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FishHound Expeditions is a guide owned, guide operated company offering Alaska fly fishing trips on some of Alaska’s best rivers. Our guides have fished and guided all over the world, but Alaska is where we will always come back to!  We have taken our years of experience and knowledge to find the best fishing Alaska has to offer for our clients through countless fishing trips and have gained permits for our most favorite and remote rivers. No matter the length of your trip, from one day to ten, our experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate guides will "guide" you to your Alaska fishing trip of a lifetime.   This means excellent spot on information for you - our guest, on when & where to fish. We live & fish in Alaska year round, not just the summer like so many others.  This gives us a full picture and intimate knowledge on Alaska’s ever changing river conditions & fish run timings.  We specialize in fly fishing but encourage all forms of angling as long as it is done with a smile or occasional cuss word.  Our passion is in trout, but our addiction is salmon.  Fortunately for us these work in balance and benefit our guests no matter when life deals you your Alaska fishing vacation or its length.    Our summer single day float & wade trips take place up in the town of Willow, AK, a beautiful and scenic hour and fifteen-minute drive north of Anchorage. We are the closest consistent fishing location to Anchorage! We have taken our knowledge & experience that comes with multi-day Alaska fishing trips and focused that talent into our 1/2 day & full day Alaskan fishing adventures!  Check out our single and multi-day heli fishing trips! From rainbows to salmon, we can show you how to handle some of Alaska's best water in a day! Our trips can begin as early as mid to late May and run through September 30th & just like anything in Alaska are at mother nature's whim.  Based on which rivers are fishing the best, FishHound will supply our customers with the fishing gear they need (license's & parking fees excluded) from quality waders & boots to rods, reels, line & even flies at no additional charge!   We realize that most folks who are doing this style of trips may be new to it & would have no idea what to bring, so we take the guess work out of it- right down to having back-up ponchos and rain gear for our guests. On our full day trips lunch is included in the price and typically consists of reindeer brats, burgers, or a vegetarian option is also available. Call our office to hear more personalized stories and descriptions of our trips! 907-382-1802. We support and thank our members of the civil services.  To the men and women in active & retired military service, Police, Firemen, and EMS we are glad to extend a discount to you for your trip with us. So, when you are ready for the BEST Alaska fishing (year-round) check us out and book online or give us a call! https://www.fishhoundexpeditions.com/fishingguides

Lake Despair Lodge in Ontario, offers a five-day hunting package and excellent fishing! Included in our five full days of hunting, is deluxe accommodations, breakfast and dinner meals and a box lunch. An experienced guide for every two hunters will set you up in one of our best trees stands or heated ground blinds. We have excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, perch and lake trout. There is nothing like fresh Walleye for lunch! For those who like the fight of huge Northerns such as these (40 inches is common), Lake Despair is the place to be. Lake Despair lodge has eight, fully equipped cabins. Click 'here' to view each cabin. Each cabin includes coffee makers, toaster, microwave oven, all pots and pans and dishes. They also include all linens and towels. Our three deluxe cabins are fully winterized including dishwashers, and are open all year. Every second day your cabin will be vacuumed, garbage taken out, and used towels will be replaced with clean ones. All sites have water and electrical hook-ups. For your convenience we have a dump station as well as some full hook-ups. We also provide washrooms, showers, laundry facilities, fish house, and ice and freezer service, as well as seasonal storage and winterizing services available. The campground is large and spacious. There is a large pavilion with a stone fireplace and an area with swings, slide, etc. for the children. Don’t miss our opening for Walleye fishing which will start next May 16th, 2026 and anyone booking a stay between May 15th – 30th, 2026 will receive 2024 pricing!! So, check us out online today and book your next outdoor adventure at Lake Despair Lodge in Ontario Canada:  https://www.lakedespairlodge.com/    

The Lonesome Dove Outfitters, in Cordova, AK is where you will find honest and sincere people providing you with a memorable Alaskan hunt. We are not based out of a lodge or from a boat, but instead, we operate out of comfortable tent camps which we move frequently to keep you in the best hunting areas for the given time and game movements. We do not over-hunt our areas and only book a limited number of clients per year. There are currently more Hunting Guides licensed in Alaska than ever before, so you have a lot to choose from. When you choose Lonesome Dove, you are making a wise choice! You are investing a great deal of time and money to come to Alaska and hunt, and there is a huge variety in the service you will get. However, your will experience and investment will be very gratifying! Our FAQs page can help guide you when making your decision and we will be glad to answer any questions you may have. We are a small, family-run business and not a large hunting corporation who farms their Alaskan hunts out to whoever will give them the best commission. https://idohuntak.com/faq/ Our success rates are high and our clients go away satisfied. We operate primarily on a Special Use Permit from the Chugach National Forest, which gives us access to approximately 2.5 million acres of Alaskan Wilderness. We know this country well and can provide you with a very personalized hunt, so check us out before you book your Alaskan Adventure. Owner and Guide Dennis Zadra, takes pride in the services he we offers, and will make sure Lonesome Dove does everything possible to make sure your Alaskan Adventure will be remembered for years to come!”. For your next Brown Bear Hunt and or Mountain Goat Hunt, Lonesome Dove Outfitters will more exceed your adventure and expectations! Check us out online:  https://idohuntak.com/

