Fishing Bear Lodge, the logo.

Steve and Brock celebrate a northern pike.

Sockeye salmon in a frenzy in a small creek.

A rock bowl in a small creek.

Moosage in Lake Beverley.

Mountain view from Lake Beverley.

The Kulik Spire from Lake Kulik.

Jeff with a fat Arctic char.

We caught lots of Arctic grayling on dry flies.

Stacy rocks a sockeye salmon.

Misty mountains were a recurring theme through the summer.

Blaine says this fly box is the most organized thing in his life.

Grayling on dry fly.

Another fat grayling in the net.

Bushwacking up hills while wearing waders is hard work. The view makes it worth the effort.

Water rushes toward Lake Beverley in a small creek near the lodge.

Gene, Gene, the fishing machine, with a nice Arctic char.

No flowers yells “ALASKA!” to me like fireweed.

Ellie filets a sockeye salmon.

Trout fishing along Lake Beverley’s shoreline.

This fine rainbow trout attacked a faux mouse.

This trout, the best I saw all summer, also fell for a mouse.

A released grayling regains its equilibrium.

A fleet of Fishing Bear boats crosses Lake Beverley.

Craig hides behind a fat grayling.

I never saw a dog who loves water the way Boone does.

I photographed Blaine photographing Steve.

Arctic char release.

Angie found this moose horn on Lake Beverley’s shoreline.