UPDATE : CUBA TRIP IS NOW FULL Join John and Melissa for a week of salt water flats fishing in Cuba, February 29th thru March 7th. We will be fishing out of Cayo Largo and based aboard the luxurious Jardines-Aggressor . Cayo Largo is considered the Permit capital of Cuba with very little fishing pressure as it’s located about 40 miles off the mainland. Besides Permit, we will have opportunities for Tarpon, Snook, Barracuda and Read more…
© Arian Stevens Photography 2019 will go down as the warmest and near driest season on record. Trout fishing started out strong and continued that way until the end despite the crazy heat. We had one of the best seasons in my memory on the Lower American. Not just consistent action but more big fish than normal. Our new Hewescraft project for fishing the Kvichak was a success, still working out some of the details Read more…
We’re really excited about our staff going into this 2019 season! Your pilots will be John and Kris . Both will also be guiding during the day. It’s Kris’s first season at the lodge, but he has years of experience flying and guiding the Bristol Bay area. The guides this season are Caleb, Logan, Wade, and Chace. All of these guys have been with us for years, with the exception of Chace. At the lodge Read more…
Comment Period is Open In a major development, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just released the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble Mine. The most important document on Pebble’s path to a key permit to mine the headwaters of Bristol Bay The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ release of Pebble Mine’s draft environmental impact statement is a major step in the federal permitting process. The purpose of the DEIS is to analyze Read more…
Below are the shows that we will be attending (Denver, Edison, and Atlanta), but you can check out the full schedule here. DENVER, CO Dates: January 4, 5, & 6, 2019 TimeFriday: 10am – 6pmSaturday: 9am – 5:30pmSunday: 9am – 4:30pm Location: Denver Mart451 East 58th AvenueDenver, CO 80216-8470 A Note from the Director:You are cordially invited to the 18th Annual Denver Fly Fishing Show. We have expanded floor space yet again with additional areas Read more…
The following five or six paragraphs are about the Pebble Mine and to summarize, we need your support now more than ever! Even if you don’t have time or desire to read the info, please take a minute and click on the link https://gifts.tu.org/bristolbay to donate to TU and be a part of protecting the last great trout and salmon fishery in the world. PLEASE! As most of you are aware, the battle to protect Read more…
After finishing up the 2018 season at the lodge and having some time to contemplate the lessons learned from this past season and how we would like to improve going forward. We have decided to make a couple of changes for the upcoming 2019 season. In order to offer a couple of single-occupancy rooms we will be reducing the number of guests at the lodge from 12 to 10. This will allow us to offer two Read more…
Looking for Christmas ideas? We know that the internet is full of gift giving lists right now. So instead, here’s a list of companies where you can get some awesome products and feel good about it. Each of these companies are giving back and supporting conservation. If we missed any companies doing good things please let us know in the comments! [smartslider3 slider=18]
Hosted trip 2018 DUBAI Early October I returned home from the lodge and over four months of flying and guiding. I was home five days before getting on a plane for a long ride to Dubai for a day of fishing for queenfish with my son Jack and Mark W. Ocean Active operates a very well run fishing operation right in Dubai, very convenient for the traveler passing through or businessman with a half-day to Read more…
On February 15th-25th John and Kari hosted a trip to Cayo Largo, Cuba to participate in an environmental sustainability program. The program was hosted by Cuban marine biologists and fishing guides focusing on the human ecological footprint, a fly fishing fish counting project and their Marine Park protection plan. They were accompanied by 9 guests from across the US. The trip began in Havana with a city tour and sampling of local culture. Next was Read more…