Butte Creek in Cody, WY is the base of for rifle elk hunting, as we are consistently 85% or better on shots and kills. With two camps nestled in Wyoming’s pristine wilderness along with a hunting lodge in the valley of Yellowstone’s east entrance, we are able to offer a wide variety of different hunting to a wide variety of different people. Whether you’re looking for a spring black bear, bugling elk, or deer migration hunt, we have a season and location for you! Offering wilderness: black bear, bull elk, cow elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep and wolf hunts as well as lowland (lodge): cow elk, mule deer and antelope. We are a full-service outfit!  We take care of the whole application and licensing process for you, leaving you with more time to actually be preparing for your hunt! We offer opportunities to harvest multiple animals on your trip as well, for example adding a mule deer to your elk hunt.  We travel in comfort! Every trip will include great cooking, tents, cots and foam mattresses, no one sleeps on the ground! North-west Wyoming offers amazing fishing, horseback riding, photography and wildlife viewing options. Let us create the perfect trip for you! The success of your hunt is largely dependent on you!! Start exercising CONSISTENTLY at least six months prior to your hunt; the better shape you’re in, the harder we can hunt. Be comfortable shooting out to 400 yards with a good rest! This is BIG country and the more tools you give our guides to work with, the better your chances of success.  If you have the opportunity, do some horseback riding before your trip, you’ll be on them every single day once you arrive We offer custom-built summer pack trips to suit your group’s specific needs. Whether you’re wanting a low-key three-day trip to bring the kids on or an epic ten-day, progressive adventure, we can build a trip for you! Being permitted on two separate forests (Shoshone and Bridger-Teton) gives us tons of country to explore. When you're ready for a hunting experience like no other visit us online - you will be glad you did! https://www.buttecreekoutfitters.net/    

Woods-N-Water specializes in providing today's sportsmen high-quality and affordable hunting and fishing adventures including special corporate, group, and parent/child hunting packages. We currently offer a full line of hunting & fishing trips in middle Georgia - including trophy whitetail deer hunts, eastern wild turkey hunts, wild hog hunts, and trophy bass fishing. We now have approximately 5,500 acres of hunting properties covering 4 counties of middle Georgia (Johnson, Washington, Laurens and Wilkinson).  We use our Plotmaster Plot Planting Machines to plant year-round food plots throughout our properties.  Last year, we planted over 150 acres of wildlife food plots and we provided over 150,000 pounds of supplemental feed (corn, protein pellets and peanut butter) to enhance both the quality and quantity of wild game on our properties.   Blaine Burley, the owner of Woods-N-Water, Inc., is an experienced land manager, wildlife management/hunting property consultant and big game hunter with over 35 years of experience. He has also harvested numerous trophy whitetail deer and other big game animals throughout North America. During his many years in the field, he has gained valuable knowledge and experience in managing hunting/fishing properties and locating/harvesting big game animals. Woods-N-Water Lodge has cabin sleeps 12 (3 rooms of 4) hunters. However, we only book it for 10 if there are multiple groups in the cabin. Each bedroom has 2 bunk beds that are either twin over double or twin over twin. The Lodge has 2 full baths, a living room with satellite TV, dining room, full kitchen and a laundry/locker area. It does not have a landline phone but does have Wi-Fi. We have limited cell reception on the property but we do have a cell booster in the cabin. You are welcome to cook your meals at the cabin, it has a fully equipped kitchen and there is a charcoal and gas grill outside for you to use too. From the cabin to Wrightsville is only about 5 miles. Depending on the day of the week there are 5-6 restaurants to choose from. There is also a Piggly Wiggly, Dollar General, Family Dollar and 2 hardware stores if you need supplies. As part of your hunt, you are welcome to fish in the pond at the cabin at no additional charge. There are trophy bass (catch and release only) as well as bream and catfish. So, as you can see at Woods N Water there is plenty of adventures and things to do. Make your reservations today and join us this fall and winter for some of the best hunting and fishing in the southeast! https://www.woodsnwaterinc.com/lodgings. 478-864-9108  

