Phone #907-828-3918 . Toll Free#800-764-3918 Po Box 19121-BW . Thorne Bay, Alaska 99919 Email Information Request Form Why the Boardwalk Wilderness Lodge?

FISHING

• Freshwater and saltwater equally accessible (only minutes from lodge)
• 23 lightly fished lakes, streams and rivers easily reached without time consuming and expensive flyout trips required.
• Thorne River and Staney Creek produce one of Alaska's finest wild spring steelhead runs
• Excellent fishing variety: 5 species of salmon, cutthroat and rainbow trout, halibut, ling cod and rockfish
• Crabbing for Dungeness crabs
• No other full service fishing lodge within 50 miles
• All necessary fishing gear provided
• All necessary rain gear provided
• Only the finest flyfishing guides (1 guide for every 2 anglers April 1st - May 15th)
• Flytying benches, supplies and instruction available, free tied flies for sale in Lodge tackle shop
• Only the finest saltwater guides (May 15th - Sept 30th)
• All 23' & 26' Olympic Oceancruisers fitted with heated cabins and restrooms
• Flyout for fishing the misty fjords and other remote locations available (at extra cost)
• Convenient: 1 1/2 hours by commercial jet Seattle to Ketchikan, 1/2 hour by floatplane to Boardwalk Wilderness Lodge
• Moderate Alaskan temperatures (never a non-fishing day in 5 years of operation)
• Very few mosquitoes
• Guests met by floatplane at Ketchikan Airport
• Longest season of any southeast Alaskan Lodge (April 1st - Sept 30th)
• Comfortable, cozy facilities (max. 8 guests April 1st - May 31st, max. 12 guests June 1st - Sept 30th)
• Family owned and operated
• Excellent gourmet meals served by award winning chef
• Wine with appetizers and dinner
• Outdoor hot tub for relaxing and wildlife viewing
• Emergency room trained RN on staff
  

NON-FISHING ACTIVITIES

• Wildlife and nature viewing hikes and picnics
• Guided trips to Anan Creek Bear Observatory
• Guided trips to Klawock Totem Pole Park
• Guided trips to El Capitan Caves (recently discovered deepest cavern system in North America)
• Relaxation over a good book at the lodge (no schedules - this is your vacation)
• Canoeing in Thorne Bay
  

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