Patti’s Blog I’m back! Oh where did the summer go? Time sure flies when you are having fun and what a GREAT FUN summer I had. Couldn’t have done it with out the wonderful fisher(wo)men we had visit. Laci my co- chef and I had many adventures in the kitchen which for the most part turned out well.  But now the summer is over and James and I are hav...

The end of August and September has offered fantastic fishing at the Port Lions Lodge. We have had wonderful days of catching rock fish to include Yellow Eye China Black Duskies and Quill Backs. We also had numerous Lings to include one caught Thursday the 20th that weighed 55 pounds. One of the biggest of the season. Speaking of biggest of the se...

August 14 2012 It has been a while since my last fishing report but the fishing has been phenomenal. Although the Kings were late and the Silvers have not yet really shown up the fishing turned on several weeks ago and has been great. Last week alone we caught a total of over 60 Kings. The Rock Fish Ling Cod and Yellow Eye Rock Fish fishing has be...

The Sockeyes have completed their journey and have moved on past us. We are now doing all of our fishing on the boat. Rock fish and ling cod fishing has been very good with mixed bags of black yellow eye dusky quill backs and a nice variety of others. Halibut fishing has been good with an occasional big fish showing up. Last week we landed a 103 p...

Fishing at Port Lions Lodge has been on fire since my last report. The halibut fishing has been phenomenal with daily limits. The halibut have been running on the smallish side with our largest so far being 70 pounds and a couple nice thick 50 pounders. We are about to start doing some more exploratory fishing in additional sites to see if can fin...

How Do You Get to Port Lions Lodge? After much evaluation and comparison you have picked Port Lions Lodge as your next vacation destination. Finally the decision is made. Time to kick back and relax while counting the days. Right? Wait a minute! How the heck do I get to Port Lions Lodge?     Port Lions Lodge is located on the north shores of Kodia...

How Do You Get to Port Lions Lodge? After much evaluation and comparison you have picked Port Lions Lodge as your next vacation destination. Finally the decision is made. Time to kick back and relax while counting the days. Right? Wait a minute! How the heck do I get to Port Lions Lodge?     Port Lions Lodge is located on the north shores of Kodia...

We have booked our Alaska fishing trip all-inclusive to Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island. Do we really need to bring rubber boots AND chest waders? This writing will provide information of what you should bring on your Port Lions Lodge Kodiak Alaska fishing vacation. The intent is to describe what you will likely want to have once at the lodge an...

We have booked our Alaska fishing trip all-inclusive to Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island. Do we really need to bring rubber boots AND chest waders? This writing will provide information of what you should bring on your Port Lions Lodge Kodiak Alaska fishing vacation. The intent is to describe what you will likely want to have once at the lodge an...

You have made it all the way to Alaska for your dream fishing vacation. You are finally on the boat out on the water. You have not seen land or anything for that matter for the last hour. The water is rough and you are bent over the rail of the boat deck feeling your stomach churn knowing what is coming next! Is this the Alaska fishing vacation th...

You have made it all the way to Alaska for your dream fishing vacation. You are finally on the boat out on the water. You have not seen land or anything for that matter for the last hour. The water is rough and you are bent over the rail of the boat deck feeling your stomach churn knowing what is coming next! Is this the Alaska fishing vacation th...

Armstrong Marine Catamarans! The finest boat of the Alaska charter fishing fleet. There are two types of charter boat captains in Alaska. There are the ones that get to spend their days fishing on Armstrong Catamarans and there are all the others who wish they could!A charter boat should offer utmost comfort. It should handle the elements that the...

Armstrong Marine Catamarans! The finest boat of the Alaska charter fishing fleet. There are two types of charter boat captains in Alaska. There are the ones that get to spend their days fishing on Armstrong Catamarans and there are all the others who wish they could!A charter boat should offer utmost comfort. It should handle the elements that the...

When is the best time to come fishing at Port Lions Lodge? That question is asked frequently. The answer is….it depends! It depends on what your fishing goals are for your Alaska fishing vacation. Since some of the species of fish are excellent all season and others are cyclical seasonal or off limits during times of the season your desired specie...

When is the best time to come fishing at Port Lions Lodge? That question is asked frequently. The answer is….it depends! It depends on what your fishing goals are for your Alaska fishing vacation. Since some of the species of fish are excellent all season and others are cyclical seasonal or off limits during times of the season your desired specie...

So this is my first attempt at this so please bear with me. I am Patti Stegall chief cook and bottle washer at beautiful Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island Alaska. How we (my husband captain James) and I arrived at Port Lions is mostly a blur to me but I will begin with a little background. I am originally from “beautiful” Butte Montana (more about...

Have you hunted Alaska for Sitka Blacktail Deer yet? Port Lions Lodge on Kodiak Island is the best place in Alaska to hunt deer. Hunting Sitka Blacktail Deer with the crew of Port Lions Lodge is the way to go for many reasons. This article will provide information to show how simple your hunt can be. You will be picked up at the Kodiak airport and...

We have just had our first two clients of the season show up and fish for three days with us and sadly the fishing was not as awesome as we would have liked. The weather did not cooperate for the first two days and the water temperature is unseasonably cold for this time of the year. The guys did catch a couple Halibut on the smallish side and som...

April 1 2012 First Port Lions Lodge fishing report for the 2012 season. Captain Steve went out trolling for King Salmon on April 1. He evidently fooled a very nice King into taking the bait presented and wound up with a very nice fresh King Salmon dinner. From now up until approximately the middle of June is the best time of the season for catchin...