The “Nush” is a fish bum’s dream come true. Rise as early or late as you please ’cause there’s no competition to race to the pool. Fish hard all day on 50 miles of accessible river, come back to camp and recharge with a hearty meal and a few fish stories. Then head to the home pools for as many casts as you can throw under the midnight sun.
That’s how fishing in Alaska used to be, and how it still is on the “Nush.” The sense of remote isolation is hard to match anywhere else in North America. Your only companions for the week are the folks that came with you, the moose, the bears, and a million trout. The fishing is great and the overall experience is so much more than that!
The camps are, in a way, a throwback to the 1960’s, when folks heading to Alaska for adventure fishing looked for nothing more than a dry tent and fishing that was right outside the door. The outfitters who accommodated them adopted a style of simple, comfortable, on-river camps that were easy to set up and maintain in super remote regions, and offered immediate boat or foot access to the river.
Lodge fishing in Alaska has since moved away from this rustic “camp” style, as fly-out lodges, with their amenities and indulgences have set a new standard of sorts. But it’s good to know guys like Dave Pishko are still out there, in the middle of nowhere, offering hardcore fishing, complete solitude… and plenty of creature comforts.
Each week a load of choice meats, fresh veggies, and pounds of basics like flour, sugar, coffee and bacon arrive into camp by float-plane. The cooks use their scratch ingredients and spice racks to produce the best home-style meals in the Alaskan bush. Think cowboy-cook meets café gourmet.
The simple single occupancy cabins are a staple in remote wilderness living. They’re incredibly simple and provide everything a die-hard fisherman needs to stay warm and dry.
Other amenities in camp include sauna, generator powered electricity, hot showers, outhouse bathroom facilities, wood burning stoves for drying gear and warming hands on a crisp September day and Starlink-Internet for those that want to keep in touch with loved ones.
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