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Here are some reasons clients book with us, in their own words...
The following questions are from a hunter considering
booking a hunt, asking Allen Prevatt, a hunter that
has booked with Stoney River Lodge in the past.
- How are
the accommodations at Stoney River Lodge?
Excellent (4 stars out of 5) Please understand that
you are in the wilderness, no roads to deliver materials,
everything is flown in. Log cabin rooms with bathroom,
hot & cold running water, heater, and roomy
main lodge for relaxing and meals. Very comfortable.
- Quality
of game?
Excellent! Caribou, Moose, Black Bear, Dall sheep,
Grizzly Bears, and Wolves. The latter are scarce
and harder to come by. I was fortunate to video
tape two wolves tracking and taking down a Caribou
two years ago on my Caribou hunt. We averaged sighting
3 Grizzly Bears a day on that hunt. The guide (Pete)
and I nick-named it "Valley of the Bears."
- Food?
quality and quantity? Excellent! You won't
be disappointed with the meals in camp. You should
start fasting now as you won't be able to push away
from the table the food is so good. Don't be surprised
if you gain a few pounds while in camp. In spike
camp, you will have "Mountain House" camp
meals. They are a lot better than military MRE's.
The variety of choices, lasagna, spaghetti, beef
stroganoff, turkey, chicken, etc., will fill you
up. Cookies and some dried fruit will fulfill your
sweet tooth craving. Obviously you don't have the
same meals in spike camp you are treated to in the
main lodge, none the less they are filling and welcome
at the end of a long day of hunting and packing
out your game.
- Guides:
knowledge and experience? Excellent!
Guides are experienced, knowledgeable about the
game, and put hunter safety first above all else.
Master guide Joe, has successfully guided hunters
on over 100 Grizzly Bear hunts. Stoney River Lodge
holds the #1, #2, #4, #5, #8, and I believe #9,
SCI Record Book Grizzly bears for Alaska. Wait to
you see the pictures in the main
lodge, you will be glad you choose Stoney River
Lodge as your outfitter.
- Equipment:
what kind of shape it was in? Excellent!
2 man Bomb Shelter Tent for spike camp was
dry, cozy and home while in the field. 2 burner
coleman stove, lantern, and coffee pot worked like
a charm. The guide runs everything, just sit back
and enjoy the experience. Be sure to take a video
and still camera to take
lots of pictures.
- Staff:
friendliness and helpfulness? Excellent!
Curly and his staff will make you feel at home and
go out of their way to please you. I have ice fished,
shot clay pigeons, run trap lines, baited wolves,
etc. while in camp. They won't let you sit still,
they always have something for you to do or experience.
You will cherish the experience and memories for
a life time when you leave camp. In fact, you will
start planning your return trip before you ever
leave camp. Once you have experienced their hospitality,
you will want to return over and over and bring
your friends and family with you. I know, I will
be on my 4th hunt with Stoney River Lodge this coming
Spring.
- Overall
experience ? Excellent! The Caribou, Bears,
Wolves, Wolverine, Moose, and Sheep I have seen
and video taped are all in my hunting album or on
the wall at home in my Trophy room. I still converse
with many of the staff and fellow hunters I made
friends with while in camp. If you only go to Alaska
one time, you will not regret booking a hunt with
Stoney River Lodge!
Good luck on your hunt.
Get in shape and be prepared to walk several miles
each day with a backpack. I keep one in camp at Stoney
River Lodge and I have one at home I walk with fully
loaded to get my shoulders use to carrying the weight.
Travel light, only take what you need and not a lot
of stuff you won't use. You will have a great time!
Allen Prevatt
7644 Ledgewood Dr.
Fenton, MI. 48150
810-714-3503
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September,
2007
Dear Curly,
I wanted to make what I thought would be my first and
only trip to Alaska a great one and I found that person
that would make it happen. When I was looking for an
Outfitter, little did I know, when I found you I had
found what I was looking for. I just didn’t really
know it “How Lucky I Really Was”!!
My first trip was past my very long dreams, a big Black
Bear and a huge Moose. Things that a boy from Indiana
had seen and dreamed about from stories in “Outdoor
Life” all those years ago.
It was so much more than just the hunt. It was a truely
“Alaskan Adventure”, I couldn’t have
been treated better anywhere, than by you and your crew.
The other hunters were treated just as well. But things
like that don’t just happen. It takes someone
like you.
My second trip was as great as my first taking a big
Caribou and a great Grizzly. The Grizzly I think was
an animal I would never have hunted, I wouldn’t
have if it wasn’t for you.
