It Was A Great Year to be at ATA Lodge in 2017! We Had a Blast! From one extreme to another! After an exceptionally high water year in 2016, some saying the highest water levels in 40 years; 2017 saw some of the lowest water levels in perhaps the past 10 years for most of the season. The great thing about seeing such extreme conditions in back to back years, is the sense of being convinced of what an amazing location the Alagnak Wild River really is! Regardless of water levels the river delivers and the fishing has been fantastic! June 8th saw opening day start off our season with water conditions perfect for dry fly fishing and for...
You are here. so am I. We are right where we belong... Together we are strong, like the river, moving forward, forever constant for so long.... (lyrics by Sue McGee) We are here, and we have been joined by some great clients these first couple of weeks on the Alagnak Wild River! Our first few weeks have seen more big trout caught from 28 up to 30 inches than the past 5 seasons combined! All we can say is, "We are here - and so are the Trout!" Funny Face, I love you. Funny Face I need you. My whole world depends on you! Trout fishing on the Alagnak River has been epic this season and only stands to...
Drama on the Wild Alagnak River…. After a day of wearing ourselves out catching heaps of Big, Beautiful Leopard Rainbow Trout and Grayling, new guy Jon is out fishing at midnight last night….I guess he hadn’t had enough earlier in the day….well he did only just get here and....yesterday it was Opening Day…so who can blame him really if he’s pretty keen to experience the best of what the Alagnak River has to offer….and we are of course in the land of the Midnight Sun…sooooo back to the tale…. New girl Katlyn is standing down on the dock watching Jon fish, when Katie yells for Jon to look behind him as there is a Mother Moose and her Calf hoofing it...
Just a few images of the start up to our 2017 season. A road trip from Seattle to Anchorage as Jacob, Cameron and Katelyn take our new truck up to Alaska to put on the barge to send to Naknek. Now comes the buying of supplies and shipping all the our staples and new equipment that will be needed this year. You can follow our adventures this season, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google +. Hope you enjoy the ride! Here's a few pictures to get you dreaming of the Great Land and all it has to offer. If you'd like to find out more about ATA Lodge, check out our website at www.atalodge.com
Great opportunity to get 2 for the price of 1 trip to ATA Lodge from the Countryside Alliance Charity Auction on May 3, 2017. The auction is live now and you can bid for the trip by following this link!https://www.fishingforourfuturedinner.com/lite-ui/#liveLots/show/3