Alaska 2023
Join United Women on the Fly and the Lodge at 58 North for an adventure of a lifetime to King Salmon, Alaska, in July 2023. This will be United Women on the Fly’s fourth hosted trip with Kate and Justin Crump, and we couldn’t be more excited. The Lodge at 58 North offers the traveler a restorative escape into nature with some of the best freshwater fishing on the planet in the ultimate pristine wilderness setting. Experience thoughtfully curated modern luxury accommodations, culinary excellence, and a team that makes you feel like family.
Email kate@frigatetravel.com with any questions.
Why Go on a UWOTF HOsted Trip?
These trips are so much more than a fishing adventure. Women of different ages, professions, backgrounds and fishing abilities come together to experience a trip of a lifetime. It’s a scary thing to step out of their comfort zone and join other women. The energy, laughter, smiles and friendships are like no other. We came as strangers and leave UNITED as fly sisters.
Contact Email
Email kate@frigatetravel.com with any questions.
Lodge at 58 North Location
The Lodge at 58 North is located in King Salmon Alaska, in the heart of Bristol Bay. King Salmon is 284 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula and serves as the gateway to Katmai National Park and Preserve, one of the best places in Alaska to view grizzly bears in the wild.
What's Included
- Transportation from Anchorage to King Salmon Airport to the Lodge at 58 North. $1200.00 Value.
- Six nights of double occupancy lodging at the Lodge at 58 North (2 Anglers Per Room).
- Fly to Brooks River for the famous grizzly bear viewing in Katmai National Park. Potential to fish this river with the bears.
- 2 fly-out fishing days with the lodge float plane.
- 2-3 days of Sockeye and King Salmon fishing on the NakNek River.
- 6 Days of guided fishing. 2:1, guest:guide ratio.
- Daily culinary experience of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
- All fish gear, rods, reels, flies and lures.
- All taxes for the Borough and national park and Wildlife Refuge Service fees and taxes.
- All fish processing, fillets, frozen, and vacuum sealed, placed in an airline approved fish box.
- Education opportunities on spey casting, single hand casting, developing fishing skills, Keep Fish Wet science-based practices. Photography – how to take fish and daily adventure photos.
- Media (photos and videos) by Heather Hodson that captures your time at the Lodge at 58 North.
Not Included
- Transportation from your home city to Anchorage.
- Accommodations in Anchorage if needed.
- Waders and rain gear.
- Personal items.
- Alaska fishing license.
- Gratuities.
Hosted Trip Cost
Please contact Email kate@frigatetravel.com for customized packaging options.
Travel
You’ll want to arrive in Anchorage no later than 3 pm on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. Your Alaska adventure starts when all guests meet to take a chartered plane from Anchorage to King Salmon. Once in King Salmon, we will be driven to the beautiful Lodge at 58 North.
You will depart King Salmon around 6 pm on Saturday, 7/8/23. Plan your flight home after 10 pm out of Anchorage Alaska.
Main Lodge
The main lodge where guests gather to share stories around our open great room can best be described as an Alaska luxury fishing lodge. Constructed in 2022, it was designed and furnished with a nod toward the Scandinavian design elements we find fits with the landscape and local vibe. Thanks to our small guest size of 8 each week, you’ll have the opportunity to create the intimate experiences and relationships we all crave in today’s busy world. With exceptional personal service and true hospitality, come join us for an authentic adventure.
Lodging
Sleeping Accommodations – 2 anglers per guest cabin. Each guest cabins contain private baths, separate sleeping, and a comfortable seating area and each has a riverfront view of the stunning Naknek River.
Meals
Every morning the chefs prepare a delicious breakfast to order, as well as coffee, tea, and juice. Amazing lunches are packed for the adventures that are prepared daily using fresh ingredients from local produce and greens from our garden, as well as homemade bread baked daily and sliced fresh. We also bring water for all our guests in reusable YETI bottles.
Upon return to the lodge from your fishing adventure, guests will experience a delicious assortment of appetizers followed by a thoughtfully prepared dinner. We serve a variety of specialties, including local salmon caught at the mouth of the Naknek River by a local fisherman, meats sourced from the Mat-Su Valley, and greens from our gardens. Our meals are always thoughtfully conceived and executed with perfection. An example of our succulent three-course dinner could include:
Typical Day
A typical day starts at 7:00 AM with a delicious breakfast to order as well as coffee, tea, and juice. Lunches are prepared daily using fresh ingredients from local produce, greens from the garden, as well as homemade bread baked daily and sliced fresh. You’ll meet your guides at the boats or at the plane around 8 am. Based on the unique daily adventure, you’ll be back to the lodge around 4 pm to 5 pm. Appetizers are at 6 pm and dinner is served at 7 pm.
Fishing Days
Monday, 7/3/23 – Saturday, 7/8/23, 6 days guided fishing.
Fishing Techniques
Fishing from a boat or walk and wade options.
Guides
Two anglers per guide. We will rotate boat partners and guides each day. Assignments will be announced each evening.
Walk and Wade Options
July offers a unique opportunity to hike into some small intimate streams.
Fish Equipment
5 – 7 weight rods. All equipment is included.
Target Species
Sockeye Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Grayling, Dolly Varden and Arctic Char.
Fishing Techniques
Fishing techniques include single-hand dry fly, mousing, and subsurface (nymph) fishing. There is an opportunity to use a two-handed (trout spey) rod to swing leech patterns.
For Sockeye and King Salmon, we will use different techniques such as single-handed, two-handed, fly, and conventional methods.
Bring Home Sockeye Salmon
July is Sockeye Salmon season. The trip includes all fish processing, filleted, frozen, and vacuum sealed, placed in an airline-approved fish box. Most hotels in Anchorage have a freezer that you can keep your fish frozen, if you are staying a few extra days.
Education Opportunity
UWOTF is focusing on Education with all of our hosted trips. The afternoon we arrive to Alaska, Heather will help get everyone dialed with their gear, knots and help fine tune anyone’s casts if wanted. We’ll have nightly discussions about the day and what we can learn from everyone each evening.
Education opportunities on spey casting, single hand casting, developing fishing skills, and Keep Fish Wet science-based practices. Heather can also help you capture your adventure through your phone or DSLR. Don’t forget the line dance lessons in the evenings.
Enhanced Trip Protection
The Lodge at 58 North offers an alternative to traditional trip insurance policies with its own Enhanced Refund Program.
Guests are eligible to purchase this within 20 days of their trip deposits. The pricing is typically 5-7% of your trip cost, and it protects the value of your trip. You can cancel for any reason before your trip and receive a 75% reimbursement of your trip cost. Frigate will also provide a 25% credit to be used on future trips. This unique program helps ensure our guests have their trip protected during these uncertain times to travel. We encourage you to get your own travel insurance for airline flights.
Cancellation and Refund Policy – Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON_TRANSFERABLE to another year. Deposits will be refunded if we are able to rebook your trip, less a $500 cancellation fee for cancellations that happen 90 days before your trip start date. There are no refunds for trips canceled within 90 days from your scheduled trip start date. There are no refunds for missed days due to weather, flight delays, or other events out of our control.
Questions
Email us at kate@frigatetravel.com with any questions.
Hosted Trip Disclaimer
This is a Drama Free Trip. There are several factors to a successful day of fishing. We cannot control the weather or fish behavior but we can control the amount of education and fun both United Women on the Fly (UWOTF) and the Lodge at 58 North provides. UWOTF trips are about education, the experience, socializing, and having FUN; catching fish is the cherry on top. Each angler will have their own bed in a shared room (unless single occupancy).
