2016 fly fishing adventures

[Vince Tobia]

Cattaraugus Creek Outfitters
Fly Fishing Adventures—2016
Space is available for each trip

Casa Blanca Lodge, Mexico
March 12-19, 2016

This lodge has been on our bucket list for sometime. It's a great place to try for a Grand slam--catching a permit, bonefish and tarpon, on the fly in a single day!

Casa Blanca is a very well-run and well known remote fishing lodge in the southern Yucatán. It offers excellent bonefishing, permit fishing, tarpon and snook fishing as well as plenty of Jacks and barracuda.

The lodge is located on the southern end of Ascension Bay and surrounded by great fishing water, and also a short run to the lightly fished Espiritu Santo bay.

The rate for the 7N/6D package is $4,730 per person. Included in the package are your flights from Cancun to the lodge, accommodations, guided fishing, all meals, fishing license, non-bottled beverages and use of all recreational equipment. Excluded are your international flights, guide and staff gratuities, bar tab and items of a personal nature.


Crooked Island Bonefishing Lodge, Bahamas
April 16-23 & 23-30

For those seeking off-the beaten-path venues, Crooked Island native Clinton Scavella, with his new state-of-the-art Silver King flats boat, is the right man to guide you into this extensive saltwater wilderness. Working along with another local Bahamian guide Michael Carroll, Clinton manages Crooked Island Bonefishing Lodge.
This lovely little out-island spot provides budget-minded anglers with excellent bonefishing opportunities in Crooked Island’s most remote areas... and a comfortable base to return to each evening after another great day on the flats.
Delicious home-cooked meals emphasizing fresh local seafood are taken at Gibson’s Cafe, a short walk from your lodging at Casuarina Villas, which are located on a gorgeous beach. CIBL successfully combines experienced island guides, excellent equipment and new, very comfortable A/C lodging into a proven winner, all at a very reasonable price… especially when one considers how very remote and rarely visited this untouched area of the southern Bahamas really is.
Also available on Crooked island is great shallow water reef fishing for snapper, grouper, jacks and more—live bait is used to bring the fish close to the boat, where they will readily take flies—great fun and delicious to eat.
The cost is $2750.00 per person for seven nights, six full days of guided fishing. (based on double occupancy) *Cost includes guides, oceanfront accommodations, all meals & non-alcoholic drinks, and airport transfers from island airport to the Lodge. *You pay for airfare to Crooked Island, tips, and alcohol, if desired.


Kanektok River Alaska Adventure
July 23-30--the start of silver salmon!!

We have secured the week of July 23-30, 2016 for our hosted Alaska adventure!

If you are interested in going to Alaska on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, please let us know. The trip is hosted by us, and the lodge is run by friends of ours from Upstate NY.

This last week in July offers the start of siver salmon, plus great mousing for rainbows, king & sockeye salmon, dolly varden, grayling, and excellent chum salmon fishing. The chums on this river are chrome bright and are very tough fighters - guests often comment on how hard they fight. You will be catching a lot of them daily. This river is a fish factory! It's fly in only

The Spectacular Kanektok Fishery

The Kanektok (aka the Chosen River) is a fly fisherman’s dream. The river is the perfect size and provides outstanding spawning grounds for all five species of Alaskan Pacific salmon. Located in southwestern Alaska near the village of Quinhagak, our camp is perfectly situated within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Encompassing over 4 million acres, it is home to some of the most prolific salmon runs in the world and hosts a wide variety of fish, bird and mammal species. From rolling tundra to the highest mountain peaks, and from the rugged coastlines to crystal clear rivers, the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge is a haven for all things wild. A magical place by any account, its ability to support wildlife and sustain natural populations of WILD fish truly set it apart. In the clear waters of the Kanektok, anglers will find king, coho, sockeye, chum and pink salmon, as well as trophy-sized native rainbow trout, arctic char, grayling, and dolly varden. The Kanektok and its tributaries and braids give anglers access to some of the best sport fishing in the world. We are extremely lucky to be here on this river and are excited to share this very special area with you.

The Kanektok river fishing season is dictated by the king and silver salmon fishery and has excellent trout fishing. The kings run June 15th – July 25th while the silver salmon run July 23rd until Sept 10th. The king salmon escapement goal is 3,500 - 8,000 per season. The silver salmon escapement goal is 50,000 per season. During the month of July the Kanektok receives a run of 50,000 – 200,000 chum salmon and on even years receives a run of over 100,000 pink salmon. The river also has a run of 50,000 - 200,000 sockeye salmon in mid July. The rivers’ rainbow trout are most prevalent in the braided section of the river. There are trophy rainbows available with some close to 30 inches. The dolly vardens are sea run with over 20,000 - 35,000 passing the fish weir last year. The river also has a good grayling population.

2016 rates: $5000. Your trip includes all accommodations, guides, meals, rods, reels, flies, terminal tackle, and a DVD of pictures or video from your trip.

We hope you can make one of these trips—they are a blast--great fishing, food and camaraderie, and some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere.
Remember, booking your guided trip with us doesn't cost any more than booking directly with the lodges. Plus, you'll receive the added advantage of having a trip host on your adventure, who is there to make sure that your trip is enjoyable and hassle free.