Got Alaska?

If there has ever been a time to start thinking about Alaska, now is the time.  My good buddies, Capt. Taylor Edrington and Mr. Shea Gunkel have teamed up to form Cross Current Travel.  

 Cross Current Travel is designed to offer its clients a full-service, affordable travel package to premier fly fishing destinations all over the world. And in this case, it’s to Alaska.  Rainbow Point Lodge, to be exact.  Rainbow Point Lodge is on the Copper River, one of the most prolific Rivers in Alaska, and there are many of them!  Here is what you get: 

 For $4,700, you get a full week of fishing in and around the Copper River area.  If you think this may be the time to go, check out their site or give them a call to ask questions or to make arrangements.  Deals like this one are hard to come by and the price being so reasonable, there’s no real reason to be without a true Alaskan experience.  

They still have some client availability in late August for some trophy trout fishing in one of the most beautiful places in the world. 

While there are many lodges and outfitters in Alaska, why not go with one that is established and has roots in Southern Colorado?  

Taylor with a Big Alaskan Rainbow

Yes, there is still a pulse here.

I wish I could report back to you that I have been so busy traveling and fishing new waters that I have just not had time to post anything, but that's not the case.  I have been busy, just not on the water.  Once the warm weather showed up here in Colorado Springs, I needed to get some plants in the ground.  I have done some garden work, but I still haven't finished that either.  With summer just around the corner, I plan to get out more and actually have some stories and more photos for you guys out there.  For now, I will leave you with some photos of some flies tied by Ben Furimisky and Shea Gunkel this past weekend at Ghillies Fly Shop's Anniversary party .  I have 4 videos of Ben tying his flies, including the Extended Foam Drake.  Yes, Elton, I was wanting to do tutorial for you as requested, and then realized that it would be even better if the creator of the fly showed us all how it's done.  So be on the lookout for those soon.

Ben's High Viz BDE 

Ben's Extended Body Foam Green Drake 

Ben's Fluttering Foam Caddis-Black

Back side view.

From the front.

Side

Shea's version of CC's Poison Tung.

Shea's PMD Splatte. You will be hearing more about this series of flies soon.

   Shea's Splatte in gray.