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July has been a blast!  We have had a full house every week, with lots of happy clients catching more fish than they ever imagined possible!   What a season at ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River and we are only half way through!

The Opening Week of the 2018 Season in Bristol Bay, Alaska has just finished!  And what a week it has been at ATA Lodge!   Great Clients! Great Staff!  Great Food!  And Great Fishing!  

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...