First time salmon fishing. The guides, Matt and Elliot, worked hard to help us get our quota even though the silvers showed no interest. The days were long but it was fun. Chris, the cook, was very imaginative and we all looked forward to the meals. It was a great week! This was our third Time at Saltery Lake Lodge (2013, 2015, and now 2016). I won’t go into much detail compared to the reviews that I wrote for previous visits and try to concentrate on any differences. Note: Sometimes when searching, the map will show the Office location on Lilly Lake in Kodiak City. You actually fly out of Kodiak City and about 20 minutes later land on Saltery Lake, which is very secluded and NOT in the city. The actual lodge is on Saltery Lake. The pictures of the plane surrounded by lily pads is the location at the office. The lush green photos and variety of photos fishing are at the actual lodge. You stay at the lodge and it includes the food and guide. You can bring your own fishing equipment or you can rent from them. There are two or three miles of Saltery Creek between the Lake and Ugak bay (ocean). The lodge will take you in a vehicle anywhere along the river. You get out and fish for a while. You can walk up and down the river and even go to the beach or the vehicle will take you. You can fish before and after lunch. Then after dinner, you can fish the lake. Fish as little or as much as you want. There is a guide with you at all times. The guide will help you as much or as little as you want. This was the best fishing of all the visits. I’ve been meaning to write this, but I am just getting around to it. We went the first week of August 2016. We went at the very end of Sockeye season this time and this was a record year for Sockeye Salmon coming up the river. Normally the limit is five per person per day, but because there were so many fish, the limit was lifted to ten! There are always a lot of fish on the Saltery, but this year it was crazy and the salmon were bigger than the previous year for some reason. This trip, it was my dad, my oldest son and myself plus two of my dad’s friends that had never been to Saltery Lake Lodge. After we first landed on Saltery Lake via float plane, we had lunch and then went out fishing on the river. The five of us kept 32 sockeye in the first three hours of fishing! (C-R-A-Z-Y good fishing!) The next day we kept 45. We each had our planned 50 pounds to take home by the third day. (The lodge filets the salmon, vacuum seals it, freezes it and places it in a waxed box for trip home.) You catch a lot more fish than you actually keep. For example, there were three different salmon in the river at this time: Sockeye (red), Humpback (pink), and Chum (dog). The Sockeye taste the best, so that is what you keep and you release the others. Also, if a sockeye has started to metamorphosis, you also release it since it will not taste as good. You also catch fish “foul” and have to throw them back. (You have to hook them in the mouth or you have to release them.) The reason that I’m saying this is because when I tell people that we spend 6+ hours fishing, they might think, “how boring”. But we are constantly catching fish the entire time even though we only keep a max of the limit each day. It is awesome! I'm the young guy in the photos I really enjoyed this trip and I've been there two more times! Would definitely recommend!
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