Fishing day

Due to the helicopter access advantage, the vast majority of the streams fished by Talaheim Lodge see no outside pressure; there is no need to get up before dawn to be the first ones on the water.

Typically, you’ll arise around 7 a.m., enjoy a leisurely breakfast, then wader up and take a short flight to the nearby streams, making your first casts around 9 a.m. When trout and dolly fishing, Mark will drop two anglers and a guide off at a point somewhere along one of the creeks, with instructions to simply walk and fish at whatever pace they prefer; later that afternoon, he will fly the stream corridor until he finds them, then will land and pick them up. It doesn’t matter whether you like to fish slowly and methodically, or burn up the water at a torrid pace – it all works! The guide carries a backpack with all of the lunches, spare tackle, radio and emergency gear, and will give you excellent fly fishing instruction all day long. If you are fishing for kings or silvers, the same schedule applies, though usually you will fly to a coastal stream, and spend more time on less water, once you’ve found a concentration of fish. Once Mark has picked you up at day’s end (typically after about 8 hours on the water), you’ll return to the lodge, where you can grab a shower and relax in your cabin, then repair to the lodge to enjoy a great meal prepared from scratch. Usually in the evenings, Mark Miller and his guides will discuss with you your fishing options for the following day.

Besides great fishing and fly fishing instruction, Talaheim also offers heli hikes in the surrounding mountains, a spectacular landing on nearby glaciers where you can get out and walk around, evening bear viewing, and even prospecting for gold! These are strictly optional, of course, but the helicopters give tremendous flexibility to guests, should they decide to take a day off from the fishing and simply do some amazing sightseeing.