We’ve all seen the crowds that can gather at Old Faithful, and the salmon-laden rivers of Katmai National Park are just as miraculously breathtaking and predictable.

The best trout rivers in the Bristol Bay region are all well known to the dozens of fly-fishing lodges and hundreds of seasonal guides, and the problem is exacerbated inside Katmai National Park, where all the lakes and rivers are (thankfully) public property. As a result, most fly fishers in the lower 48 imagine themselves flying to these rivers and having them all to themselves.

And so it went on many other days on that trip, and on several other trips to the region over the next few years.Īlaska’s best trout fishing is in roadless wilderness areas. Our guide and pilot consulted via headphones, then made an audible to fly to Narrow Cove and walk up the Battle River instead. We skirted the perimeter of Katmai National Park, watching the sun rise from 500 feet above the tundra, but when we spotted the elbow-shaped Crosswinds Lake, there were already nine other float planes there. The first time I flew into Moraine Creek, we ate breakfast early and loaded the Beaver at dawn. Issue with this great table it looks awesome and certainly works in terms of making money but if as it suggests by talking levels its a guide to best places to level up, its missing a major trick in terms of the lack of XP per fish - which would be far more informative than the Kgs - which could be provided by a simple rante.FebruBy Ross Purnell | Photography by Pat Ford & Ross Purnell Whereas silver arowana for example are on around 900xp, but are around 2000 cash for around 2kg fish, and you can easily bring in +3 to time taken to catch 1 young shark, however while you might be racking in more cash, you aren't raking in the XP. Having done the amazon bit, you end up catching a lot of young bull sharks which aren't great money 9000, but are awesome on XP +4000 for around 76kg fish. Whereas for Sturgeon you are looking at 3605 to 15000 per fish.īut what isn't considered here is XP factor! Nor is it factored in how many fish you can catch in a time period (though generally this isn't a major issue, as I am sure that you are likely to catch at least 1 sturgeon in the time it would take to catch 4-5 pike). For Pike you will be betwen 680 to 1700 per fish (in my experience 950-1200 is most likely).

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