Plane on Big River Lake
60.807942°N 152.266214°W

The float plane unloading at the dock on Big River Lake.

Bear on Big River Lake
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A young curious grizzly bear watches the action fishing.

Waterfall on Big River Lake
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A Waterfall bringing fresh water into Big River Lake. 6/22/2010 4:59:22 PM

Beaver dam on Big River Lake
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Black bear mother and cub on Big River Lake
60.814114°N 152.297578°W

6/22/2010 6:20:34 PM

Fly in on a float plane, fish all day, have lunch at a nice rustic lodge, and observe the bears watching you take their fish at Big River Lake, AK.

The flight from Anchorage to Big River Lake is less than one hour. The float plane takes you right up to the dock of a rustic lodge where a fine lunch awaits. After vitals, it’s into the boats for fly fishing and bear watching. The sockeye salmon (silver and coho salmon come later in the summer) run several creeks that flow into the lake. Most catch their three-fish limit fairly quickly (you can continue to fish for sockeye as long as you throw back those over the limit).
Where the fresh water streams hit the lake, crystal clear waters abound displaying plentiful schools of salmon swimming in the shallows. These areas make exceptional fishing spots for the bears as they regularly pace the shores of the lake. They seem to know that fish are being caught and frequently approach the anglers’ boats.

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Alaska (ⁱ/əˈlæskə/) is a state in the United States, situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with the international boundary with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 731,449 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area.

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