From: 11/12/2024
To: 11/12/2024
Type of Water: Freshwater
Species: Coho salmon, Sockeye salmon, Chum salmon, Pink salmon, Chinook salmon, Rainbow trout, Lake trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling , Pike
Enjoy the 2024 Season Recap!
This July was very similar to July 2023 in terms of salmon fishing. We landed some super nice kings and an endless supply of sockeye salmon to fill our guests’ coolers. This strong salmon run also helped feed the trout population in our fabled Alagnak River system. The king salmon run was not any better than 2023 but it was also not any worse, so fingers crossed we are at the bottom of the curve in our king salmon cycle. We will continue to practice catch and release for all king salmon in 2025 in hopes we might be making a difference in our returns. Few people realize this, but the Alagnak River sockeye run feeds into some of the best fly-out streams in the state. These rivers include Moraine Creek, Kulik River, Little Ku, Battle River, and others; and th View more...Enjoy the 2024 Season Recap!
This July was very similar to July 2023 in terms of salmon fishing. We landed some super nice kings and an endless supply of sockeye salmon to fill our guests’ coolers. This strong salmon run also helped feed the trout population in our fabled Alagnak River system. The king salmon run was not any better than 2023 but it was also not any worse, so fingers crossed we are at the bottom of the curve in our king salmon cycle. We will continue to practice catch and release for all king salmon in 2025 in hopes we might be making a difference in our returns. Few people realize this, but the Alagnak River sockeye run feeds into some of the best fly-out streams in the state. These rivers include Moraine Creek, Kulik River, Little Ku, Battle River, and others; and the trout fishing there is as good as I have seen in my 30 plus years of guiding!
Our chum run started in mid to late July and was starting to really take shape but for some reason stalled a bit and towards the end of the month and then got going like gangbusters again with some of the best chum salmon fishing in many years! From the end of July on, our chums were back in force breaking rods like the good old days. That coupled with copious amounts of pink salmon covering all the tidewater bars in the lower river, I can honestly say the Alagnak river has not fished this well since 2019!
Our silver salmon run was nothing shy of extraordinary! With easy limits from early August on (aided by plenty of cool, wet conditions) we simply enjoyed a really, great silver salmon run. Proof? Returning guests that have been coming up for 12+ years were quoted: “this is the best silver fishing we have ever had on the Alagnak”. Pinks, chums, and silvers were all at peak numbers this past summer and we are so fortunate to have this as our “home river” – especially when we are not able to fly out due to bad weather and must stay “home”.
September trout fishing was also nothing short of incredible with the biggest trout of the season landed during these weeks including a new lodge record rainbow trout (see picture) landed the last day of our 2024 season! These late weeks with smaller groups of anglers has really made it possible for us to keep all guests into amazing trout fishing all week. We cannot wait to get after the fly-out program in 2025 and hopefully all season long in 2026!
2025 Pricing
While the inflation rate has slowed in the lower 48, unfortunately we continue to see increasing fuel and grocery costs throughout Alaska. Sadly, fuel and groceries are only part of what we transport into the lodge. We are not on a “road system” like most lodges in the area and although we love our remoteness – it certainly comes with more overhead. We have really tried to hold the line on rates the last few years - but it is now simply no longer sustainable to operate at these rates. Our new 2025 rates will be:
June 17th – June 30: $10,500 per guest, 8 guests max, unlimited fly-outs and unlimited braids trips with our own Beaver floatplane at the dock.
July 1 – September 9: $8,500 per guest, 12 guests max, and fly-outs extra (per seat price with air taxi as usual).
Sept. 9 – October 7: $10,500 per guest, unlimited fly-outs and braids trips included with our own Beaver floatplane at the dock.
I have spent a lot of time doing “competitive price benchmarking” on all other lodges on not only the Alagnak river, but in the entire Bristol Bay region - and our rates are not only aligned - but offer the best value of any Alaska fly-out operation. Period. I have contacted a fair amount of our 2025 guests and as of now there has not been a single person that has cancelled due our needed price adjustment. Our commitment to all of you is that our staff and I promise to deliver an amazing experience at Anglers Alibi in 2025!
