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Fly In Fishing To Bachatna Creek
We offer fly-in fishing trips to Bachatna Creek from late July through August. This remote and scenic creek offers an incredible silver salmon experience, but access is highly dependent on water levels, weather conditions, and the natural environment.
Unlike other destinations, Bachatna Creek lacks nearby large lakes for standard floatplane landings, which limits our ability to reach it consistently. Access often requires chartering a helicopter or making short flights with a Super Cub—both exciting but more costly transportation options.
In some years, local beaver activity works in our favor. When beavers dam small ponds to a sufficient size, our turbine Otter can land, dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of reaching this hidden gem of a river. This is one of several Alaska fly-in fishing options available with Mark Glassmaker.
Bachatna Creek Fishing Trip Information
• Bachatna Creek is a river that is so close yet so far. Isolated from any lakes close enough to land a float plane and too small to land on itself, access is very limited and ever changing.
• Current options for access include transport by helicopter or doing short jumps with a supercup on floats to land in nearby beaver ponds. Both options increase the trip cost considerably and we ask that you call for a quote.
• Bachatna Creek is a walk and wade fishing trip and while hip boots may be sufficient, we highly recommend bringing your own chest waders for this trip. Your guide will provide spinning gear but you will need to provide your own fly rod and flies if you wish to fly fish. We do have a limited number of fly rods and waders we can provide upon request.
Some of our other fly out options are amazing fly out trips to the Chuitna River.
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