I know you treat all your clients very good, going beyond
what others do. That’s just you. So I just want
to say “Thanks for Dreams Come True”. Thanks
for the memories I’ll have forever, and being
a Friend.
The very best to you and your family,
Mike Underwood
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The
Other Alaska
By, Glynn Gantenbein
The
following is a report sent to the ANGLING
REPORT by Glynn Gantenbein, the lucky the
lucky person who won the trip to Alaska
last year.
The ANGLING REPORT is a publication featuring
articles of world-wide trip information
specifically of interest to the fly fishermen.
Most of detailed reports are submitted by
subscribers. The information is interesting
and informative for anyone planning a trip
outside of their local area. ANGLING REPORT
is available for $49 per year at www.anglingreport.com.
The last issue had articles covering New
Zealand, Panama, Chile, Louisiana and Oregon,
among other minor mentions.
After returning from Alaska last year, Glynn
was so impressed with the overall experience
that he was compelled to write the following
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“Float planes
just aren’t very exciting compared to landing
on gravel bars aboard a super cub!”
I’m the fortunate person who did just that in
Alaska after winning last year’s Stoney River
Lodge raffle through our Laguna Madre Fly Fishing club.
This was a trip to the “Other Alaska,” the
title of a featured article in ALASKA MAGAZINE. It touted
the true remoteness of the lodge compared to those in
other areas, such a Bristol Bay (there are about 40
lodges there), where competition for quality water can
be a race between airplanes and boats, sometimes leaving
lodges at very early hours. I have experienced similar
“site competition” in the Amazon basin.
During my week at Stoney River Lodge, while flying out
each day, usually with more than one stop, we never
saw another fisherman. We did encounter two German fellows
traveling in a canoe with no protection against mosquitoes
or bears. We fixed them up with deet and a .338 loaner.
Being of Medicare age, having traveled through 50 states
and close to 50 countries (fishing in many of them),
I had decided to settle in and just fish my home state
of Texas. However, this was fortunately interrupted
by this trip to Alaska. My experience in “fishing
the world” is mentioned to give validity to this
report in that I’m well able to accurately urge
the overall value of a fishing trip.
The true remoteness of the lodge is vividly apparent
shortly after leaving Anchorage for the 200 mile plus
flight in a light plane. While flying though the magnificent
snowcapped mountain range to the west, the results of
pilot error are strewn over the many glaciers and valleys
below. Quite a number of planes, caught in fog or hostile
wind currents, were never retrieved. It was good to
know that our pilot, and owner of the lodge, has 30
years practice over these mountains. The scenery registers
at a high level in your memory.
After another 150 miles with no sign of civilization,
we landed at the lodge on a runway carved into the wilderness.
The facilities and service are typical for a first class
operation with newer cabins, beautiful main lodge, great
food, electricity during awake hours, etc. This is an
ideal situation for bringing a non-fishing companion.
The fishing is exciting and the key words in this case
are “variety” and “beautiful rivers.”
The names are salmon, grayling, char, northern pike
and sheefish. All fish are beautiful, but the grayling
with it’s huge fin and the multicolored char are
to fish what a male wood duck is to ducks – WOW!
Landing a sheefish added a new page to my book.
One afternoon, at the meeting place of two gorgeous
rivers, I cast a purple egg-sucking leech pattern (the
only fly you really need on this trip) 20 times and
landed 18 char and grayling. (Good memory locked in).
All of these species can well be taken with spinning
gear if a member of your group is not comfortable with
a fly rod.
A week at Stoney River Lodge costs about $5,000. People
always wonder why trips are so costly. Generally speaking
the answer is short seasons, large investments, cancelled
trips, personnel, etc. In this case the airplane takes
first place. I was interested in details and was surprised
to find that two front tires for the 1,100 pound super
cub cost $2,500, the small propeller $2,000, fuel is
flown in at $7 to $8 a gallon, and engine over-hauls
required at 1,500 hours are in excess of $20,000. Enlightenment!!!
Oh, and you have to have a pilot and pay for the plane.
If you’ve always wanted to go to Alaska on a “once
in a lifetime,” or are a returning angler, I can
wholeheartedly endorse www.stoneyriverlodge.com (DVD
is available.) It’s an excellent value worthy
of your time and money, and a great investment for many
pleasant memories in the future. And that’s what
it’s all about.
The lodge also offers a large variety of big game hunting
with a high success rate and guides with 15 to 20 years
experience. Photos are posted on the web at www.stoneyriverlodge.com.
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PO Box 62
Sleetmute, Alaska 99668
Ph
(907) 526-5211
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