Have you hunted Alaska for Sitka Blacktail Deer yet? Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island is the best place in Alaska to hunt deer. Hunting Sitka Blacktail Deer with the crew of Port Lions Lodge is the way to go for many reasons. This article will provide information to show how simple your hunt can be.

You will be picked up at the Kodiak airport and transported to the lodge and back after your hunt. Getting from Kodiak airport to Port Lions Lodge and back is done via a half hour truck ride and a half hour boat ride through waters that are as protected as you can get on Kodiak Island. Why is this important? Many other lodges will require you to fly into Kodiak and then take a second flight out to their … Read More »

So this is my first attempt at this so please bear with me. I am Patti Stegall, chief cook and bottle washer, at beautiful Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island Alaska. How we (my husband captain James) and I arrived at Port Lions is mostly a blur to me but I will begin with a little background.

I am originally from “beautiful” Butte Montana (more about that later) but moved to Anchorage Alaska in 1982. My ex husband and I have two beautiful girls, Kelcie and Taryn (some of you had the pleasure of meaning Taryn last summer). I met James in 1993 while playing softball, he was the pitcher and I was the catcher so I guess you can say I caught the love of my life. James and I dated for 9 years … Read More »

We have booked our Alaska fishing trip all-inclusive to Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island. Do we really need to bring rubber boots AND chest waders?

This writing will provide information of what you should bring on your Port Lions Lodge Kodiak Alaska fishing vacation. The intent is to describe what you will likely want to have once at the lodge and how it will be used during varying times of the summer.

It is recommended that you pack warm clothes for layering. In Alaska anywhere you fish, along with most fishing places, the weather can change several times during a day on the water. It may go from cool and breezy in the morning to raining mid-day and then on to bright sunny and calm in the afternoon.

The goal for choosing what to bring is to be able to add and … Read More »