Willi writes:

That's the thing that keeps from going to Alaska. Most people that I've
talked to who have fished in Alaska, report relatively crowded fishing.
Considering the cost and the huge areas of undeveloped wilderness, it
seems strange to me that one would encounter some many other anglers.
Are there that many anglers or are there only a few drainages that are
fished or????? It doesn't make alot of sense to me.


That was the only day we ran into a lot of people, and even then, it wasn't
bad. The ethics and etiquette of the guides is exceptional. We would stop
fishing when we came to a group, and not fish until we were 100 yards
downstream of them. Thursday on the Moraine was the only day that it was a
little crowded. Some lodges (unnamed) have Otters instead of Beavers and drop
of 12 or more sports in one spot. They *could* take over a section of river
quite easily. One lodge can accomodate 90 rods (people), so something like
that can be crowded. The Kvichak, Battle, and Kamichak were were relatively
free, with only a couple of people other than us. We had the Margot by
ourselves. There are a host of rivers we did not fish, mainly because of the
walking distances. One group did "The Moses." That's not the name of the
creek, but of the walking across the tundra and bushwacking through many bushy
spots. The group of 4 did not encounter anyone else. Lots of fish and bear,
however.
Dave

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