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 [...]
Curing Salmon Eggs
Last coho season, outdoor writer, Scott Haugen, spent the whole time with us, something he’s wanted to do for many years, as he ranks the silver salmon fishing on Alaska’s Egegik River as the best [...]
Flyfishing & Tying Journal Article
Enjoy the latest magazine article on what it's like fishing with us at Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River, as well as the many remote streams in our area. This story is in the spring [...]
Getting To Becharof Lodge On The Egegik River
Getting to Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River is easy. Take a commercial flight into Anchorage, then hop on an Alaska Airlines plane for a 45 minute flight to King Salmon. There, a bush plane [...]
Fishing With The Best!
Last August we had outdoor writer, Scott Haugen in our camp. Fourteen years ago Scott wrote an article in Salmon, Trout, Steelheader magazine on fishing for silver salmon on the Egegik River with us. The [...]
Recipe: Salmon Flatbread
Whatever salmon you have on hand–be it leftovers, canned, vacuum-sealed, smoked, or frozen–it can be turned into this simple yet tasty appetizer which is great for lunch or a light dinner along side a salad. [...]
Recipe: Salmon Scramble
Folks who fish coho salmon with us at Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River go home with a lot of fish. While camp chatter often centers around salmon recipes, we also get a lot of [...]
Egegik River Wildlife
With our 2020 season in full-swing, not only is the fishing fantastic at Becharof Lodge on the Egegik River, but the wildlife viewing is the best we’ve ever witnessed. Every day we’re seeing a lot [...]
Coho Fishing The Egegik River
A BIG thank you to outdoor writer, P. Garrett Leeberg, for this wonderful magazine article which appeared in the August 2020 issue of Salmon, Trout, Steelheader magazine. It was a wonderful week of coho fishing [...]