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My family and I were at Port Lions in May 2012. What you saw on the web site is pretty much what you get.
Getting to the lodge is a great adventure all by itself. It is about a twenty minute ride to the bay where James has his boat. The drive is very scenic with possibility to see Black Tail deer and Kodiak Brown Bears. When we got on the boat , it usually takes about 25 minutes to get to the lodge. We got there in just over an hour. The whales kept getting in the way so we had to slow down and do a lot of whale watching on the way.
Obviously depending on the time you book is crucial for the type of fish you desire. Due to our timing we were there just prior to the salmon runs so we were content with halibut and cod. We were constantly pulling up all kinds of fish with my son Sam keeping a nice 77 lb. halibut. There are most definitely bigger ones out there but we tend to enjoy the under 100 lb. range for halibut. They seem to be more tender and are definitely not the breeding stock. The Pacific Cod were very numerous and my kids actually liked to eat them over the halibut.
The lodge is a very nice home right on the beach with plenty of private rooms and bathrooms. When the tide is out it is a great place to beach comb and there is a nice causeway to walk across and peer into the pools to watch sea otters and sea lions along with the starfish etc.
Waking up is pretty nice with Patti serving a nice hearty breakfast and packing a lunch for the boat. Eating the dinner at night can’t be beat either. It is nice to not have to worry about cooking, cleaning. Sitting in the living room looking out over the water is a great way to relax at night.
Fishing in Alaska means having to adapt to the circumstances. If it is blowing, the nice thing about Kodiak is that you can usually get out of the wind in coves and arms throughout the area.
Sorry for the rambling, but in a nutshell, we are definitely going back. My daughter wants to work there in the summers and help Patti with the cooking and cleaning, age 12. My son would love to be a deck hand with Cap’n James , as would I…
Feel free to ask specific questions.
John
“Nothing could have been better, from the accommodations, to the scenery, to the fishing, the food, and on and on!” — Don Asel, Columbia, Missouri
“My annual trip to Kodiak and to Port Lions Lodge is the highlight of my year.” — Pete Karns, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
