Week 11 :: August 27 – September 3, 2021
Coho crazy was the theme of the week. The Togiak river was fishing really good with lost of big fish being caught. Trout and char fishing continuing to be good, as well with some slabs being caught. Lots of animals being seen during the flights this time of year and the fall colors start to show. Some big…
Week 10 :: August 20 – 27, 2021
Silver fishing and bead fishing dominate this time of year and it’s been good. The refuge fishing has been spectacular with some very big arctic char being caught. Togiak silver fishing has been very reliable with flies, jigs, and smegs. Trout have been caught also on some of the lake/refuge hops. Fall is in the air up here…
Week 9 :: August 13 – 20, 2021
Silvers and Trout were the main event this week with the Goodnews and Togiak rivers fishing good for silvers. The Grant and Ongoke rivers were in good form with some nice rainbow trout showing up for the camera. A couple stops in the refuge paid off with some awesome dolly and char fishing. The sockeye spawn is…
Week 8 :: August 6 – 13, 2021
The Silvers are here in more significant numbers! Some days, it took a bit to get a dozen other days 45 min and everybody had a limit. However, it was good times on the beach and some fabulous shore lunches that included ribeye on the bbq. The Goodnews and Togiak rivers saw silvers starting to push. The…
Week 7 :: July 30 – August 6, 2021
The weather was great for most of the week, sunshine and 65. Lake hops were incredible, with some excellent char action. One was over 30” and 10 pounds. The sockeye were flooding the Togiak for a couple of days, and the getting was good. The sockeye on the Tog average 5-8 pounds, with lots of them near…
Week 6 :: July 23 – 30, 2021
You can tell the king run was winding down. Some slower days on the Togiak searching for kings, but we still caught some big ones. A lot of them were starting to turn red as they got closer to spawning. Some nice sockeye were beginning to show up on the mighty Tog with the chums and pinks. The…
Week 4 :: July 9 – 16, 2021
The sunshine arrived…..After weeks of fog, rain and wind we’ve had seven straight days of 65-75 degrees and sun. High water has retreated on the Togiak and the King fishing has gotten good. The sockeye run may pass the all time record for Bristol Bay so the swinging for reds continues to produce on the Wak. Chums and…
Week 5 :: July 16 – 23, 2021
The sockeye were still running up the Wak and swinging for socks was good. The fish house was working overtime to get everyone’s fish vacpacked and frozen. Some trout were caught nymphing but it should be real good when the sockeye start to spawn. The Goodnews river fished good as well with some nice kings and chums being…
Week 3 :: July 2 – 9, 2021
Make some room in the Freezer!! The sockeye are coming home. The Nush was very good this week with folks getting to double dip with kings and sockeye pushing up the river. The weather still gave us some challenges with rain and fog. Some very cold wet days on the river but battling big kings is a great…
Week 2 :: June 25 – July 2, 2021
Bad weather brought the fish. The Nush was on fire for most of the week. Lots of kings and sockeye made their way up river and rods were bent all day long. The sockeye also pumped up the Wood river and the Wak fishing was primo. After a long morning fog delay the sun came out and the Wak…
Week 1 :: June 18 – 25, 2021
Well is started pretty rough…the king fishing on the Nush was extremely slow. The first few days out there were filled with yawns. We did have some great lake hops and some big rainbows were caught on the Igushik. Toigiak fishing was better but still not quite there. Then came the storm that we needed, high winds and some…
WEEK 0 :: SETUP CONTINUED, 2021
It’s here….opening day! It’s derby weekend on the Nushagak and Mission Lodge hosted the party of course. Lots of prep and hard work was needed to get this event going now all we need are some Kings to head up river. Our first fishermen have arrived and are pumped to hit the water. Down trolling, back-bouncing, back…
Hello Mission Family!
2021 Season is upon us and we are busy getting ready to go. We have gotten the Nush King camp gear all sorted out and loaded into boats and the guides took off today driving down the Wood river and up the Nush to set up camp. There is still some snow up in the mountains…
In Loving Memory of Bob Chittenden
Dear friends and family of Mission Lodge,My name is Riley Price. My grandfather was Bob (Robert) Chittenden.I wanted to write to you and say that Bob died on April 12th, 2021. Thank you so much for making such a wonderful impact in his life. Staying at your fishing lodge and spending time fishing with all…
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