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  • Good times at Crystal Creek Lodge

Hello, Dan Michels here. It's been said that after 36 seasons at Crystal Creek Lodge, I am the only constant. Yet, that being said, it's not about me. It's about our guests, and the staff, of Crystal Creek Lodge. Our guests dedicate their free time to experience what we do and our staff dedicate their careers to serving our guests. This blog series is about snippets of insight as to what we do, and how our guests experience Crystal Creek Lodge. Enjoy.

First King Salmon of 2014!

First King Salmon of 2014!

  The first King Salmon of the 2014 Crystal Creek Lodge season was caught today at the Nushagak River by William Oberholtzer, age 6.   Guiding him was his dad, Alex Oberholtzer, pilot/guide and partner at Crystal Creek Lodge. The Nushagak run of Kings is ahead of schedule and the run is predicted to be strong!…

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The Rivers are Alive with Salmon!

First King Salmon of 2014!

The Kings are in both the Naknek and Nushagak Rivers.  Alex and Josh state it’s the best they’ve seen in years.  One angler reported bringing 21 Kings to the net yesterday.  Incredible!  Sockeyes are running the Naknek, Kvichak, Egegik and Ugashik systems and we have had great days at each thus far. Great weather has…

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