Page 15 of North American Fishing by Frontiers International Travel

float trips a float trip is where you will find some of the most scenic and peaceful places on earth not to mention around-the-clock fishing possibilities while most people would assume a float trip is best suited for the serious angler we also find these trips greatly appeal to families with older children groups of fishing buddies and anyone with a sense of adventure and perhaps a more modest fishing budget each float trip consists of small groups of 6-8 guests using 14-16 ft avon rafts to drift a river with expert guides and outdoorsmen between 45 to 90 miles are covered in a typical week s float with stops made to wade the riffles and feeder streams for a variety of species while this is more of a participatory trip guests are asked to help with minimal tasks around camp the trade-off is almost unlimited fishing time not to mention prime opportunities for wildlife viewing and an outstanding way to savor alaska s sheer natural beauty frontiers represents two highly qualified outfitters dave duncan sons and goodnews river lodge which also operates a fixed camp dave duncan sons floats the world-famous kanektok river renowned not only for its robust runs of all five species of pacific salmon sea-run dolly varden and leopard-spotted rainbow trout but also for its character with numerous gravel bars river braids current lines and structure it s a fisherman s dream the fishing action for guests floating the prolific goodnews river starts right away new campsites are set up each night after full days of active fishing along the length of the goodnews river a great way to experience the variety and quality of fishing offered by goodnews river lodge please call us or visit our web site for more information about these unique alaskan adventures call frontiers 1-800-245-1950 · 01285 741340 in the uk · www.frontierstravel.com page 14

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