Lakeview Outfitters, experienced, local guides for an unforgettable fly-fishing adventure on the Kenai River and surrounding waters. Lakeview Outfitters is guide owned and operated, by Phil Hilbruner, and Travis (TJ) Dawson. They founded Lakeview Outfitters in 2015 with a simple goal. To promote a more positive catch and release angling ethic, focused on conservation and reducing angler impact. They care about your experience and are working to raise the bar in the fly-fishing industry by providing the best quality guided trips! Not only are they the best outfitters around, they are always conscious of the impact on the river ecosystems and promote ethical angling practices through our shop and our guiding. From the day they were founded, they consider conservation first in all their decisions. This isn't something they just talk about; it shows in their daily practices. That’s what sets them apart - STEWARDSHIP / BARBLESS / SUSTAINABILITY! Here are just some of the highlights of their guided services: Trout fishing at its best! Drift on the Upper Kenai! Set against the Chugach Mountains, the Upper Kenai River in Cooper Landing is a truly remarkable area filled with epic scenery and great opportunities for the Trout angler. The Upper Kenai also has a healthy population of Dolly Varden, a close relative to Arctic Char. Dolly Varden or "Dollies" have a lot of overlap in their habitat and eating habits with Rainbow Trout. A day of Trout fishing with Lakeview Outfitters usually means you will catch both species. https://www.lakeviewoutfitters.com/trout-fishing ​Sockeye and Coho Salmon! For those who would like to keep fish, Sockeye fishing the Kenai River is a great option! Of all the Salmon, Sockeye, also known as Red Salmon, are prized for having flesh that is firmer and a deeper color of red than other species of Salmon. When properly cared for and packaged, Sockeye Salmon can easily last all winter in your freezer and be just as delicious as the day they were caught. https://www.lakeviewoutfitters.com/trips Scenic Tours are available. Not all visitors to Cooper Landing are interested in floating the Kenai River without a fly rod in their hands, so they also offer scenic tours for a more relaxed experience. They’ve improved on the industry standard by offering this scenic tour in our spacious drift boats, where each guest has their own comfortable seat instead of sitting on the edge of a raft. To further add to your enjoyment, they offer a delicious Charcuterie board for you to snack on while you soak up the sights. https://www.lakeviewoutfitters.com/copy-of-fishing-trip At Lakeview also provides rentals – grab and go fishing gear - get ready to hit the river: For your next fishing experience in Alaska, make Lakeview Outfitters your first and only choice – Check us out online and book your next trip:   https://www.lakeviewoutfitters.com/    

Pacific Wings now offers high-quality Canadian Prairie Waterfowl Adventures in addition to our home base in Eastern Washington. Goose and Duck Hunting is fantastic in both Washington and Saskatchewan. In Saskatchewan we offer Guided Snow Goose Hunting, Honker Hunting, Specklebelly Hunting, Duck Hunting. Also Guided Crane and Upland Hunting. Our well appointed lodge and home cooked meals will assure your stay is comfortable.  In Washington duck hunting can be excellent, fast-paced and of course, lots of fun. Washington receives some of the largest flights of ducks and geese in the Northwest. Our guided hunting adventures mean you likely will experience large flocks at very close range. Our fall season is 107 days with a bag limit of 7 ducks per day. We are known for our abundance of mallards here in the Columbia Basin.  We're located in Southeastern Washington, we offer the finest waterfowl hunting in the Pacific Flyway. With well over 40 years experience guiding hunters from around the world, we also have what we believe are the best guides in the Northwest. A quality hunt is our goal. You will hunt from comfortable duck blinds and goose pits over hand-crafted taxidermy decoys and the newest custom-made decoys. The guided goose hunting and duck hunting experiences at Pacific Wings are second to none. We have over 100,000 birds migrate through our privately owned and operated hunting waters and fields each fall. Pacific Wings has exclusive hunting rights on all of our properties. Our corn ponds and natural food habitat bring the birds to us! So whether you're interested Saskatchewan or Washington our Guided Duck and Goose Hunting is like nothing you've NEVER seen Before https://pacific-wings.net/  

