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General
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How do I get to Larsen Bay Lodge? |
Fly to Anchorage. Then book a
commercial flight on Era Air
or Alaska Airlines to Kodiak, (250 miles southwest). Then it is a 30 minute
flight from Kodiak to Larsen Bay on Island Air, which has regularly
scheduled flights several times a day.
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When is the best time to come? |
It all depends on what species you are most interested in and
your own schedule allows. Choose the best time for your primary fish of
game animal and let that guide you. If you are interested in a combination
of species and look at the calendar to see when they overlap favorably.
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Fishing Questions |
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| When is the best time for King Salmon? |
The king salmon runs usually begins in late May and continues
until the 3rd week of July. The peak is usually from Mid- June
through the 2 week in July.
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| When is the best time to fish for Red (Sockeye)
Salmon? |
There are two runs of reds. There
is an early run in late May through early July and then a second run that begins in mid
September through Mid
August.
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| When is the best time to fish for Silvers (Coho)
Salmon? |
Mid- August through September is a good rule of thumb for this
feisty fish!
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| When is the best time for Halibut? |
Halibut is the most non-seasonal
fisheries at Larsen Bay. But the big “barn door” halibut are most
often caught when they move close to shore following the salmon runs
in May and September.
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| When is the best time to catch Steelhead? |
Steelhead is a fall
fisheries that is a good combination with deer or duck hunting. The peak is
usually Sept-mid Oct.
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| What do I need to bring for a fishing trip? |
- Fly fishing gear.
- Hip boots or waders for freshwater fishing.
- Personal clothing, medications, and equipment.
- Click Here
for a complete checklist.
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| What does Larsen Bay Lodge provide for fishing
trips? |
- All spinning gear
- Competent friendly guides
- Boats and floatplane to get you to the fishing
grounds
- Wonderful meals
- Comfortable lodging with private rooms
- Fish cleaning and packaging
- Memories of a lifetime!
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| Where do I buy my fishing license?
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All hunting and fishing licenses are sold at
Larsen Bay Lodge except for Kodiak Bear which you currently have to
apply and be drawn from a lottery to receive a license. Or
if you would like you can purchase your license online from the ADF&G
at:
www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license/
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| How do I get my fish home? |
Larsen Bay Lodge will clean,
vacuum pack, and freeze your fish. They will then be packed in waxed
seafood boxes with plastic strapping that you can check on the airplane as
luggage.
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Hunting
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| When is the best time for deer hunting? |
The season opens in August, but the deer are high in the
mountains which are covered in dense lush green foliage making it difficult
to see the deer, and difficult to walk and climb. Occasionally you catch
one down low or one the beach in August. In September the frost knocks down
some of the brush and the deer are easier to find. By October the snow at
higher elevations starts to ring the deer down and closer to the water where
they feed at low tide on kelp. By November and the first two weeks of
December snow brings the deer down in large numbers to the coastal beaches
and they are easy to spot against the white backdrop of snow.
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| When is the best time to duck hunt? |
The duck season usually opens about
October 8th.
Early in the season there are more puddle ducks. But there is usually good
sea duck hunting throughout the entire duck season. The primary species are
harlequin, barrows goldeneye, scoters and old squaw.
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| What do I need to bring on for a hunting trip?
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- Guns
- Ammunition
- Warm clothing
- Click Here for a complete checklist
of hunting gear.
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| What does Larsen Bay Lodge provide for hunting
trips? |
- Our deer hunts are considered
guided/nonguided. We will
get you to the hunting grounds by boat, drop you off, and then pick you
back up.
- Bear hunts are fully guided.
- Duck hunters will be provided with decoys and set
up on rocky points and islands and tended by a guide with a boat to
retrieve ducks.
- Wonderful meals.
- Comfortable lodging with private rooms.
- Cape your deer or skin your bear.
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| What is the limit on Deer?
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Currently there is a three deer limit.
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| Is hunter orange required?
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No
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| Where do I buy my hunting licenses?
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All hunting and fishing licenses are sold at
Larsen Bay Lodge except for Kodiak Bear which you currently have to
apply and be drawn from a lottery to receive a license.
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