Alaska

[Phil Lilley]

I put together a page of pics and information for everyone. Hope you enjoy!

http://ozarkanglers.com/alaska2006

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Excellent pictures! It looks like you had a great time. I'd be interested in the trip next June if the timing is right. Glad to have you back and hope you've got your glass problems fixed.

John

[Phil Lilley]

Glasses... nothing is working so I'm doing alot of squinting. My eyes have about had it for the day.

Next June - not sure of the dates yet... I know I have a week blocked off and am going to add a week. Hope to go up for 2 week prior to work on the place.

[Kicknbass]

Looks like a great trip. Thanks for the photos.

[gonefishin]

Great pics. I bet that was a wonderful trip. I dream about making a trip like that sometime.

[MTM]

Looks like you had a great time. I know how good it is to get away and fish like that. Wish I was with you on that trip. Nice pictures to. Ron

[snagged in outlet 3]

Nice Phil.

Can you ballpark the price for a week like that at their place? I wouldn't hold you to anything but want to know if I should save my money to go or if it's just too much.

Snagged.

[Phil Lilley]

I think it's going to be $1650 for 6 nights. Includes lodging and all meals, 2 trips over Naknek Lake to Brooks and Margot Creek (weather permitting) and a boat (double occupancy) for the rest of the trip. I think Jim will take the group over the river one day and show the good spots. Airfare will cost you about $1000 to get to King Salmon. Lisc for me was $80 (14 days). There may be a shorter trip lisc.

[MoMuskies]

New gear and equipment - $700

Fishing trip - $2,500

Fishing where you are part of the food chain - PRICELESS!

I'm new to this forum and the photos sparked the old memory bank. I've fished where you keep an eye on the bears and the other on the strike ndicator.

Scrape and save the dimes, if your vice is rod and reel, you owe it to yourself to take such a trip; specially with friends and loved ones.

[Phil Lilley]

Just a quick note...

Equipment= I used 2 rods- a 4 piece 9' 5 wt for rainbows and a 4 piece 9' 7 wt on everything else. Templefork. Used a Dan Bailey reel and both shooting and floating line but you could get away with floting only. Used 1/8th bullet weights to keep the fly down.

Flies- beads for eggs, wooly buggers in black and purple #4, 6, 8's and would slide a bead on for an egg sucking leach. Popsickles were good for pinks and silvers. That would get anyone by. If you go early (mid June till mid July), no eggs- woolly buggers and streamers for rainbows. They chase the smelt that migrate out of the lake to the ocean and they go wild on them just like bass on shad.