Devil Diver Down
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My best friend has a buddy who lives in the Copper River Valley (about 3 hours east of Anchorage) so my best friend heads up there to fish and stay with his friend every other year. This year, his buddy gave the green light to bring me along - total bucket list trip, 13 days in early June to see if I can make myself sick of fishing.
Right now, the plan is to do a float plane trip into a remote lake and stay/fish for 3 days; and do a 4-day river float trip on a nearby river; we may spend the rest of the time chasing Kings and we are considering doing 1 day of halibut fishing from Valdez; also may do a 2 day trip to what his buddy calls Moose Camp.
Anyway, my best friend always assembles his gear 2 days before the trip and he's not what I'd call a detail-oriented guy, so I'm hoping I can get some solid advice on necessities so I can start buying them now and not just kill my credit card in the last 2 weeks.
Things I know I will need that I don't have:
Bug spray
Breathable chest waders (I know felt-sole boots are illegal)
Rain Gear (my buddy is unsure whether my Sitka 90% jacket qualifies, but I doubt it does)
Possibly a good salmon rod - my buddy's friend is unsure how many he has in good working condition
Other dumb questions:
Take my fly rod or leave it home?
Take my good glass?
As a thank you to the hosts, we're going to bring some dry goodies in our empty coolers. What things are ridiculously expensive in Alaska that are relatively cheap in the L48?
I'm also open to suggestions on where else/what else we should try to do - I'm (gratefully) at the mercy of my hosts, but we still have 5 weeks to plan, so there might be some wiggle room.
TIA
Right now, the plan is to do a float plane trip into a remote lake and stay/fish for 3 days; and do a 4-day river float trip on a nearby river; we may spend the rest of the time chasing Kings and we are considering doing 1 day of halibut fishing from Valdez; also may do a 2 day trip to what his buddy calls Moose Camp.
Anyway, my best friend always assembles his gear 2 days before the trip and he's not what I'd call a detail-oriented guy, so I'm hoping I can get some solid advice on necessities so I can start buying them now and not just kill my credit card in the last 2 weeks.
Things I know I will need that I don't have:
Bug spray
Breathable chest waders (I know felt-sole boots are illegal)
Rain Gear (my buddy is unsure whether my Sitka 90% jacket qualifies, but I doubt it does)
Possibly a good salmon rod - my buddy's friend is unsure how many he has in good working condition
Other dumb questions:
Take my fly rod or leave it home?
Take my good glass?
As a thank you to the hosts, we're going to bring some dry goodies in our empty coolers. What things are ridiculously expensive in Alaska that are relatively cheap in the L48?
I'm also open to suggestions on where else/what else we should try to do - I'm (gratefully) at the mercy of my hosts, but we still have 5 weeks to plan, so there might be some wiggle room.
TIA