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Guide to Alaska Fishing •
Alaska Fishing
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Fly Out Fishing 
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The
vast majority of our full day Alaska fly out fishing trips go to the
West Side of Cook Inlet and Big River Lake. For the person that simply
wants to experience the unmatched thrill of flying in an Alaska floatplane
and experience almost everything remote Alaska fly out fishing has to
offer in 6-7 hours, this adventure is tough to beat. With bears, salmon,
rugged peaks and shimmering glaciers, Big River Lake is an incredible
place. Flight time to Big River Lake and other popular destinations
on the West Side of Cook Inlet is a mere 20 minutes making this the
most affordable Alaska fly out option we offer. 
Alaska Fly Out Fishing: Big River Lake / Wolverine Reds, Silvers
/ Bear Viewing
Destination: Wolverine Creek / Big River Lake: West Side
Cook Inlet, Alaska 
Description:
Big River Lake is located on the West Side of Cook Inlet nestled against
rugged coastal mountains and the entrance to Lake Clark Pass. A glacially
turbid body of water, Big River Lake is relatively small and primarily
fed by surrounding glaciers, snowmelt and tannin upwelling. It then feeds
Big River, which makes a relatively wide but shallow and silty 13-mile
run to nearby Cook Inlet. Wolverine Creek is a small, clear-flowing tributary
stemming from Wolverine Lake and falls less than 2 miles through a boulder-strewn
valley where it dumps into Redoubt Bay and Big River Lake. Wolverine Creek
and the East Fork of Big River receive the primary runs of Big River Sockeye.
Where it flows into the lake, it pushes the cloudy, glacial water back
and creates a sizable pocket of clear water. This reveals thousands of
fresh Alaska sockeye schooling in the shallows. Alaska Fishing is always
very good and anglers regularly retain their three fish limit and release
many others. You are allowed to continue fishing once you keep your limit.
We normally use light spinning rods.
This
clear pool at the outlet of Wolverine Creek is known as Redoubt Bay
and is frequented several times daily by numerous Alaska Brown Bears.
They attempt (with varied success) to catch fish from the Lake but are
most successful when the fish are running the rocky, shallow creek making
them easier to catch. The Alaska Brown bears are very tolerant of nearby
boats and anglers, content to pursue the fish, feed and move on. Since
we do not fish when the Alaska Brown bears are in close proximity, Alaska
Brown bear viewing and photography is always a regular component of
this trip.
Description:
The Chuit River is a small, clear flowing stream that can be waded in
most locations. It is located roughly 50 miles southwest of Anchorage
on the West Side of Cook Inlet. This Alaska Fly Out trip involves a
20 minute Alaska Floatplane journey from North Kenai to a wilderness
lake on the West Side of Cook Inlet. From the lake, an awaiting helicopter
takes you directly to the Chuit River. 
This
river sees a brief but robust run of large Alaska King Salmon that average
30-50lbs. When timed correctly, this is small stream Alaska Fishing
for king salmon at its finest. The river is ideal Alaska fly fishing
water for big Alaska kings that are fresh from the ocean and very aggressive.
Tackle is single hook, artificial lures only and the limit is one fish
per person, per day. Due to restricted access and the short season,
we can only accept a limited number of annual bookings for this trip.
We recommend making reservations well in advance and to also be prepared
to fish a different location due to weather, river conditions and run
timing.
Description:
Alaska
Silver Salmon enter the Chuitna and Theodore Rivers in late July and
Alaska fishing is excellent through late August. These Alaska Salmon
can be sight fished in the clear water and are very aggressive. These
are ideal rivers to Alaska fly fish for silvers due to their size, water
clarity and the high numbers of fish. Alaska Fishing in these rivers
is done very close to Cook Inlet and is accessible via nearby Lake with
an Alaska floatplane. Here, prearranged transportation is provided to
the river from local outfitters. They will drop you and your Alaska
Fishing Guide at the river access and you will walk/wade from there.
There will be numerous very productive holes in the immediate vicinity.
Description:
Located on the West Forelands of Cook Inlet between the mouths of the
Kustatan and Big River, Bachatna Creek literally comes alive with silver
salmon in late July and August. The stream is very unique in that it
has a strictly sand bottom, shallow runs and crystal clear water. Standing
on small sandbars, one can sight fish for silvers all day long and watch
one after another take your fly. The fish are less than five miles from
the saltwater, very fresh and super aggressive. This is an ideal fly
fishing river.