The clear artesian waters at Wildman Lake Lodge produce some Alaska's very best Char and Dolly fishing.  This year was an exceptional one, with many big char in the 10 to 12 pound range.  Of course we thought last year was exceptional too.  We just can't get used to the size of the fish here.  Everyone a thrill and catching one after another most days.  Steve Claiborn landed this beautiful dolly being held by Wildman river guide, Greg Gio............. Last week near Wildman Lake Lodge. NOTE: Gary "Butch" King is no stranger to big Dolly Varden.  He set the IGFA All Tackle World Record in 1991, 16lbs.-12oz.  It is mounted on the wall at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Gail Sunderland of Wyoming shows off a chrome bright silver, one of many he caught today at Wildman Lake Lodge,  Gail has fished Alaska numberous times, and his favorite spot is our camp at Ilnik for big silvers, and plenty of them.

Long time Wildman Lake Lodge fishing guests report "The Best Silver Week Ever!"  Mike & Ryan Southworth, Bill Ward, Jon & Bob Legallet and Don & Gene Brewer and Mike Battaini, most of who were at Wildman Lake Lodge during the 911 attack, should know when the fishing is hot.  Many of these guys have fished with us 10 or more times.  When they say the fishing is good, it is incredible by most people's standards.  September is peak time for huge Coho and big fat Arctic Char and Rainbow Trout at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Old home week with returning fishing guests, who have all become great friends.  Butch and Kathy passed our monogramed Wildman "Salmon" fishing shirts to returning fishing guests this week.   This guys in "Salmon" range from four to fourteen trips to Wildman Lake Lodge.  Interestingly, 8 of these gentlemen were with us on 9/11/2001, long before we had satellite phones and WiFi at the lodge.  Thanks, you guys, you are the backbone of our business and the reason we exist.  All of us are having a great silver week and a lot of fun at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Alan and Cheryl Higham of Boulder, Colorado were guests at Wildman Lake Lodge this week with their field trial award winning German Shorthairs.  “Boomer and Murray”, well trained hunting machines, lead the Highams to 20 to 30 points per outing and what they described as “The best upland bird hunting they had ever experienced.”   With plenty of Willow Ptarmigan in the area and a generous daily limit of 20 ptarmigan, each hunter averaged 15 to 20 birds a day, which also included afternoon fly fishing for the abundant Silver Salmon, Rainbow Trout and colorful Arctic Char, all found in the local river. See our 5 day Cast & Blast Specials for 2012.   We have already reserved a deluxe couples room with private bath, for Alan and Cheryl during next year’s Cast & Blast. Bring your own, or rent a shot gun at the lodge, where shot shells are available as well.

Candy caught a Dandy with  Wildman fishing guide Greg Gio. in what we call the Aquarium, where the artesian springs bubble up at the head of our river, 20 feet deep and clear to the bottom. We didn't get a scale on this beauty, and others in the group claimed they had larger ones get away.  But in our experience, we never saw a small fish get away.  Congratulations to Candy and the entire Brownlow family on their second August Cast & Blast trip to Wildman Lake Lodge.  We hope to see you again next year.

On his second trip to Wildman in as many years, Dr. Bill caught the largest silver of the week at Ilnik.  This chrome monster tipped the unofficial Wildman Lake Lodge scales at 19 lbs. 7 oz. making it the best silver of the August 21 - 28 week.

The last King Salmon of the season goes to Joey White, who caught and released this 25lb. King from the artesian spring at the head of Ocean River, just upstream from Wildman Lake Lodge on August 26th.  Not only is it very late to see bright kings on the peninsula, but rare to catch them this far up river.

Coho have arrived for the Silver Strike at Wildman Lake Lodge.  We put a total of 33 in the freezer today, making this a great day for our fly out anglers at the Ilink Camp.  We picked up a few on the upper river, along with scores of BIG colorful Char and a few rainbows.  Wing shooting was incredible just walking from the lodge. To HOT at home, this is a great time to be at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Silvers are arriving at our Ilnik Camp.  Bright Sunny Days, are not always the most productive.  Still early in the silver season, but they are showing up now and promise to get better and better as each tide brings in more chrome Coho. 

Ralph Booth from Detroit show off a bright Chum taken on the fly in early August.  Chum are a great fly rod fish in late July and early August at Wildman.  Silvers just started showing this week, with our best 1/2 day was 15 silvers for 4 anglers, we went to see the Walrus in the afternoon.

