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20 year ! Master Alaska fly Fishing Guide/Bush Pilot Capt Charlie Summerville

     Experienced professional Alaska fly fishing guides are the heart and sole of our business. Owner/head guide Charlie Summerville has been in the trenches guiding as an Alaska fishing guide since he was 19 years old and guiding fly fisherman in Bristol Bay Alaska for the past 20 seasons. With over 8,000 hours rowing drift boats for salmon and Steelhead and close to 20,000 hours operating jet boats in Alaska guiding fisherman Charlie has reached a Legendary status known by few guides,  Charlie still averages 100 days a year on the water at the age of 40 along with  running the day to day business. Guiding in the field alongside his staff each day helps him to remember where he came from and to keep his pulse on the daily fishing conditions. Alaska Trophy Adventures knows the true value of a professional fly fishing guide. Charlie has earned his guides respect by being a leader and one of the top guides in all of Bristol bay day in and day out and he expects the highest standards and conduct of his fellow professional fly fishing guides.

Captain Don Kingsley  Lodge Manager/ Senior guide 10years

Raised in upstate New York, Don has been guiding fisherman on the salmon river for  20 years! In the fishing community Don is looked to by many to have achieved legend status. Alaska Adventures staff and guides look to Don for continued guidance as his life long experiences can solve most day to day problems. He will tell you with his humble tone that he does not know anything, and what he does know he sucks at ! but don't let him fool you. Don has guided on the lower Alagnak River boon dogging and back trolling the tidewaters for fresh kings and Silvers as well as being an expert fly fishing guide on the upper Alagnak for Trout-Grayling. His boat always comes back to camp with huge numbers and there is no secret why, old, age and treachery will out fish youth.  Don is a retired Master Electrician and Electrical contractor and runs Alaska Adventures Camp with a stern voice keeping the infrastructure running smooth. In the off season Don continues to run his own guide service Tight Lines Guide Service out of  Pulaski, New York, for Steelhead and Salmon. Don is a  loyal friend and fair boss to all the Alaska Adventure employees due mainly to his past life experiences in business and personnel matters.

Pilot/Guide Captain Phil Byrd 5 years

Raised in Eastern North Carolina as a fishing guide on the Outer Banks and Pamlico Sound for Stripers, tarpon, tuna and drum and guiding waterfowl full time in the fall. Phil moved to Alaska full time in 2005 ready to get serious. Charlie met Phil when he was 16 at a CCA banquet and he asked Charlie for a job, Charlie recommended for him to get a few years  more experience Wow did he ever. Phil came to work for us at 23 as the most motivated young guide The staff at Alaska Adventures has had the pleasure to work with. Phil started his Alaska career guiding fishing and hunting for 2 years on Kodiak Island before we were lucky enough to have this great guide come back to join our Team of Professional Guides. Phil is many things: an entrepreneur, outdoor Guide Phil Byrd holding Norms Kukaklek Rainbow   enthusiast, bird hunter and salt water angler not to mention a fine bush pilot, fly fisherman and jet boat captain, Mechanic and Carpenter.  Phil holds a Bush pilots license in Alaska along with a big game asst. hunting guide license and a professional water fowl guide license. Phil purchased and has has taken over all the big game and waterfowl guiding operations.  You will probably see Phil in King Salmon coordinating many of the day to day logistics along with guiding salmon and trout fisherman in June and July or helping out in the office answering phones. During the fall Phil can be found guiding big game and water fowl hunters through out wilderness Alaska and attending Sport shows and conventions on the east coast as a guest speaker and exhibitor representing Alaska-Adventures or Aleutian Island Water fowlers and Arctic-North-Guides our sister companies that Phil is an owner/operator of.  Phil is our go-to guy when there is a problem  he always finds a way to make it happen and is an important part of the overall  management team.

Captain Kevin Bonasera 4 year

Raised in Columbus Ohio fishing steelhead and Bass in the great lakes tributaries, raft guide and float fishing guide in Colorado on the Gunnison and Taylor Rivers, ski instructor for Crested Butte Mountain Resort, and a jet boat captain at Lees Ferry of the Colorado River before coming to work full time with Alaska Adventures. Kevin holds in undergraduate degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University  and know resides as our full time office manager and sales executive during the winter season and in conjunction with Alaska Adventures will be starting an international Fly fishing travel company. As one of our veteran fly fishing guides, Kevin knows the Upper Braids of the Alagnak River like the back of his hand. Kevin is one of Guide Kevin B with a whopper June 2006 our top casting instructors and heads our annual guide school in June. If your looking for  giant rainbows this is Kevin's specialty. In the off season you will run into Kevin at the sport shows or seminars doing presentations about Alaska. During November Kevin guides steelhead fishermen in the great lakes tributaries of PA.

Captain Justin Bleicher 3 years

Raised on the Outer Banks in Eastern North Carolina fishing for tuna, tarpon and stripers. Justin holds an undergraduate degree in Geology from Eastern Carolina University.  With over 15 years as a professional guide Justin has a  background in commercial fishing and has more boat time than can be counted on one hand. Justin is a duck hunting connoisseur and a world class waterfowl guide. Probably the kindest individual you will ever meet, Justin is an important part of Alaska Adventures. Justin is dubbed Head Captain and shuttle man moving both clients and gear up and down the river rain or shine. A fine boat captain and guide Justin will make your gut hurt with his hilarity, charm you with his southern hospitality, and make your arm hurt with the numbers you catch. In the off season Justin can be found guiding Duck hunting on Currituck sound or remote Alaska.

