the greatest, and among the last exceptionally productive wild salmon…
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Alaska Fishing Newsletter
Do you need more Alaska fishing in your life? Well if you can’t be fishing in the Last Frontier, you might as well be distracting yourself at work with it. Check out this monthly newsletter put out by the Alaska Department of Game and Fish. It covers topics from rigging tips, Alaska specific gear, crab…
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Fish with Family Program
Let me guess, you need a last minute Father’s Day Gift? Follow up questions, are you familiar with our “Fish with Family” Special? If not, you could of just found your answer to that Father’s Day dilemma.. At Rapids Camp Lodge in the month of July, you can buy one trip at regular price, get…
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Timeless Tips // Snell Your Bead Hooks
If you want to catch a lot of fish in Alaska, bead fishing is a great way to achieve that goal. Fishing beads was developed in the streams of Bristol Bay as a cheap yet effective way to imitate salmon eggs. Over the years, small improvements have been made to the bead fishing game to…
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Welcome June!
June first is here which means our crews at Rapids Camp and Alaska West are working on dialing in the last minute details before their seasons get underway! The month of June at both of our Alaska Lodges are completely booked up and that is for good reason. Here are 5 reasons why our guests…
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Early Season Alaska, More than just Kings!
When our Alaska guests think of June in the Last Frontier one species immediately jumps into their mind, the mighty King Salmon. This is for good reason. We love to target these beast with a range of different fishing techniques and are lucky to be able to do so on some of the best King…
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3 Different Ways to Fish Dry Flies in Alaska (with an optional 4th)
When most people think of “Dry Flies” they think of Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It or something along the lines of a bamboo fly rod delivering a small mayfly imitation to a regularly rising trout. While this my be accurate, it is not the only way to fish a Dry Fly. In…
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