The Different Types of Hikes You Can Take on Kodiak Island

by kodiak | Oct 8, 2026 | Alaska Fishing Lodge

Kodiak Island packs an enormous amount of hiking variety into a relatively small footprint. In a single week you could walk a windswept bluff above the Shelikof Strait, duck through a dripping spruce forest, and scramble along an alpine ridge with the whole bay spread...

Kodiak Brown Bears: The World’s Largest Bear and Where to See Them

by kodiak | Oct 7, 2026 | Alaska Fishing Lodge

If you’ve ever wondered just how big a bear can get, the kodiak brown bear has the answer. These animals are the largest bear subspecies on the planet, and they live right here on Kodiak Island, within easy reach of our lodge in Larsen Bay. Seeing one in person,...

The Best Rivers to Fish on Kodiak Island and What You Can Catch in Each

by kodiak | Oct 6, 2026 | Kodiak Island Fishing Report

Kodiak Island has more than a dozen rivers and streams that anglers travel thousands of miles to fish, and each one fishes a little differently depending on the time of year and the species running through it. If you’re trying to figure out which river fits your...

How the Alutiiq People of Kodiak Island Fished These Waters Long Before Charters

by kodiak | Oct 5, 2026 | Kodiak Island Fishing Report

Long before the first guided charter idled out of Larsen Bay, the Alutiiq people were already reading these waters like a map. Their fishing traditions on Kodiak Island werent a hobby or a sport, they were survival, built on generations of close observation of tides,...

Garnets on Kodiak Island: Where They Are Found and What to Look For

by kodiak | Oct 4, 2026 | Alaska Fishing Lodge

Anglers who come to Kodiak Island for halibut and salmon often stumble onto a second kind of treasure hunt without even planning for it: garnets scattered along the shoreline and tucked into the hills above Larsen Bay. Kodiak Island garnets are common enough that...