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Alaska Fishing Lodges – Latest Alaska Fishing Lodges news – Blue Ridge Parkway: Come along on America’s favorite road trip

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

How about these right… I think you’ll find the following nuggets of wisdom particularly insightful. Leave your comments below. Check out the second one in particular…

Blue Ridge Parkway: Come along on America's favorite road trip

Peaks of Otter Lodge (MP 85.6): The Parkway's only year-round accommodation, Peaks of Otter Lodge is a 60-room motel-style accommodation that includes a …    (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Guide – Latest Alaska Fishing Guide news – Spring Fishing Guide, Pt. 2: Five More Top Fishing Destinations …

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…

Spring Fishing Guide, Pt. 2: Five More Top Fishing Destinations …

In part one of our spring fishing guide, we uncovered some East Coast and tropical getaways for the discerning (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Guide – Want a job in the Fishing/Fisheries sector ? – Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Want a job in the Fishing/Fisheries sector ?

HI iam planning to look for a job in the uk. IN which parts can i find the good fishing industry jobs, fisheries inspectors, fisheries retail, anything fishing.. how good or bad is the pay.

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If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Lodges – Latest Alaska Fishing Lodges news – Businesses want to see more visitors this season

Monday, November 29th, 2010

How about these right… I think you’ll find the following nuggets of wisdom particularly insightful. Leave your comments below. Check out the second one in particular…

Businesses want to see more visitors this season

Hamrick said that based on reported bookings and conversation with her members that fishing lodges and guide services, especially on the Kenai River, …   Read More…

Fishing report for June 3 (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Guide – Alaska Fishing Jobs – Salmon Processing The Perfect Summer Job for College Students

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

For years and years college students around the U.S. have flocked to Alaska for summer jobs in the seafood processing and fishing industries. The first place that workers new to Alaska look for work is at a salmon processing plant. Onshore seafood processors are always looking for workers in the summer months, from June to September. The work is hard but there are perks to being a processing plant (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Lodges – Latest Alaska Fishing Lodges news – Call Castleton home

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Back with more news for you today. It’s amazing how much good information there is on this stuff out there if you know where to look. Three in particular that I found really valuable were…

Call Castleton home

The entire lodge staff are there to make your stay as enjoyable as possible, from impromptu fishing trips to the Sand River (in case you were wondering, …   Read More…

Come out to Kid's Fishing Derby (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Lodges – Latest Alaska Fishing Lodges news – Photo: CASA Fishing Day

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…

Photo: CASA Fishing Day

… Arizona Game and Fish Department, assisted by the Arizona Game Rangers FOP Lodge, for the sixth annual Fishing Day – sponsored by Yavapai CASA for Kids, …   Read More…

Outdoors with Mark Sturtevant (more…)

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Alaska Fly Fishing – Silver Salmon Fishing Techniques

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Silver Salmon Fishing Techniques

Fishing is one of the best ways to relax and spend holidays for the lovers of fishing. Most of the people are greatly fond of bass fishing; some of them enjoy catching trout and many of the anglers can excited and get pleasure from the sport of salmon fishing.

Fishing for salmon can be comparatively easy than other types of fishing. But, there are many kinds (more…)

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Alaska Fishing Guide – YouTube – Fishing Competition Situk River Steelhead, Alaska

Friday, November 19th, 2010

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Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…

Kodiak, Alaska: Experience Island Wildness and Kodiak Bears

Take a trip to Frazer Lake on Kodiak Island, a short 25 minute flight from a nearby lodge. You can take a 10 minute hike down to a Kodiak Bear watching …   Read More…

Visiting a Classic Tourist Destination

The Lodge, however, doesn't welcome kids under 12 (unless you book the entire place), but will pamper your dog. The Mirror Lake Inn touts itself as summer …   Read More…

Go Fish! Clearwater Lodge Lures Guests

Earlier this year, Clearwater became California's only Orvis-endorsed fly fishing lodge. The area also offers a rich array of sights, such as lava springs, …   Read More…
That’s all the news for today guys, so until next time, thanks for stopping by.

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The sense that the Alaska fishing tours bring in a lot of dollars and cents is quite an obvious one. Their contribution to the economy was highlighted by a recent official survey conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and game looking at 2007 data. Their findings included quantifying the number of fishing licenses sold in Alaska that year to nearly half a million. The also found these fishermen had a high level of spending on their hobby equating to $1. 39 billion per annum. Related expenditure was on areas such as travel, accommodation, equipment and guides.

The Alaskan town of Bethel was so interested in the opportunities fishing brought them they undertook their own study in 2008. Their community had a relatively high dependence on the economic contribution of the fishing industry. This was important to them as their population was only just over six thousand people.

Their study found that there was a large untapped potential benefit from sports fishing. They had the desirable fish, but the services available to fishermen in the area were lacking. They recognized visitors spent significantly more than locals hiring guides and obtaining services and supplies. The upshot of this study was to suggest the community tap into the fishing industry by updating and expanding services. One key was to ensure repeat business was maximized by improving the quality of the visitors experience while in the area. The final conclusion they came to was to improve the quality of the lodging options. Their study found the non-resident fisherman usually came from a higher income bracket.

The regulatory body, the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has been promoting the idea guides need to be registered to ensure industry standards remain high. They are well aware that fishing tours are a major contributor to the Alaskan economy. The benefits of regulation in their minds will foster and maintain professionalism amongst guides. And the flow on effect from this is that Alaskan fishing tours will maintain their levels of viability.

An added benefit of the whole licensing regime is to provide better information for decision making. In the past statistical data which is now being returned via log books was not available. Now trends can be mapped and planning undertaken.

One area that is emerging as an add-on benefit for fishing operators to pursue is the area of wildlife viewing. Although anecdotally this is a growing area there is little hard data to support these growth opportunity claims.

The fishing industry in Alaska is recognized as one of the best in the world. Alaska fishing tours are an important piece in the overall economic jigsaw.

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