January, 2012
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Which flight to take from Anchorage to King Salmon, Alaska January 18th, 2012
Message from Ron: How to pick your flight from Anchorage to King Salmon Now that you’ve picked the week you want to fish ARL, travel logistics are probably your next area of focus. The Alaska Rainbow Lodge website is a great resource for travel planning, schedules and contact information. But here’s an extra tip we’ve [...]
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Guest Angler Story: Does This Fish Make Me Look Fat? January 18th, 2012
Guest Angler Stories: Fish This. Not That. by Stuart Balcom, Alaska Rainbow Lodge guest We’re fishing the Moraine Creek for the Big Rainbows. Dragon, our guide, is splitting time between me and my buddy Mac who is 40 yards downstream. At the moment, we’re both fishing imitation salmon eggs. Mac keeps hooking up on fish [...]
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4 Steps to the Perfect Fish Photo Every Time January 18th, 2012
Guide Confessions: How to get the Perfect Fish Photo – Every Time What’s wrong with me? My screen saver is a picture of a fish. My desk and walls hold dozens of photos of me grinning with fish. My iPhoto library has a few shots of friends and family members and about a zillion [...]
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Reel in a Rod Sweepstakes from Alaska Rainbow Lodge! January 6th, 2012
Our Reel in a Rod Sweepstakes for the Sage TCX six-weight fly rod and choice of a Hatch or Abel Reel has ended. Click here to find out who won.
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A Message from Ron Hayes January 6th, 2012
2012 marks a new beginning for the Alaska Rainbow Lodge. Welcome to our first electronic newsletter! My goal with this newsletter is to capture your imagination and help you recall your favorite fishing memories—to make you feel as close to the Alaska Rainbow Lodge as you can get without actually being here. I hope you’ll [...]
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4 Simple Steps to Perfecting Your Drift and Catching More Fish January 5th, 2012
Guide Confessions: Cast and mend, mend again, mend again. Set the hook! The Alaska Rainbow Lodge guides are legendary for putting clients on the fish. We guide many of the best fly fishermen in the world as well as first-timers. So why do some fisherman (pros and novices) tend to catch more fish than [...]
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Ron Hayes’ Alaska Rainbow Lodge January 3rd, 2012
We’ve got a fresh new look for Alaska Rainbow Lodge – Alaska’s best fly fishing lodge! “Ron Hayes” is back in our logo to highlight his legacy in the Alaska fishing business! Ron Hayes and his wife, Sharon, built Alaska Rainbow Lodge in 1982 right on the Kvichak River in the famed Bristol [...]
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I came to Alaska before this great land became a state in 1959. The country was wild and wide open to development, exploration and adventure. If you were man enough, you could carve out a piece of the wilderness and make it your own. I built and opened my first fishing lodge, Iliamna River Outfitters, in 1972. When I made the decision to build Alaska Rainbow Lodge in 1982, it was the fifth lodge of its kind in the entire state of Alaska. 2013 will be my 30th anniversary operating Alaska Rainbow Lodge and my 40th season fishing in the Bristol Bay watershed. Alaska Rainbow Lodge has become globally respected as the premier fly-out lodge in Alaska. Many have come and almost all have gone but we remain the original owners of our world-renowned fly-out fishing lodge.
We know what customers expect and how to approach 3,000 square miles of the best fisheries in the world. Our airplanes, our DeHaviland Beavers, are in tip-top shape and the workhorses of Alaskan business. Our pilots, combined, have over 10,000 hours of airtime with customers in the Bristol Bay region. Our airplane mechanic is the best in the world. Our fishing guides are both the best fishermen you’ll ever spend the day with and among the best guides you’ll ever learn from. Our lodge staff is thoughtful and caring. I’d doubt you would ever want or need for something that isn’t anticipated.
It’s taken me 40 years of hands-on experience to make Alaska Rainbow Lodge the only lodge of its kind in this great state. So when you are making a decision on who to fish with in 2013, I hope you’ll consider us. I trust you will become a lifelong customer, just like the many thousands who have come before. And I encourage you to take a few minutes to read our blog and our customer reviews from 2012 to become familiar with how we approach your Alaskan fishing adventure. Take the time to learn something about us. You’ll discover the substantial difference between my lodge and other lodges that attempt to offer you what we've been delivering to our anglers throughout our 40-year lodge history.
I hope to see you this year at the Alaska Rainbow Lodge, and I thank you for your consideration. Call me any time to discuss your Alaskan fishing adventure. I look forward to talking with you.
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