Fall wildlife

The salmon arrive in significant numbers sometime in late August, with their run peaking in September and October. During the salmon run we see the largest number of bears for the year. The salmon run also attracts a great number of bald eagles, gulls, ravens, and other fish eating birds. This is the best season for seeing cubs. The salmon run continues into December, however many bears begin to move towards hibernation by the end of October.

Each person has space in the blinds to set up a tripod in front of them for photography. If the client’s goal is to get good photos, they should plan on using a minimum of 300mm in the 35mm format. Of course, 500-600mm lenses are better. If using digital cameras or video a zoom of 10X or greater will generally give you better photos. Typical viewing distance is 3-100 meters.

There are three viewing blinds, such as the one below, built at the best fishing spots on the river. They are accessed from the lodge by our school bus, along a wilderness track.


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