What we like The Alaska Steelhead Company may be the most serious steelhead operation we know about. The team of hardcore guides put enormous pressure on each other and themselves to put anglers in front of multiple fish per day, in a host of diverse waters within a short drive or flight from the lodge.
Fish Species: Coho Salmon
Kulik Lodge, Katmai National Park
Why We Like It Kulik Lodge is one of the best operations in the Katmai region. The Kulik River, right out the back door, ranks as one of the region’s top rainbow trout streams with each cast possibly leading to a 20- to 30-inch rainbow in the net. Guests here get first shot at it
The Steelhead Ranch
Why We Like It There aren’t many summer-run steelhead options left in the Pacific Northwest, and there aren’t any rivers like the Klickitat. Pure and simple, the Steelhead Ranch is a summer steelheading paradise. Situated on 40 acres above the Klickitat River, guests fish for some of the hardest fighting summer-runs found anywhere in the
Boardwalk Lodge
Why We Like It The Tongass National Forest offers one of fishing’s pinnacle experiences: sightcasting flies to native steelhead. Beginning in March and extending through May, these stunning anadromous trout run up countless rivers and streams draining through the old-growth forests of Prince of Wales Island. Guests at Boardwalk Lodge can walk up and down