Captain Patrick McIntyre 3 years

Raised in Northern California, Pat spent lots of his time fly fishing for steelhead and trout. Pat's attention to detail and enthusiasm for fishing make him a great fly fisherman and wilderness rafting guide. Who is Pat? Pat is a professional outdoor action photographer following speed skiers down mountains at mock speed, a past bungee cord business owner insuring safe jumps and a extreme skiing competitor flying off snow capped cliffs. With the drive to be the best and his competitive nature Pat is becoming one of Alaska Adventures most well rounded top fly fishing guides with a bright future. In the off season Pat can be found filming the winter Olympics with NBC or extreme skiing in Canada as he is a world class extreme action camera man with many Skills.

 

Captain Miles Nolte 2 years

Raised in Kailua, Hawaii on the island of O'ahu. Miles grew up spin casting for reef fish and spending summers in Northern Wisconsin catching bass, pike, walleye, Muskie and panfish. Miles received his undergraduate degree in California where he discovered fly fishing and trout. After college, Miles moved to Southern Africa where he was a teacher and spent his spare time battling tigerfish on the Chobe River. For the past three years Miles has been living in Southwestern Montana, spending every possible moment fly fishing on some of the country's most storied rivers and streams. Though a new member to the team of guides, Miles brings with him experience and knowledge that will augment our fantastic staff. Miles is a fine boat captain, guide school instructor for fly tying and casting instructions. He is a personable guide that knows how to put anglers on fish and make anglers fishing dreams come true.In the off season Miles resides in Bozeman fly fishing for trout and writing Fly fishing articles and short stories taking advantage of his English literature degree between ski instructing.  look forward to reading your future articles.

Captain Tyler Busenbark 2 years

Raised in Fort Collins Colorado, Tyler is working on a Degree in Forestry  and Natural Resources at Front Range Community College. Tyler grew up enjoying duck and goose hunting, spin and bow fishing for walleye, and bait casting for catfish. His love for fishing brought him to Alaska where he recently graduated from our Alaska Adventures guide school. What Tyler lacks in Alaska guiding experience he makes up for in his hard work and dedication to a positive team atmosphere. With his never ending smiling and joking, Tyler is fast becoming a seasoned guide with Alaska Adventures.

 

 

 Chef Paul Blazine

The Alaska fly fishing Executive Chef Paul Blazine with a hog rainbow caught in 2006 on the Alagnak River 2 miles from the lodge Executive Chef Paul Blazine graduated from the culinary institute of NY in 1973 and has been off and running ever since Preparing world class meals all over the world at many of the top fishing lodges. Chef Paul is an very extraordinary individual as he loves to fly fish for Trout and Salmon and enjoys our true wilderness setting, We are very happy that Chef Paul will be returning in 2007 to our lodge to offer our guest's more extraordinary meals, Chef Paul specializes in traditional American comfort foods with an Alaska Flair with many recipes of fresh seafood and salmon. No one ever goes hungry with chef Paul at the helm in the kitchen. From his homemade soups and breads to his delicous Prime rib night every Saturday you are assured of an epicurean delight.

 

Alaska Trophy Adventures main goal is to have the best Alaska fishing guides working for them. Over the years we have acquired a veteran staff of very experienced professional Alaska fly fishing guides. Our professional guides range from 21-60 years old and have a combined fishing guide experience of over 80 years guiding fisherman.  The professional Alaska fishing guides that work for Alaska Adventures come from all over the US to include Montana, Florida, North Carolina, Upstate NY ,Ohio, Arizona and Washington State, they represent a vast knowledge of some of the best fisheries in the country as most of them are professional year round guides that work in Alaska during the summer and guide elsewhere in the off season. Each professional guide is a United States Coast Guard licensed boat captain, fully trained in cpr, first aid, water safety, and has the technical skills to teach Alaska fly fishing classes, fly tying and casting clinics nightly at the lodge or just rig your terminal gear correctly.

   Appreciating your professional fishing guide                                    

Our fishing guides well worn look comes from incredibly hard working professionals who stop at nothing short of making it happen with a can do attitude, enthusiasm and expertise of this exceptional group of individual fishing guides. What separates us from our competition is that our guides truly care about showing you a 1st class wilderness fishing experience, they give 110% each and every day, The guides are true professionals in the guiding industry and they look forward to fishing with you. Please show them the respect and appreciation they deserve with your thanks in a proper gratuity at the end of the week as it is much appreciated.

Alaska Fly Fishing Guides

Our Alaska fly fishing guides will teach you everything you need to know from a to z about the fly fishing techniques we use. Our Alaska Fly fishing guides are very experienced in all aspects of knot tying ,leader building, and proper fly casting and fishing techniques, Our top Alaska fly fishing guides will amaze you with there fish catching techniques on the rivers. Each fly fishing guide will have complete extra rods and reels rigged ready to fish with at all times if you don't have the proper gear. Many of our fly fishing guides can also teach right or left handed as they have truly mastered the skill of fly fishing and welcome the opportunity to teach newcomers.
 

 

 

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