Enjoying a successful opening morning for 2011 Willow Ptarmigan season at Wildman Lake Lodge. CAST & BLAST 2011 - Hunters: Ken Vickers, Don Duncan and Russell and Mason Marshall, all of Victoria, Texas, hunting with guides: Gary "Butch" King and Scott Ackleson, with bird dogs Veni and Nik.  There are lots of birds this morning with a report of excellent hatches this season, 10 to 12 birds in a group and more than 25 groups pointed and flushed before lunchtime.  The guys were shooting 12 and 20 guage shotguns with the prefered 7-1/2 shot.  It was a great opening morning, good fun had by all, and promises to be an excellent 2011 season of Alaska wingshooting at Wildman Lake Lodge.  Schedule your 2012 Cast and Blast at Wildman Lake Lodge today.  Special Packages available on our website.

Following in the foot steps of his two older brothers, Ethan spent several weeks with us at Wildman Lake Lodge as the summer campboy. Duties included a little fishing as well.  Not wanting to go home, Ethan plans to spend next summer at Wildman Lake Lodge.

King Salmon fishing is at its peak during June and July at Wildman Lake Lodge, as Van Hale, of www.marlinquest.com shows off a nice 39 pounder.  Bright Kings, just in from the frigid Bering Sea are as chrome as a new quarter.  We enjoyed an excellent run this year and are now booking for the 2012 King Salmon Season.  The run begins in Mid-June and continues through July 25th.  Contact us for more information about King Salmon fishing on the remote Alaska Peninsula at Wildman Lake Lodge.

Paul Bordo of Canada enjoyed an excellent week at Wildman Lake Lodge during a the peak of the King Salmon run on the remote Alaska Peninsula.  King Salmon fishing begins in mid June and continues through the first week of August.  This makes the King Salmon season an excellent family event, while the kids are out of school.  A perfect time to visit the wonders of Alaska.  Plan your 2012 Alaska sport fishing vacation now, at Wildman Lake Lodge.

We are having a great spring steelhead run in a number of our local rivers.  Wild Steelhead, one of the world's most sought after sport fishing speices are found in good abundants, both spring and fall, in our rivers.  During the early King Salmon season, anglers caught a variety of both King Salmon and wild Steelhead on both fly rods and sprining tackle.  Steelhead ranged from 26 to 39 inches, weighing from 7 to 16 pounds. 

The Mighty King Salmon have arrived in the clear water rivers at Wildman Lake Lodge.  Our June guests enjoyed limit catches and plenty of catch and release.  Fly out fishing for King Salmon also netted many big Steelhead, several chrome Sockeye, a number of early arriving Chum Salmon and a few nice rainbow trout.  Mid to late June is peak season of Alaska King Salmon at Wildman Lake Lodge, where unlike the Kenai and many other Alaska rivers, at Wildman Lake Lodge, you are allowed to retain two kings a day, with unlimited catch and release fishing.  So far this season, our largest King Salmon was 42 lbs. caught by Kevin Hiles of Mission Texas, using a 10wt rod, sink tip line and our favorite King Salmon fly, the FAT FREDDY,

We have had several requests to see our Weekly Fishing Photo Albums and Fishing Reports from Years Past.  On our old website we tried to post pictures of everyone, every week as well as a complete fishing report.  Not only was this fun for our guests to share there Wildman experience with friends and family, it also helped a prospective guests zero in on the week with a specific species that best suited his expectations.  So we have made this report LINK to our 2010 and earlier fishing reports.

Here is the LINK to WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS and PHOTO ALBUMS FROM 2010 AND BEFORE

Enjoy,  Wildman

June 26 to July 17 - Big Time Salmon, Trout & Char: This is the PEAK SEASON for the King and Sockeye Salmon run in our Bering Sea drainages. We enjoy a full eight weeks of King Salmon fishing on the Alaska Peninsula with, generous limits and NO CLOSURES. Bright Chum Salmon are available in the latter part of this period, as are large Dolly Varden, Arctic Char and wild, native Rainbow Trout. Several Steelhead are caught during our early king salmon season and this is also an excellent bear and walrus viewing time.  Openings Available for the 2011 King Salmon Season

July 17 - August 14 - Alaska Fishing Action: King, Sockeye, Pink, Chum Salmon and alway some early arriving Silver Salmon.  Catch the "Alaska Grand Salmon Slam" plus Arctic Char, Dolly Varden and Rainbow Trout. More salmon species than any other period in the season.  This is also the peak time for boat fishing for huge King Salmon.  Wing shooting for willow ptarmigan opens on August 10th.  We have a few openings available!

August 14 - September 25- Silver Strike! Our local river system may be best known for its fantastic Silver Salmon fishing. Arriving in mid-August and continuing into October, the aggressive Silver Salmon provides plenty of fast action on flies or lures. During this time our local artesian river system is teeming with Rainbow, Arctic Char and Dolly Varden.  This is a great time of year as salmon, trout and char can be combined with wing shooting anytime.  We have limited openings the first and last week.