Guests at Athabasca Fishing Lodges enjoy a caliber of fishing that is second to none. The expectations of the most discriminating angler are met every day with challenges and experiences that you’ll remember for years to come. With the expertise of the locals, Athabasca Fishing Lodges provides guides with over one-thousand years of passed-down knowledge. Their mastery in hunting, trapping, and fishing on the lake and surrounding areas ensures that every guest has the most memorable experience. We fish for the best - in Northern Pike, where over 20 lbs. are common. The lodge record and provincial record is 55 inches. Our guests report catching more pike than in past years, with many 50 inches and higher.  Lake Trout always provide a challenge. But, with our expertise it’s not a problem! In these cold waters, they grow to enormous sizes, with 30 pounders and even 50 pounders! A new provincial record measuring 51 inches in length and with a 36-inch girth was calculated to be 82-83 pounds. Arctic Grayling, the “sailfish of the north” offer a lively diversion from the “tackle busting” tactics of the Pike and Lake Trout. Try catching Grayling on ultra-light spinning gear or a fly rod. Lodge record is a 22-inch Grayling. Walleye are favorites with most guests, and are abundant in the river outlets and right in front of the lodge. Walleye average about 2-5 pounds, and our guests report catching walleye weighing up to 7.5 pounds. Athabasca Fishing Lodge is the premier full-service lodge in Otherside Bay at the mouth of the Otherside River that empties into vast Lake Athabasca. The lodge is on the south side of the Lake, about a 20-minute ride in our float plane from Stony Rapids° See maps on Getting There page https://athabascafishing.com/the-lodge/how-to-get-here/ . Nestled in a remote wilderness bay, Athabasca Fishing Lodge has all the amenities of a full 4-star facility. We have recently added new cabins with screened decks, and electric heat and air conditioning. All cabins have hot water, showers and bathroom facilities. Your private suite-style cabin has full electrical service 24 hours a day. Daily maid service is provided to every cabin. For the best, most comprehensive and complete fishing guide and lodge in Canada check us out online and make your reservations for this year today! https://athabascafishing.com/booking/ 877-922-0957  

EPO Lodge, aka Extreme Pheasant Outfitters, is in South Dakota, and is a true sportsman's paradise! South Dakota pheasant hunting the way it is supposed to be - a few friends along with man's best friend and thousands of acres of accessible land to hunt! From the prairie pothole farm rich soil in the Huron/Iroquois region to the beautiful rolling hill landscape of the Wessington hills near Wessington Springs SD, we have the birds! An unforgettable experience, excellent wing-shooting, comfortable relaxing evenings, and a great night sleep. Your comfort is our priority. All our guest rooms have their own private bathrooms, high end mattresses, and comfortable bedding.  Overall, we have 9 guest bedrooms and bathrooms, along with lounging areas, recreation areas, and comfortable dining accommodations. We will be able to comfortably sleep 22 guests and more upon request. Perfect for your next pheasant hunt, family reunion, or middle of nowhere getaway! We also have an unattached game room sits only a couple steps away from the lodge. The game room features a cigar smoking area, pool table, foosball table, ping pong, satellite TV, and poker tables. EPO Lodge offers different hunting packages for exclusive use of the lodge with 16+ hunters. Your group will have the exclusive use of the EPO Lodge when paying for up to 20 hunters. Guides will be provided. View the package details below and please contact us for questions about package options or custom packages – Click here: https://www.epolodge.com/hunting-options One of the most asked questions we get before a hunt is, "What do I need to bring?". This question can vary depending on the type of hunt you book and your personal preferences, however, there are some main necessities that we suggest you bring along for any hunt you book with us at EPO Lodge. For the best hunting experience, we require you bring along the following: https://www.epolodge.com/hunting-info  Come pheasant hunt and lodge with us in South Dakota – You will not be sorry! 605-881-4459 - https://www.epolodge.com/  

Jenkins Fishing, is the best full service fishing guide located in Celico, AR The single-day fishing trip at Jenkins Fishing Service. We include a boat with a guide, motor, fuel, bait, chairs, cushions, life jackets, landing nets, shore lunch, and ice chest with soft drinks and water. A single full-day trip usually covers 10 to 12 miles of the scenic White River leaving the dock at 7:30 in the morning and returning in the afternoon approximately 8 hours later. A 4-hour half-day trip leaves the dock any time before 1:00 PM and does not include shore lunch. The Fish are cleaned and bagged by the guide ready to take home. If you don’t need a fishing guide or just want to take in the beauty of the White River? Rent a boat for a full or half-day. Each boat rental includes a 20-foot fiberglass boat with a 9.9 or 15 hp motor, fuel, paddles, anchor, fishing net, chairs, life preserver cushions, and life vests. Each boat can accommodate up to 4 people. We also offer rod and reel rentals. We also offer comfortable accomadations at Jenkins Motel. You’ll find rest after a long day on the water at our motel. The motel is conveniently located 5 minutes from the Jenkins Fishing Dock, minutes from historic downtown Calico Rock, and within walking distance of some local restaurants. https://www.jenkinsfishingandmotel.com/motel/ Since 1958, Jenkins Fishing Service and Motel has been built on not only providing the best local items, but also the most friendly and outstanding customer service. Ask about our room and fishing package deals. We look forward to welcoming you!