Bearclaw Lodge, Lake Aleknagik, Alaska
The fishing season begins in June with the descent of salmon smolts heading to the sea and incredible fishing for char and rainbow trout that hunt them. This moment coincides with the arrival of the first chinook salmon into the bay’s rivers. In July, good runs of chum salmon and overwhelming numbers of sockeye salmon follow.
August is already a time of abundant and varied fishing in Bristol Bay. These are the best dates for coho salmon fishing. These acrobatic fighters will delight both spinning and fly anglers with spectacular battles. One of the best rivers in the area for coho fishing, the Wood River, is just 20 minutes by boat from the lodge.
You should also keep in mind that this area of Bristol Bay offers the best dry fly fishing in Alaska. July and August are optimal for rainbow trout and grayling fishing with dry flies, even with mouse imitations on the surface. Additionally, you can enjoy spectacular fishing for Dolly Varden char with streamers, nymphs, or beads that imitate salmon eggs.
One of the special features of the Bearclaw Lodge fishing program is the possibility of hiking to numerous nearby streams. For the more adventurous anglers, excursions with long hikes of up to 8 kilometers can be made to reach some streams that offer excellent fishing, but there are also many productive spots that can be reached in less than half an hour on foot from the lodge. Anglers will also have kayaks at their disposal, which they can take at any time after dinner to explore the surroundings.
El campamento le proveerá con cañas de spinning para pescar durante las jornadas regulares, pero si deseen pescar a mosca es aconsejable traer equipos propios.
Para pesca de salmón sockeye, chum o coho a mosca: cañas de una mano de 9 pies de línea 8 o de dos manos de 12 a 14 pies líneas 7 a 8. Lineas de multidensidad terminando en un sink 3 a 5, terminales de 15 libras. 100 mts de backing de 25 kg de resistencia. Moscas recomendadas para el coho incluyen flash flies, polywogs, todo tipo de intruders en colores chartreuse, naranja, rosa o rojo.
Para pesca de salmón king a mosca: cañas de una mano de 9 pies o de dos manos de 14 a 15 pies líneas de 9 a 10. Lineas skagit con puntas T14 a T20. 200 mts de backing de 25 kg de resistencia. Moscas recomendadas incluyen imitaciones de hueva de salmón, fat freddys, grandes streamers de conejo o de bucktail e intruders en colores chartreuse, naranja, rosa o rojo.
Para la pesca de truchas arco iris, salvelinos y tímalos a mosca: cañas de una mano de 9 pies líneas de 5 a 6. Líneas flotantes para mosca seca y líneas de hundimiento intermedio a S5 para pescar a streamer.Moscas recomendadas incluyen todo tipo de streamer desde wooly bugger, a zonker a muddler minnow, etc , moscas secas variadas en nºs 12-16 y también imitaciones de ratón.
Para spinning desde la orilla recomendamos una caña de lance de 3 metros mínimo con un buen carrete con capacidad para 250 metros de nylon del con una resistencia de 8 a 15 kilos.
Anglers stay in a beautiful wooden lodge on the shores of Lake Aleknagik with all the comforts one could hope for in such a remote wilderness location. Excellent home style meals are served in common dining / lounge area. Guests share doubles with good beds. Bathrooms are shared and have a toilet and hot water shower.
To get to Bearclaw Lodge, most guests will fly into Anchorage the day before their scheduled arrival date at the lodge. Guests will fly in to DIllingham on a commercial flight. There Bearclaw lodge staff will meet them and transfer them by land to docking area where they will board a jetboat for the final leg of the trip to the lodge.
Location: The camp is located on the shores of Lake Aleknagik, about 40 miles from Dillingham, going up the Wood River in the very heart of Bristol Bay. Bearclaw Lodge. Bearclaw Lodge.
Season: Mid-June to mid-september
Best dates: Mid-June to mid-July: chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, and chum salmon. Early August to mid-September: coho salmon. All season for char, rainbow trout, and grayling.
Number of rods allowed: N/A (El lodge puede acoger hasta 8 personas a la vez).
Permitted methods: Spinning y mosca.
Species: Chinook, chum, sockeye, pink, and coho salmon during the last part of the season. There are also resident populations of rainbow trout and char, as well as pike in still water areas.
Note: You can take sockeye or coho salmon. All other species are catch and release only.
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