Fishing the Alagnak River... Seventy some miles long, the Alagnak, also known as the Branch River, flows in a westerly direction from Katmai Park's Kukaklek Lake to Bristol Bay's Kvichak River and eventually into the Bering Sea on the western shores of the Alaska Peninsula. Hosting all five species of salmon you will experience grayling, dolly varden trout or arctic char mixed in with the resident rainbow trout that for years, were southwest Alaska's best kept secret. Forty nine and one half miles as the "GPS Crow" flies from the "big city" of king salmon, the top of the Alagnak is literally in the wilderness. Roadless through it's entirety and designated as a wild and scenic river, you are guaranteed to see a large variety wildlife. Bears, moose, wolves, mink, marten, otters and beavers can appear at a moment's notice. Eagles, osprey, sand hill cranes, sand pipers, ravens and of course, sea gulls fly the waterways in search of their next meal. Our trips concentrate on the upper forty five miles of river. Within the lower reaches of this section one experiences the "Braids". As the river valley flattens out, literally hundreds of islands have formed. Each has it's own slots and rivelets where giant rainbows love to hide. It's doubtful one could fish all the waters in a season, never mind a single trip! Fishing the Nonvianuk River... Although a mere nine or so miles long the Nonvianuk is a major highway to tributaries on the far side of Nonvianuk Lake to include Kulik Lake and the Kulik River, host to one of Bristol Bay's premier silver fisheries. It's always a thrill to start a trip here as the resident rainbows hammer your presentations and question your leader knots. Contributing to it's flow, the Nonvianuk dumps into the Alagnak River approximately twenty miles below it's origin. Fishing the Naknek River... For years this system had been famous for it's monster Rainbows. The trophy trout were soon depleted and, a credit to the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, strict regulations coupled with seasonal spawning closures has finally made it the fishery it once was. We begin our trips on it's banks in king salmon and feel confident that if we are weathered in for a day and unable to fly, there is a road system that allows the otherwise unhappy angler the opportunity to wet a line. Our only concern is that after the first grab, we may have difficulties getting you OFF this river!