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We've Been Slamm'n Salmon for the past week on the Wild Alagnak River.  The Sockeye have been streaming past in their 10's of THOUSANDS!  One day they estimated 300,000 entered the river!  We expect them to keep running strong for the next 2 1/2 weeks!   We've had some great clients coming through our doors and have enjoyed introducing them to this amazing river! It's fun sharing the river with our neighbors, like this beautiful Moose! But with the arrival of the first waves of Sockeye Salmon, the Bears have started to show up and we are seeing Bears every day now chasing after the fresh fish.  But that means that Moose sighting are becoming increasingly rare as they fear...

Great Day for a Fly Out over the Katmai National Park to Hallo Bay to view the Coastal Brown Bears! A view only seen by Eagles! Big Brown Bears on the Coast before the Salmon arrive during mating season and foraging on sedge grass and clams on the coast. Up Close and Personal with the Coastal Brown Bears of Hallo Bay! Happy Clients! Our Air Taxi Awaits to whisk you back to ATA Lodge! Bird's Eye View of ATA Lodge!  A Moose in the creek as we come in for a river landing on the float plane. All in all, a great time was had by all! So, what are you waiting for?  We would love to show the very...

Prepare to be amazed by the spectacle of natural beauty and wonder of The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. ATAL offers flight seeing tours over and down into this amazing natural phenomenon. On June 6, 1912, a new volcano emerged on the Katmai landscape and forever altered this region. For 60 hours, a volcano later named Novarupta sent ash into the sky as high as 20 miles (30 km). Ash and pumice from the eruption also rushed down the Ukak River valley as pyroclastic flows and surges moving at more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour). (source nps.gov) The Ukak River valley was transformed into 40 square miles (64 square kilometers) of barren ash. Heat trapped in...

Who gets tired waking up to a view like this!  A room with a view! Our New "Neighbors"! These two came trotting down the bank toward the lodge, crossed over to the island that creates our natural harbor and then crossed the river right in front of the lodge.  Another picture taken from our front porch!   Even Jessie is feeling right at home! Welcome to ATAL....A True Alaska Lodge! Bird's Eye View of the Property! Loading the landing craft to do a run in to town to refill our propane tanks! Coming back with the groceries! Hope to see you soon at ATAL...A True Alaska Lodge! www.atalodge.com Free Phone:  877 801 2289

As if 200 miles of fish-able water, over 40 miles of 3 different Rivers were not enough (all within easy access to the lodge by jet boat) - ATA Lodge offers many exciting "Add On" Adventures that you can choose from. We can't imagine you getting tired of our own "piece of paradise" during your stay with us, but should you wish to "Add On" an extra adventure or two to your package, you will be able to explore all of the very best of what the Katmai National Park and surrounding Bristol Bay Region has to offer the Intrepid Adventurer!   Not only can we get you in to fish other remote lakes, rivers and streams across the region by doing either Fly...