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We plan to leave Seattle on the last flight
out - 11:30PM, and then take the first flight out of Anchorage - 8:30 AM in to Dillingham or Bethel, arriving at 11:30AM. We will fly four float planes out of that location into Pegati/Kegati Lake, headwaters of the Kenektok River , landing at the outlet of the lake. We should all be on the ground at the lake by 4:00 PM, and will then set up the boats (3) and get them all rigged, as well as the campsite. We will spend the rest of the day fishing the mouth of the lake, have a great dinner, and thenl head on down stream for 8-10 miles the next morning. However, it should be good fishing with small fry - streamer
imitations and eggs, with the rainbows waiting at the mouth of the lake
for the salmon laying their eggs.
We will float the next day down to the confluence
of the Kisaralik and Klak Rivers, where we will set up a camp
site and fish the confluence of the two rivers - this is not only very good rainbow fishing, but outstanding Artic Char/Dolly Varden fishing. It is not uncommon to catch 50 to 100 char per person here every day. . We will then head on
down into the main river, find a GOOD campsite, and spend two to
three days fishing the big gravel bars for BIG rainbows. We should also
find the
Silver holes and fish those as well. This is great silver salmon
and big Rainbow water.
After 1-2 days, we will go further into
the main river, and camp for two more days. Our last days will be
spent rowing to our pullout site, and fishing for the silvers and
rainbows.
We will plan on being picked up and transported to the Quinhagak Airport, flown
back to Bethel or Dillingham, then Anchorage, then Seattle and home.
Day to Day Details
| DAY
1 |
| We
want everyone to arrive into SeaTac Airport by 10PM. We must
get our overall weight
down to 350 pounds max, per person,
or we will need to take an additional float plane into the lake,
at an additional cost. We want everyone to go over their bags
before they leave home, to cull out items to help bring weight
down. That means eliminating duplicate and triplicate items - like
shovels, etc. We need everyone to do a really good job at
cutting down on weight.
At the airport, we may try to consolidate our bags; and
then check in for our 11:30PM flight to Anchorage. We will re-allocate
the bags so that every one has their two bags, maxed out
to
just under 50 pounds. You can have two bags and a carry-on.
We'll keep our carry on bags off to the side and check in the
heavy stuff. Our plane should take off around 11:30PM or possibly
later.
Be sure to keep your wallets in a very safe place. We
will arrive in Anchorage around 2 AM, and we'll grab a quick nap, then get up and have a quick
bite to eat and a Starbucks coffee. We should not have to claim
our baggage and re-check-in, as we have done on over-night
flights. We will depart for Dillingham or Bethel at 8:30AM. Once we
get to destination - about 10:30 AM, we will move to our floatplane
service, and start getting things weighed.
Dick and a couple
of people will go to the local grocery store and pick up fresh items - like bread,
fuel, and fresh fruit and veggies. We expect to depart for
the lake around 2 PM, and fly to Kegati Lake - headwaters
of the Kisaralik River/(also known as the CHosen River), where we will land
near the lake outlet, and assemble out catrafts and set up camp.
The fishing can be very good at the start of
the river, so we will spend the rest of the day at the lake, and
depart the next morning for the confluence of the
Klak and Kisaralik Rivers. This river is known - at both the
upper and the lower river - for its world class
fly
fishing for rainbows, Silvers and char. While the upper
river downstream from the lake outlet does have good rainbow fishing, we usually do not encounter any
char
until we hit the Klak. If the fishing
is
not fantastic at the confluence, we will start our float early on the morning of the third, and go down river about ten to eleven miles to a spot where we will set up camp
for two days. |
| DAY 3-4 |
We will get up relatively
early, have a great breakfast, fish
a little, and start down the river, and will float 8 to 11
miles this day, fishing big egg sucking leaches or mouse patterns.
We have found that fishing from the
boat can be very productive for char, grayling and rainbows.
We will not stop except for very brief breaks, so that we
can make our way down to the bigger water. The water should still
be gin clear, and it should be fantastic rainbow fishing.
If we reach a good fishing/camping
location, we will stop and fish and spend the night. Remember, this is a long float - 85 miles - so we need to try to make at least 10 miles a day.
The upper main river section
has many rainbows and grayling, so plan on bringing
along a lot of dry flies - your favorites, and a few humpies,
royal wulfs, elk hair caddis, and poly parachutes and mouse
patterns. (Bring six to twelve of size 12, 14, 16 and 18).
Streamer patterns, especially ones that look like fingerlings,
red and green head egg sucking leaches, and egg patterns
should be high on your list as well (egg sucking leaches
are a must). Also, the rainbows have been keying off on the
small par and fingerlings, early in the year, so small streamer
patters are a must. |
| DAY 5-6 |
| We will
encounter slower water as we get into the main river system. In this stretch, we will find lots of char, silvers
and rainbows. We will try to find a great
Silver fishing hole and good campground - co-located. We will
spend one or two days here, since this area is also known for exceptional
silver, rainbow and char fishing. We should also find northern pike
in the slower water and slews, as well as good char, and possibly
a few left over chum and sockeye fishing. Char should be found
throughout this stretch of the river, and we should be constantly on
the watch and fishing for them as well. |
| DAY 7-8 |
| We will contine floating and fishing, stopping when ever we find a good silver hold - usually big back eddies or beaver ponds.
We will move on and slowly float down the river, again stopping
and fishing for the Silvers, rainbows, char and grayling. We
might encounter a few Chum and Sockeye as well, but they will
be old. We will stop at any good fishing spots and fish them,
until we come down to a fantastic fishing spot that can also
serve as a camp site. We'll spend the night here. If we find
the fishing to be excellent, we will spend two nights here,
if not, we will continue down the next day through the braids
until we hit a good rainbow or Silver Salmon Hole, fish it hard, and move on down to our next camp site. |
| DAY 9-10
More of the same, but now the river is bigger, with lots of downed trees - sweepers, and great mouse water. Here is where we will really encounter the Leopard Rainbows. Dry Fly Fishing at its BEST!. |
| DAY 11-12 |
| Leopard Rainbows and BIG Silvers. OUr last two days will be just crazy fishing. The silvers should be everywhere. We will float the remainder of the river down to Quinhagak, and pull out our boats, pack them up, and pick up a shuttle to the airport, and on to Seattle..... |
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