Cast & Blast Adventures On The Egegik River
By Scott Haugen A flurry of white wings caught me off guard as I stumbled from one tussock to another. Body shifting left on the tundra, [...]
Creole Willow Ptarmigan
This past season, in addition to delicious coho salmon, a lot of folks went home with frozen ptarmigan from Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River. If looking for ways to cook these great tasting [...]
Ptarmigan Hunting With Browning’s A5 20 Gauge With Becharof Lodge
Browning's classic A5 12 gauge shotgun is a legend among wingshooters around the world. So when they wanted to test their new A5 20 gauge by chasing ptarmigan on the tundra, we were thrilled they [...]
Baked Coho Salmon With Shallots
Many folks are heading home from Becharof Lodge with loads of great eating coho salmon. Whether you cook these tasty salmon fillets as soon as you get home, or intend to enjoy them in [...]
Ptarmigan Hunting With Becharof Lodge On The Egegik River
Over the past few coho season’s, some guests have enjoyed hunting for willow ptarmigan while staying with us at Becharof Lodge. With what appears to be another good winter survival rate for ptarmigan up and [...]
Smoked Salmon For Cheaters
Anglers at Becharof Lodge on Alaska’s Egegik River take home a lot of coho salmon. We’re often asked for some of our favorite recipes. Since so many people [...]
Experiencing Alaska’s Amazing Egegik River With Becharof Lodge
Enjoy this magazine article that appeared in the January 2025 issue of Alaska Sporting Journal. Story by Scott Haugen. Photos by Mat Hayward. Hopping from the floatplane, I barley hit the tundra when professional photographer, [...]
”Donald Trump Jr. With Becharof Lodge: The Ptarmigan Experience“
This is part two in a two-part series of when Donald Trump Jr. and two of his sons joined us at Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River in September of 2023, for a cast and [...]
Smoked Salmon Pancakes
Looking for something fun and tasty to do with all that coho salmon ya took home from the Egegik River? Try this! Famous for [...]
Fishing With Donald Trump Jr. & Becharof Lodge On Alaska‘s Egegik River
”Fishing With Donald Trump Jr. & Becharof Lodge On Alaska‘s Egegik River“ by Scott Haugen You can tell a lot about a person when the fishing is slow. You learn even more when their teenage [...]
Tournament Trail Magazine Article on Becharof Lodge
We're fortunate to have a number of salmon fishing guests come our way from all over the country, and the Great Lakes region is one of them. No matter where you're from, Becharof Lodge on [...]
Pro-Cure Salmon Egg Cures
Even on Alaska’s Egegik River the early morning coho bite is best. On slow days this is more evident, but it’s also the case on days when the salmon fishing is red-hot. In any given [...]
Fishing With The Trumps At Becharof Lodge
“You know what, that’s fishing, and sometimes having to work at it is just what’s needed,” shared Donald Trump Jr. when I apologized for how slow the fishing was. Don, his two sons Donnie (14), [...]
Smoked Salmon Bellies On Camp Chef Pellet Grill
Folks who’ve been to our coho fishing lodge on Alaska’s remote Egegik River, know we utilize a lot of Camp Chef gear for cooking, both inside and outside. This fall and winter we’ve been using [...]
Coho Fishing With Becharof Lodge On The Egegik River
This story is by longtime outdoor writer, Scott Haugen, and it ran in the June/July 2023 issue of STS magazine. Scott has been coming to Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River for over 15 years [...]
Unplugged On Alaska’s Egegik River
Here's the latest magazine article on fishing coho salmon with us at Becharof Lodge on Alaska's Egegik River. This story is by Tracy Beard, and is featured in the May/June issue of NW Travel Magazine. [...]
Becharof Lodge Coho Fishing on Alaska’s Egegik River
Families, friends, and strangers always have a good time at Becharof Lodge, where you can fish together or alone, if you choose. (Mat Hayward photo) After more than an hour of watching friends catch coho [...]
Coho Fishing With Becharof Lodge On The Egegik River, by Scott Haugen
We’ve had a number of people ask about the latest article that’s running in the current issue of Salmon, Trout, Steelheader magazine (the Jan. 2023 issue), saying it’s hard to read the pages on their [...]
Silver Salmon Fishing On Alaska’s Egegik River
Everyone who fishes in Alaska wants a mighty king salmon, just as every hunter who travels to Alaska wants a big bull moose. The starting point to preserving king salmon runs starts with a change [...]
Coho: The New King Of Salmon In Alaska
It’s no secret king salmon runs are declining in Alaska, and they have been for many years. In some rivers, returning kings are small, weighing only a few pounds, not upwards of 30 pounds like they [...]
2022 Coho Season Recap
Our 2022 coho season on Alaska’s Egegik River goes down as the best ever…not because of the fishing, but because of our awesome guests! Throughout all of Bristol Bay, the coho runs weren’t what we [...]
Feature Article in Dec.’21 STS Magazine
Check out the latest feature story in the Dec. 2021 issue of Salmon, Trout, Steelheader magazine by noted author and longtime visitor tp Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River, Scott Haugen. There's a reason he [...]
Becharof Lodge On The Egegik River…How We Got Here
Here's a brief interview with Becharof Lodge co-owner, Mark Korpi. In this you'll hear from Mark on how he came to acquire this special camp in remote Alaska, what it takes to keep a camp [...]
Big Beads For Coho On The Egegik
At Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River we're fortunate to have access to some of the best coho fishing in the world, right out our door. Thanks to the gentile nature and physical features of [...]