You’ve already arrived in King Salmon, Alaska. This small, rural town is the last semblance of civilization you’ll see over the next week while you’re on, hopefully, the greatest fishing adventure of your life. After you and your gear have …

Coastal brown bears are omnipresent at SAFARI camp. No exaggeration, we see them on a daily basis – sometimes at great distances, sometimes within close proximity. These regular bear sightings are just one aspect of what makes the SAFARI camp …

Alaska Fishing and Season Summary, 2014, Alaska Wilderness SAFARI Fishing Overall, fishing was good to very good in late July and August for salmon and dollies. September was very good for dollies and somewhat lighter than normal for salmon. In …

Over the years we’ve seen thousands of fishing trip photos from our guests and guides. And from time to time someone captures something uniquely new. 2013 guest Keto Gyekis, who also shoots nature and wildlife photos semi-professionally, shot this from the helicopter …

After losing several minutes of daylight each day after the summer solstice in late June, we are finally treated to some spectacular sunrises on the Alaska Peninsula from mid to late August through September… when the sun is actually rising close to when we rise.

Overall, fishing was excellent this year. Compared to 2012, which offered noticeably late salmon runs, the salmon run timing in 2013 was typical.

This Alaska fishing season offered something extraordinary – we were treated with multiple close-up sightings of 5 to 8.5 foot salmon sharks in shallow clear water, plus we witnessed some of these sharks blowing up on schools of salmon along a deep shoreline, launching themselves full body out of water!

Above is a guest made video from a couples fishing trip to SAFARI camp in 2013. It mostly highlights the stunning charter flight to camp in late July (via helicopter), but ends with some good trip photos.

Yes, you will catch more fish than you thought possible, but at Alaska Wilderness SAFARI you’ll also experience some of the best bear viewing in Alaska. Literally. Except for a few famous Alaska bear viewing areas, like Brooks Falls or Hallo Bay in Katmai National Park …