Sund's Lodge

Boats were out at dawn for a calm water fishing experience.  The sunrise was absolutely gorgeous and the expected winds and rains never arrived.  Sockeye continued to scratch the surface and chinook fishing improved a small bit from the day before.  Rich and Madison both got nice chinooks with Capt. Millar and had a few other nice fish on.  Max Ostrove continued his wizard like fishing ways with another big chinook.  And big fish of the day honors went to Benn Spiegel who challenged his guide, Mr. Sund, to guide him into a 15 lbr and he would return in 2011.  Well Mr. Sund guided him into the biggest fish of the trip- a 27 lbr caught at Point No Point.  I guess that means Benn has to bring a whole group!  

The guests departed and the staff fished the 7th annual Staff Fishing Derby.  The Winning Team was Millar, The Hag, Chef Paul, Chef Rafe, and Sheena with 2 chinooks and 2 sockeye which won them free dinner at the Sportsman Steakhouse.  A great day for sure!

Big day today at Sund’s.  The rain finally stopped by dawn and the morning fishing was a bit disappointing for big fish.  There were some nice fish taken….big fish of the day honors went to Jeff Ostrove.  Doug Keane had a great day with a limit of chinooks and there were other tales of the big one that got away.  We had an amazing beach lunch in the islands and then in the afternoon is when the real fireworks started.  The boats ended up near West Cracroft Island for some of the hottest sockeye fishing we’ve seen in years.  Hundreds of fish splashed the surface and danced on the rods.   Half the boats limited on sockeyes and the others caucht a bunch and then went hali fishing.  Robert Speigel caught the biggest hali of the trip on Capt. Mike’s boat with this BIG 44 lbr.  A great day for sure!

Wow…a month of drought ended with one gigantic rain fall!  We should have paid attention to the red sky in the morning (sailors take warning!).  The good thing was that fishing held somewhat steady with some boats having great luck and others still struggling a bit.  Also, conditions stayed great for bottom fishing with virtually no afternoon wind.  Big fish of the day went to Terry Keane as the Keane boys continued their stranglehold on the BIG FISH CHAIR.  Team Ostrove nailed em today with Capt. Spenny…3 chinooks, 2 sockeye, a 30 lb hali and a 25 lb ling cod.  Great job boys!

More of the same today at Sund’s Lodge.  Chinook fishing slowed down today but most guests stayed busy on the occiasional chinook and ample sockeye run.  At this point we’re officially calling it the best sockeye fishing we’ve seen in 20 years.  Just incredible!  The guests had a great beach bistro in the islands hosted by Chef Paul.  Big fish of the day honors went to Maryanne with this dandy 29 lbr!  We finished the day with a slideshow of images from a great 4 days at Sund’s Lodge.  Fun fun fun!

Another great day out on the water;  the forecasted wind stayed down and the sun even  poked through the clouds in the afternoon.

We at Sund’s Lodge are excited to be fishing year four in the four year cycle of the Adam’s River sockeye run.   Even with  chinook salmon and halibut as the primary target species’, almost everyone caught at least a couple of the elusive and highly coveted  sockeye salmon to round off their daily catch, and many of our guest even limited out!

Rick took big fish honors with his beauty 19 lb. chinook, beating Herb’s big chinook by only an ounce in the official weigh-off!

A small group of guests from all around the world arrived this afternoon and started off the week with a lovely afternoon of fishing and catching.  Peter took big chinook honors with his nice twenty pounder, and many other nice salmon were caught as well.   Good times were had by all!

Peter and his guide Mike show off his big one!

Rick and Gwenn pose with Rick's hog 19 pounder

Team Bentley caught so many sockeye that Ted decided to throw one back! A great afternoon with Cptn. Geoff Duddridge - pacific cod fisherman extrordinaire!

Martin, Birgit, and Daniel with a few nice sockeye and a trophy class pink salmon!

A beautiful morning out on the water followed by a lovely champagne brunch at the lodge was the perfect way for the boys of OKC to finish off their weekend at Sund’s Lodge.  Steve A. caught his first chinook EVER!! and there were many other lovely salmon brought in as well.   Wa-hooooooooooooooooo!!!

Stevie Wonder's first chinook - a whopping 26 lbs!

Another great day out on the water here at Sund’s Lodge!  The chinook fishery remains strong, sockeye and pinks are plentiful, and we’re releasing lots of big coho as well!   To top it off, Henry caught a 41 pound chinook this afternoon, claiming the record chinook title for summer 2010 and becoming a member of the Sund’s Lodge Tyee club!

Henry's hog 41 pounder, Tyeeeeeeeeeee!

A nice box of sockeye!

The boys from OKC rolled in this afternoon to absolutely stunning weather.  Fishing was a bit slow this afternoon but spirits were still high as seas were flat and the air was warm.  A few sockeyes were taken as well as a sprinkling of chinook.  Big fish of the day honors went to Sir Isaac Jacobson with this dandy 25 lbr caught with Capt. Millar.

Big congrats go to Caleb Miller, who caught this almost 30 lb halibut…with a broken arm!  WOW!  Way to go Caleb!  A great day for all!