King Salmon and Dillingham Alaska - Alaska travel and tours with Homer Travel & Tours

King Salmon
Lodging

King Salmon, located on the north bank of the Naknek River on the Alaska Peninsula, lies about 15 miles upriver from Naknek, and 284 miles southwest of Anchorage. In the 1930s, an air navigation silo was built at the site of present-day King Salmon and at the beginning of World War II, the U.S. built an Air Force base there. Other government quarters, such as National Park Service, Fish & Game, and the weather bureau, were developed, then the air force base was closed during 1993. Although the Native population is a mixture of Aleuts, Indians and Eskimos, the community is primarily non-native. Government jobs, transportation and fishing-related employment are the mainstays of the economy. King Salmon serves as a departure point for the Katmai National Park and Preserve, which includes the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Brooks Camp, and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Over 30,000 visitors pass through the King Salmon airport each summer for wilderness and fishing adventures in the area. Primary access is by air. Average summer temperatures range from 42 to 63; average winter temperatures range from 29 to 44. Total precipitation is 20 inches annually, including 45 inches of snowfall, and fog is common during summer months.

Dillingham is located at the extreme northern end of Nushagak Bay in northern Bristol Bay, and is 327 miles southwest of Anchorage. The area around Dillingham was first inhabited by both Eskimos and Athabascans, then became a trade center when Russians erected the Alexandrovski Redoubt Post in 1818. Traditionally a Native area, with Russian influences, Dillingham is now a highly mixed population of non-Natives, Eskimos, Aleuts and Indians. Commercial fishing Bristol Bay area are the focus of the local culture and commercial fishing, fish processing, cold storage and support of the fishing industry are the primary activities. Many residents depend on subsistence activities, and trapping of beaver, otter, mink, lynx and fox provide cash income. Salmon, grayling, pike, moose, bear, caribou, and berries contribute to the local diet. Access is by by air and sea. The average summer temperatures range from 37 to 66, with the average winter temperatures ranging between 4 and 30. Annual precipitation is 26 inches, with 65 inches of snow. Heavy fog is common in July and August

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Lodges in Dillingham

Here's Fishing, Bear Watching, Gourmet Meals, Hot Tub !

Nestled in the rugged, pristine wilderness of wild Alaska, 350 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska in the heart of a region called Bristol Bay, this lodge is a comfortable place to unwind after your daily adventures of fishing, kayaking, wildlife tours, or bear watching. The chalets offer three beautiful carpeted bedrooms, and can comfortably accommodate six to eight guests. Each bedroom has two beds, some with queen size beds for couples, and each of them have private baths. The lodge offers three cabins that will comfortably sleep three to four guests in a more rustic setting. Each cabin offers a private bath and beautiful views of the surrounding area. The large front deck and lounge area at the lodge offers a great view of the surrounding Alaska mountains and Aleknagik Lake. Guests will enjoy gourmet meals at the lodge, and after a full day, relax with your favorite beverage in the hot tub. Bristol Bay area rivers are world renowned for their runs of wild Pacific Salmon resident populations of Rainbow Trout, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike, Lake Trout and Dolly Varden. To utilize the various fisheries while they are in their prime, you and your group will be flown out to different rivers and streams depending on the species that you are interested in. Each evening prior, the guides will chat with you to see what kind of experience you are up for, so they can put together the necessary gear. All native species must be released, no exceptions. If weather prohibits flying on any given day, there are excellent trout and salmon fisheries close to the lodge that can be reached within minutes by boat.

Packages include: Lodging, all meals, hot tub, lodge amenities, transportation from Dillingham to the Lodge, daily fly-outs to area fishing hot spots, use of rods, reels, waders, lures, and other gear, 2 to 1 angler/guide ratio. This package pricing does not include gratuities and airfare from your home to Dillingham, Alaska. Corporate and group rates available, call and ask for BBL for information.

Take a Voyage of Discovery on Alaska's Bering Sea Coast

The Walrus Islands lie some 30 miles southwest of the village of Togiak, and 60 air miles west of Dillingham, where northern Bristol Bay joins the legendary Bering Sea. It is a rugged and forbidding coast, rarely visited except by local native villagers, a few commercial fishermen, and the most dedicated photographers and wildlife enthusiasts. The area is as big as Prince William Sound but much less visited by persons and vessels, and even commercial fishing boats are sighted only occasionally. This place isn't "off the beaten track," it's off the track altogether. In the Walrus Islands the drama of life on the Bering Sea is played out on a spectacular tableau of cliffs and ocean. At Round Island, centerpiece of the archipelago, huge bull walrus lounge on the beaches. You can walk to within a few yards of horned and tufted puffins. People are so scarce that even the foxes have no fear. On other islands of the group, seals and sea lions and legions of seabirds and raptors live in undisturbed splendor. Alaska's Bristol Bay is home to these small, isolated islands which annually host the largest land-based walrus haulout in the Western Hemisphere. In the spring, for days at a time, 500 to 10,000 male walruses may be seen basking on the rocky beaches of Round Island. You'll hear the raucous call of the Steller sea lions from their rookery nearby. To get there you fly to Anchorage, change to a smaller jet or turboprop aircraft and fly 300 miles southwest to Dillingham, then switch to a chartered floatplane that takes you to a remote beach. Your captain meets you with an inflatable boat and whisks you to Inconnu, swinging on anchor nearby. The vessel normally sleeps two to four guests in two private cabins, and can accommodate up to six. She has a private head with shower, oil heat, 110-volt AC power for recharging batteries, walk-around decks, and carries a hardbottom inflatable shore boat on deck. The vessel has full navigation and communication equipment, including satellite phone, and all safety and survival gear. Call us and ask about WIE