What
to Bring:
Warm
Clothes (layering system is ideal, as temperatures can range from 40-80 degrees)
Rain
Gear
Waders
Polarized
sunglasses
Sun
Screen
Bug
Dope
Head
Nets and Bugaboo Shirts (mosquitoes are the worst in June)
Camera
Toiletries
Fly
Fishing:
Prepare
on using a 10wt rod for Kings and
an 8wt. rod for Silvers.
Have
a quality reel with a heavy durable
drag. Fly fishing manufactures
such as Ross,
Lamson, and Galvin made
excellent
reels for big game fish.
Bring
an assortment of fly patterns in different colors. Patterns such as yarn
flies,
egg-sucking
leeches, hare ball leaches, flash flies, marabou flies, etc. all work great
for
both Silvers and Kings. Flies tied in black, purple, chartreuse, and
orange work
well
on Kings, while pink, chartreuse, and fuchsia are hot tickets for silvers.
Bring
both a floating and multi-tip line with different sink tips.
Leader
Material (Maxima Ultra Green is some of the best)
Gear
Fishing:
Unless
planning to rent, bring
the rod or rods of your choice. If you are fishing for Kings using a
spin
or bait casting set up, you will want to have an 8 1/2 - 9 ft. heavy action
rod.
Having
a quality reel is perhaps the most important item to have. Realize
that these hogs (kings) can get into the 60lbs range and are fresh from
salt--your reel’s drag will be put to the test. The manufacturers of
Shimano and Abu Garcia both make great spin and bait cast reels.
Maxima
Ultra Green Line (20-30lbs. for Kings) and (8-15lbs for Silvers). Bring
extra.
Hollow
Core Lead 1/4" Diameter (sold in spools)
Bring
4/0 Hooks for Kings and 2/0 or smaller for Silvers. Gamakatsu makes a good
hook.
Vibrax
Blue Fox Lures: size 5's and size 4's work great for both Kings and Silvers.
Make
sure to get a variety of colors. The best colors are usually blue, green,
and
orange.
Some days the rainbow color, blacks, and pinks are the ticket.
Egg
Yarn (fluorescent orange and chartreuse)
Take
into consideration that some spots are very snaggy
and you will
lose gear.
Figure
on going through 12 terminal tackle rigs/sets per day/per angler.
Anchorage
Accommodations
(Just
a few suggestions to get you started....)
Hotels
Hotel
Captain Cook
4th
and K
Downtown
Anchorage, fairly close to Merrill Field
(907)
276-6000
(most
elite in town, yet no airport shuttle)
Millennium
Alaskan Hotel
4800
Spenard Road
Anchorage,
AK 99517
1-800-544-0553
(free
airport shuttles, close to International Airport)
Best
Western Barratt Inn
4616
Spenard Road
Anchorage,
AK 99517
(907)
243-3131
(close
to International Airport, free shuttles)
Dimond
Center Hotel
700
East Dimond Blvd
Anchorage,
AK 99515
(907)
770-5000 or 1-866-770-5002
(free
airport shuttles)
This
is very close to a Wal Mart, a mall, and Sportsman Warehouse,
but
half way between the international Airport and Merrill Field Airport.
Super
8 Motel
3501
Minnesota Drive
Anchorage,
AK
1-800-800-8000
or (907) 276-8884
(free
airport shuttles)
Motel
6
5000
A Street
Anchorage,
AK
(907)
677-8000
(free
airport shuttle, fairly close to downtown and Merrill Field)
Website
for Alaskan B&B’s: http://www.anchorage.net/1008.cfm
Car
Rentals
Alamo
Rent A Car at the International Airport
(907)
248-0017 or 1-800-327-9633
Dollar
Rent A Car at the International Airport
(907)
248-5338 or 800-800-4000
Thrifty
Car Rental at the International Airport
(907)
276-2855
Charter to Beluga
Spernak
Airways
1707
Merrill Field Drive (beneath the old tower)
(907)
272-9475
Good place for Alaskan Gifts
Alaska
Fur Exchange
4417
Old Seward Highway (corner of Old Seward and Tudor)
563-3877
Good Grub
Gwennie’s
Old Alaska Restaurant
4333
Spenard Road
(907)
243-2090
(great
breakfasts)
Double
Muskee
Crow
Creek Highway
Girdwood
AK
(a
beautiful 26 mile drive south along Turnagain Arm…high-end, casual
dress,
but
best food in AK; does not take reservations)
(907)
783-2822
Arctic
Roadrunner
2477
Arctic Blvd and 5300 Old Seward
279-7311
and 561-1245, respectively
(a
funny little all-Alaskan fast food joint with good burgers)
The
Moose’s Tooth Pub and Pizzeria
3300
Old Seward Hwy
(907)
258-2537
(an
Alaskan hippie-like place that stays packed!)
Carlo’s
Mexican Restaurant
11401
Old Seward Hwy
(907)
349-4112
Twin
Dragon Mongolian BBQ
612
E 15th Ave
(907)
276-7535
(all
you can eat place where they cook your food on a huge open wok)
Chili’s
1811
Abbott Rd
(907)
677-1811
Sporting Goods Stores
Mountain
View Sports
3838
Old Seward Highway
(907)
563-8600
World
Wide Angler (Fly Shop)
510
W. Tudor Road
(907)
561-0662
Sportsman’s
Warehouse
8681
Old Seward Highway
(907)
644-1400
