Hoodoo Sportfishing

Hoodoo Sportfishing embodies the most exciting attributes of a world class destination – adventure, wilderness scenery, quality lodging, professional staff, and some of the best fishing of its kind on earth.

The pristine waters they fish – pools, runs, riffles and flats of their home river, as well as the waters of other, nearby streams and rivers accessed only via float and wheel plane have become legendary.

The lodge is built on the banks of the remarkable Hoodoo River. The river is small, crystal clear and easily waded, and, thanks in large part to its flowing out of a deep, rocky and clear lake upriver, only very rarely blows out. There are many miles of jet boat access, and even more that can be effectively accessed via optional single or multi-day floats, beginning at the lake outlet.

Space is very limited – Hoodoo Lodge only has capacity for 14 guests each week of their short summer and fall season. No corners are cut in Jimmy Martin’s quest to share the finest anadromous fly fishing lodge in Alaska. The setting is remote almost beyond belief, and the fishery is just amazing.

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Seasons

The Hoodoo Lodge season kicks off in mid-June, with the first waves of king (chinook) salmon flooding into the river estuary, and pushing their way up into the river.

From the lodge down to saltwater is only about 8 miles of flat water, which the fish move through quickly, arriving to the lower holding pools just above the lodge in a matter of hours; often, the fish you catch one day were swimming in the ocean the day before! From the lodge upstream to the river's headwater lake is about 25 miles of prime fly fishing water. The best king water tends to be in the lower 12 or so miles upstream of the lodge, as this water is comprised of deeper, moderate speed, gravel-bottomed pools... perfect king holding water. And perfect wading water where 40-60-foot casts are the norm, and the streambed largely gravel and small rocks.

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Getting There

For being such a remarkably distant destination, Hoodoo Lodge is surprisingly easy to access. Guests begin the journey by flying from home to Anchorage, Alaska, and overnighting.

The next morning, guests will board a private charter flight from Anchorage and fly directly to the lodge.

On the day of departure after your week fishing, you simply reverse the process. You take the same private charter flight back to Anchorage; at this point, you can either overnight again, or where viable, take a redeye flight back home.

Lodging

The actual physical accommodations of Hoodoo are outstanding.

When you first see the lodge from the air, its size is surprising, considering how far in the middle of nowhere you are. Walking up the boardwalk steps from the float plane dock, you notice the oversized windows, the attractive architecture, and all the work that has been done around the facility. But the real surprise comes when you walk inside. The first room is the designated mud room, where anglers can sit and comfortably remove their wet waders and shoes at the end of the day, hang their vests and jackets, and begin the transition to warm and cozy lodge life (and when they suit up the following morning, all their gear is nice and dry).

Passing out of here, you enter a gathering room – guests can step out of their adjacent bedrooms and relax in the couch and chairs - reading, assembling their tackle, or just hanging out together. All the guest rooms empty into this area. The guest rooms themselves are spacious, each with two comfortable beds, shelving to organize clothing and gear, and a large window overlooking the nearby wilderness. Leaving the gathering room, you pass the bathrooms and showers on your right – three separate bathrooms, each with full sink and vanity, and three oversized shower rooms, each with its own large and private dressing room.

Fishing

One of the beautiful parts of the Hoodoo Lodge program is that there is very little outside pressure on the fisheries.

So whether you are swinging big streamers for kings on the lower river, popping Pink Pollywogs across the surface for hyper-aggressive mid-river silvers, or hammering crazy numbers of sea-run Dolly Varden on egg patterns, the fish are always fresh, and grabby.

There is no hurry to get to the water each day; the pace is relaxed, and built more around angler preference than the need to rush to secure a few hundred yards of stream. Typically, hot coffee is on at 6:00 AM and breakfast is served at 7:30 AM. Anglers and their guides should be on the river for a full day of fishing by 8:30 AM Anglers will normally be back to the lodge by 6:00 PM in time for a hot shower and a cold one before dinner is served at 7:00 PM.

Rates

King & Silver Salmon Packages:
• $10,800 per angler (2:1 client/guide ratio)
• $600 Private room charge per angler

Grand Slam Package:
• $9,800 (2:1 client/guide ratio)
• $600 Private room charge per angler

Note: Private room fees do not guarantee a private bathroom/shower

Inclusions:

Included in your angling package at the Hoodoo Sportfishing is the round trip bush plane flight service between Anchorage and the lodge, all lodging in shared, double occupancy rooms with separate, shared full baths, all meals while at the lodge including beer, wine, a limited open bar with a select few choices, and sodas, daily guided fishing (two anglers/guide and boat), optional overnight spike camp excursions including sleeping bags and dry bags.

Non-Inclusions:

Not included in your angling package at Hoodoo Sportfishing, accommodations in Anchorage, Alaska Sport Fishing or Hunting License and appropriate stamps (available for purchase at the lodge), fishing tackle, gratuities and items of personal nature.

Travel Insurance:

The Fly Shop® is not in the insurance business, but we recommend Travel Guard coverage as a service with a desire to see your best interests protected. It is impossible to know when an unfortunate situation (loss of luggage, fly rods, illness in the family, or an accident) may occur. However, such things can and do happen, and this insurance can provide a means of recourse against non-refundable financial losses.
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