Equipment and Gear




  • 5-6 wt rods for dry fly fishing
  • 7-8 wt rods for sink tip (streamer) fishing
  • 10-12 wt rods for Chinook Salmon, Slender Tuna, and Snake Mackerel (we have some of these at the lodge for rent if you do not want to bring your own-the same goes for spey rods)
  • DISINFECTED waders and wading boots (we don't want whirling disease nor didymo algae in our fisheries) - if you have felt soled boots please leave them at home.  We have wading boots of several sizes at the lodge you can use at no charge so unless you have brand new wading boots consider leaving the boots  at home or clean, disinfect, and dry them thoroughly before packing them. leaving the boots at home saves you weight of your baggage.
  • Floating Lines
  • Sinking or sink tip lines (similar to 200 and 300 Teeny lines) depending on water levels and location
  • Sinking or sink tip lines in the 400 - 500 grain wt for King salmon
  • 6-8 ft leaders in 10 -16 lb class
  • 10-12 ft leaders in 8-12 lb class
  • we will have salmon leaders made up for you
  • ocean leaders must have a bite wire and be in the 20-40 lb class
  • Tippet material 0x-4x
  • Polarized glasses
  • Raingear - we are in a temperate fjord land rain forest
  • Long underwear and layered clothing
  • Swimsuit for the hot tub
  • Flies - we do have a selection for sale at the lodge


    Recommended Dry Flies
    • Dragon Fly - our pattern (commercially available patterns unacceptable)
    • Chernobyl patterns in 4-8
    • Salmon Fly in 4-6
    • Stone fly in 4-8
    • Royal Trude in 8-12
    • Royal Wulff in 8-12
    • Royal Humpy in 8-12
    • Stimulators (attractors) in 6-8
    • Adams Parachute and Irresistible in 10-18
    • Caddis in 12-18
    • Drakes (especially extended body green drakes) in 8-10
    • Damsel flies in 12-14




Recommended Nymphs
    • Pheasant Tails in 10-18
    • Prince in 10-18
    • Dragon fly nymphs in 6-8
    • Stone fly nymphs in 4-8
    • Zug Bugs in 6-8
    • Callibatis in 14-16
    • Flashbacks in 12-18
    • chironomids and other midges in 14-18
    • damsel nymphs
Recommended Streamers
    • Wooly Buggers - black, brown olive, purple, orange, white in 2-6 (weighted and rubber legs superior)
    • Stone Buggers in 6
    • Zonker - white, natural and black in 2-4
    • Bunnies and Double Bunnies - black, grey and olive (with white)
    • Bitch Creek in 4-8
    • Clouser Deep Minnow - black & purple, grey, olive in 2-6
    • Leech - black, black  purple, olive in 2
    • Articulated Leech - black, olive in 2
    • Hex patterns in 4-8
    • Yuk bugs




Recommended Crabs
    • Our Pancora pattern in 4-6
    • Kung Fu Crab - olive in 2-4
    • Puglisi Permit Crab in 1-4
  • Sun screen is a must
  • Insect repellant - not necessary except occasionally during a few weeks in the middle of our summer.
  • AND FINALLY A CAMERA - YOU WILL USE IT A LOT