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,
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.
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