Fishing on Kodiak Island in Alaska
August, 2021
We had originally scheduled to take this Alaska fishing trip in 2020, but when Covid crashed upon us all, the folks at the lodge were gracious enough to reschedule us for the next year. So after several emails, and phone calls with Kelley at the lodge, we departed from Grand Junction, CO on the afternoon of August 6. An uneventful flight, and a stay-over in Anchorage had us ready for the next leg to Kodiak Island. Once at Kodiak, we had a few hours to kill so we found our shuttle airline, Vertigo, and they graciously took us to downtown Kodiak City where we had lunch and enjoyed the local brewery. About 4:00 we called Vertigo, they picked us up and back to the waiting room we went anticipating our 5:00 flight to Old Harbor.
We met Rick who gathered our gear, us, our partners and headed for the lodge. Once there we finally got to meet Kelley in person. She showed us our rooms, and Rick led us to the back and issued us all our rain gear for the next few days. The gear was brand new Onyx gear and in great condition. After sizing was done, Rick had us go back and visit with Kelley who issued our licenses to us. As soon as we were ready we would head down to the boat where we met Gary, co-owner of the lodge, and our guide for the next three days.
We had a great time, and fished hard the next three days and were able to get limits of Halibut, Black Bass, Cod, and a couple of Golden Eyes. Unfortunately the weather played havoc with the fishing. We were delayed a day getting in, and a day getting out. But we got our three days in. It was just super rough and we weren’t able to get out of the bay. We are in Anchorage now. We were able to catch some Halibut, one limit of bass, and a golden eye. Between the four of us on the boat we were able to bring one 50 lb box apiece out.
The lodge is well done, it had at one time been a theatre, and was remodeled into the great lodge it is today. The rooms are very comfortable and nice. The upstairs has a fireplace, several couches, recliners, and a library for when you aren’t able to fly, or fish. Our meals were first rate, with a cooked to order breakfast two of the three days. Guides packed lunches for on the water, and our dinners were delicious each night.
This was a really fun fishing trip.
Rick, Kelley, Gary, and Jeanne all do a great job. We would recommend them to anyone who may want to experience this type of a trip. We look forward to going back soon.
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