Kulik Lodge, Katmai National Park

Why We Like It Kulik Lodge is one of the best operations in the Katmai region. The Kulik River, right out the back door, ranks as one of the region’s top rainbow trout streams with each cast possibly leading to a 20- to 30-inch rainbow in the net. Guests here get first shot at it

Andros South Lodge

Why We Like It Situated near Deep Creek in largely undeveloped South Andros, this cozy lodge offers quick and easy access to some of the best flats and biggest bonefish, even by Bahamian standards. Andros South offers clean, air-conditioned accommodations a few yards from a white-sand beach, and every guest gets his or her own

Red Bay Sunset Lodge

Why We Like It Located in secluded Red Bay, northwest Andros, this beachfront lodge is completely off the grid and offers the perfect blend of serenity, comfort, and world-class inshore fishing. The lodge owner and head guide is Benry Smith, son of legendary bonefish guide Capt. Charlie Smith, who concocted the popular “Crazy Charlie” fly.

Grosvenor Lodge

Why We Like It Want your own your piece of Alaska for a week, with two gorgeous lakes and one of the most impressive trout streams on the planet in your backyard? If so, Grosvenor Lodge is the place to be. It’s the only lodge located on either Grosvenor or Coville lakes, as well as

Blue Horizon Lodge

Why We Like It This is a permit-focused operation. If your goal is to catch your first permit or your 50th, Blue Horizon is a really great bet. The lodge is located smack-dab in the center of “Permit Alley,” offering its guides and clients first shots at several of the most productive reefs and flats

Cree River Lodge

Why We Like It Cree River Lodge offers exceptional pike and walleye fishing in the untouched Canadian north. While staying at Cree you’ll enjoy a quiet and comfortable lodge, a crew that welcomes you in as part of a team, and fantastic meals throughout your stay. This can be your pike fishing experience of a

Thanks Alaska Mothership

Why We Like It Thanks Alaska offers some of the most unique steelhead fishing on the planet. Opportunities are plentiful for bright, spring-run wild fish ranging between 8 and 14 pounds and some that grow much larger (their record measured 42 inches long). The 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest offers hundreds of these wildly remote steelhead-bearing streams,

Northern Lights Lodge

Why We Like It Simply put, the waters around Quesnel Lake and Northern Lights Lodge are rainbow trout Nirvana. Guests here will fish four major rivers and countless lakes from the classic Canadian wilderness lodge, with chances to land six distinct strains of wild rainbow trout that range between 16 and 26 inches. (The lodge

Broad Shad Cay

Why We Like It Guests here stalk double-digit-size bonefish on Andros Island’s legendary flats with one of the world’s greatest bonefish guides, Captain Andy Smith. This small operation is located in the middle of Andros’ North Bight, which allows guides and anglers to access the east and west sides of the island with a short

Boardwalk Lodge

Boardwalk Lodge Alaska

Why We Like It The Tongass National Forest offers one of fishing’s pinnacle experiences: sightcasting flies to native steelhead. Beginning in March and extending through May, these stunning anadromous trout run up countless rivers and streams draining through the old-growth forests of Prince of Wales Island. Guests at Boardwalk Lodge can walk up and down