THE ULTIMATE ALASKA FISHING EXPERIENCE

JUNE

 

Trophy Rainbow

If you want to catch true trophy Rainbow Trout, you will want to be on the Kvichak River in June or again in the fall. June is a time when you can swing big streamers and leeches on the Kvichak, Kukalak, or the Naknek for huge Rainbows. Every day trout over 10 pounds are hooked.

 

JUNE: Dry Fly Fishing

June is the time for Dry fly fishing as bug activity increases, fantastic angling dry fly opportunities make June a dry fly fishing dream come true. Alaska Rainbow Lodge guests fish for rising Rainbow Trout, Arctic Char, and Grayling in three great little wading streams. This phenomena only takes place in a small time span from about mid-June to early July. One of these rivers is the American River.

Timing your trip: JUNE

June is a great month to go after the beautiful Alaska Arctic Char. These hungry, aggressive fish like the Rainbows will violently attack your fly while chasing the smolt fleeing downriver. Many times throughout the day in June and July the Arctic Char will take your dry fly.

To sum up timing for JUNE…

This is the month for dry fly fishing, big trophy Rainbow Trout fished deep with streamers. Arctic Char in almost every river. Our guests can catch these great fish on anything they throw at them. Lots of Grayling fished with wet or dries, huge northern pike fished on a fly. Along about the middle of June, the granddaddy of them all – the King Salmon – arrive in our rivers. And last but not least, during the last week of June, the greatest run of salmon in the world: 45 million Sockeye Salmon hit the rivers of Bristol Bay.

JULY

 

July has everything!

July has it all. Most everything is running in high gear. The King, Sockeye, and Chum Salmon are gathering in great numbers in our home river and all the surrounding rivers of Bristol Bay. It’s nonstop salmon fishing for those guests who prefer salmon fishing over trout or char fishing. Millions of Sockeye are passing the Lodge each day; one only has to step out our door to limit out.

It’s only 25 minutes in our beavers to the best King Salmon fishing in the world: the Nushagak River. We keep one guide living there; he will have everything ready to go when you arrive. This is boat fishing by back trolling or casting lures.

Big bright 12 to 18 pound chums are only a 5 minute plane ride from our Lodge to the Alagnak where our guests typically catch 25 to 30 Chums a day.

Those famous Leopard Rainbow Trout are following the Sockeyes upstream. This is the time you can sight fish for them – our guides are Alaska’s experts at showing you how to sight cast, set the hook and successfully land these magnificent trophies. All 11 of the Rainbow Trout and Char rivers of the Katmai are fishing their best during July.

AUGUST

 

August needs no introduction to veteran fisherman.

August signals the start of the run of Silver Salmon, considered the most aggressive of the Pacific salmon. August is the time to book that Silver Salmon/Trophy Rainbow trip.

Around mid-August our guests can start hunting down the famous Trophy Rainbows of the Kvichak and the Naknek rivers. This is bead and streamer fishing. These are big fat tackle-busting Rainbows; even the experts lose 30% to 50% of the bigger ones that are hooked. It’s a real challenge to land one of these wild fish. We’re talking about 10 pounds and up here, certainly not common, but every day some lucky guest gets one.

 

Every other year on even-numbered years, the pink salmon show up by the millions. These 3 1/2 pound salmon can be a blast when fished between catching silvers or chum salmon.

For the more adventurous and physically fit, you can still try out our remote walk and wade rivers. There’s a good chance you will be casting a fly to Rainbow Trout that have never seen an artificial fly. Fantastic fly fishing is the reward for the long walks.

 

 

AUGUST

 

August is the month we start going over the mountains to the Kamishak River. The flight is the most scenic and beautiful flight in the world. The Kamishak is loaded with fighting Silvers, Arctic Char and Chum Salmon. If you want to see 30 brown bear and catch fish non-stop, then this trip is a must. We can’t always get over the mountains, but when we do you’ll never forget it.

 

On those occasional days when weather prevents us from flying over the mountains, as an alternate you could try some of our Northern Pike fishing. Conventional gear or a fly rod can be used on these monsters.

 

AUGUST

 

All of the rivers of the Katmai are still fishing great. Our guests are having 20 to 30 fish days on the Kulik and the American. Almost every day we get reports from our guests and guides of 7 to 9 pound Rainbows being caught in the Moriane and Battle Rivers.

SEPTEMBER

Late August and all of September, bird hunting is in full swing. Our guests may combine a ptarmigan hunt (a grouse), Silver Salmon and Char fishing on the same day in and around the same river. Guests should be up to some moderate hiking for this adventure.

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Ask us about our remote camp at Ilnik. We don’t know for sure if we can go in 2012, but we are going to plan on running the camp if the water level is high enough to land our beaver in the river at the cabin. Read about this trip under Remote Camp or just phone Ron and check.

 

In the past, guests who went there couldn’t get over raving what a good time and an unforgettable trip it was. Catch this one for giant Silvers, Arctic Char in full color, ptarmigan and duck hunting. Ron’s promise: he will cook you the greatest wild game and fish dinner while you’re there. This is a two-day trip; we spend one night and two days at the Ilnik camp.

September is the time we can fly you to a remote little stream where you will catch those big blueback Grayling. These 20 to 22 inch fish are rare – you should add this fish to your “want list”.