| Clothing:
2-3 pair polar fleece Pants & Shirts, 5 pair socks,5 underwear, 1 pair
long polypro underwear polypro (no cotton), 2 pair heavy wool socks, 1
large waterproof dry bag for storage and transport, 1 small bag for dirty
clothes, 1 high quality rain jacket or parka Helly Hanson impertech or
Patagonia, Simms. 1 set warm hat and gloves (wool or Gore-Tex). 1 warm
heavy jacket (polar fleece or thinsulate).
Accessories:
1 pair Polarized Fishing or Sun Glasses, A camera in a waterproof
bag & extra film/batteries,
Ditty bag for personal hygiene, Toothbrush, powders, medicine, A towel
& washcloth, package of baby wipes.
Waders & Footwear:
1 pair either Gore-Tex or 3-mm neoprene chest waders, boot foot or
stocking foot - your choice, felt soles are nice. 1 pair waterproof
camp boots, rubber duck boot type (no cleated
or spikes on soles allowed), wading belt, Wading
staff if needed.
Fishing Gear & Tackle:
A
comfortable fishing vest, 2-3 rods & reels. 3-4 piece travel rods are
real nice but any will work. Trout, Char, Grayling rods 6&7
weight graphite 9-10ft length, smooth reels, 1 wf floating 444s1 Cortland,
1 200 gr sink tip fly lines. Salmon, Steelhead-Sockeyes, Chums, Pinks,
Silvers 8 or 9 wt 9 1/2 foot good quality rod (Diamondback, Sage, Winston,
Orvis), Heavy duty Reel with good drag, 150 yds backing minimum. Large
King Salmon rods need to be 10-11 weight 9-91/2 ft with a great drag
preferably with anti reverse (STH, Billy Pate, or Abel, reels are all real
good) filled with 2OOyds of 30# backing and a 300-400 grain Fast sinking
tip. Asst Climax or Maxima leader spools 1-6 1b 2-8 1b 1-l0 lb 1-121 b
l-15 1b 1-25 1b, 4 pre tied tapered leaders lx-3x. 1 pair needle needle
nose pliers,a hookfile & snippers. Assorted Split shot BB, 3/0-Trout,
#5 & #7 for Salmon, 2 packs each.
Firearms: Are not
allowed or needed as each Guide has one, unless Waterfowl hunting.
Bear Mace or Pepper spray not allowed or needed in camp.
Liquor & Beer
BYO: Any Beverages can be bought at the store in King Salmon or Coldbay
before trip or BYO but keep in mind intoxication will be avoided and not tolerated in camp.
Standard Flies: Trout ,Char, Grayling- Asst Egg sucking leaches #2-#4
(purple, black, white, crystal). Woolhead Sculpins-Olive &
Black, Kiwi muddlers (nat, tan, white). Strip leaches (olive, purple,
black, Flesh). Giant wooly buggers & crystal buggers- #2& #4
(black, purple, pink, olive). Deer hair Mouse, Dry flies- Humpies,
stimulators, wulfs, elkhair caddis, gnats & mosquito, peacock &
bead head nymphs, Trapper fly, Globugs and beads 7 & l0 mm (pink,
coral, cherise, orange on #6-8 hooks). Salmon Flies - #1.0-#1-!2 Fat
Freddies, Popsickle, yarnfly, Flashabou, Teeny nymphs (br, red, pink)
Pink/Purple-Lg maribou wigglers, Aleutian Wogg for Silver surface
action. We fish many custom flies that are supplied at camp no
charge as we tie daily on demand. |