Alaska's Legend Lodge

During the salmon runs the Silvers and Sockeye are so thick in the local streams that you could probably just pick them up with your hands. In the larger rivers, they are also easy to catch. Fly fishing here is about more than just the easy targets, its about the trophy fish that also exist here. The lodge sits a mere 15 minutes by plane from Lake Iliamna and a quick 15 minute boat ride to the Copper River. This is where trophy Rainbows are found. 10-18 pound Rainbow Trout are not uncommon. The waters themselves offer a variety of fish species from Arctic Char and Arctic Grayling to the monster of them all, the King Salmon. The Gibraltar River and lake are also a short distance and offer outstanding opportunities for Rainbows and Salmon. Daily fly outs to other remote locations are available as well.

It is as much the environment here as it is the fishing that makes Alaska's Legend Lodge such a wonderful destination. In June, Rainbows the river fish are hungry. The salmon have not yet arrived, and the diet is mostly aquatic insects. Dry flies and wet flies work well to entice the granddaddy Rainbows to strike. Northern Pike is present too, and they will happily oblige when offered a mouse fly or a streamer. By late June, the Kings are entering the fishery and the diet changes from insects to salmon roe. Reds, pinks, oranges and green flies work to attract the rainbows who swim with the monster salmon to eat their eggs. By mid-July, the Arctic Char and Arctic Grayling are hungry too. The salmon are the lifecycle of the entire fishery. Everything here depends on the salmon and the salmon roe. By August, the Silvers are here, and this is an opportunity for which fly fishermen should vie. Dry and Wet flies work well on silvers who have an amazing strike followed by an outstanding fight. September is a rich month when all the fish are hungry and present.

Alaska's Legend Lodge offers an outstanding opportunity to fish for salmon on the Nushagak River. Expect Kinds over 25 pounds and an opportunity to limit out. They say fishermen can catch up to 20 kings per day. The camp is pleasantly comfortable and the food is great. The lodge also offers a Silver camp and hunting excursion for Duck, Spruce and Ptarmigan. Bird hunting at its finest. Bring your own gun. The lodge will provide a guide, dog and decoys as needed.