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

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

Black Bear Lodge

Why We Like It From Black Bear Lodge you’ll fish for wild rainbow trout that behave like steelhead—and sometimes grow to similar sizes. Swung flies work during spring and fall, making this a “steelhead-esque” game for fish that may range past 25 inches. During late spring and summer the trout are tuned in on dry

Rapids Camp

Why We Like It This is fly-out fishing at its finest. Rapids Camp is located at the epicenter of the famous Bristol Bay leopard rainbow trout fishery right on the banks of the Naknek River. Lodge guests can simply walk from breakfast to a private dock where multiple boats and a fleet of planes are

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

Missoula River Lodge

Why We Like It This is Norman Maclean country. Anglers still experiences reminiscent of A River Runs Through It here on the Big Blackfoot River and many other streams. If you love dry fly fishing, you won’t find a better place to drop an anchor: super productive hatches begin in March with the skwala stonefly and

Fernie Wilderness Lodge

Why We Like It Some of the finest native cutthroat trout rivers in the world flow in and around Fernie, British Columbia, all within quick striking distance of Fernie Wilderness Adventures. If you are into dry fly fishing and love to see quality trout rising through crystalline currents—all day long—this is the place to be. These native

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