Kvichak River lodge near Igiugig. Rainbows and salmon off the bank by boat, fly-outs when the weather lets the plane go.

Prince of Wales Island lodge out of an old cannery. Kings and halibut in salt water, a short run from the dock, no fly-out lottery.

Small Alaska camps, mostly Kodiak and the Alaska Range. Brown bear, moose, and sheep with a guide who still packs out what you kill.

Soldotna cabins on the Kenai since 1981. Kings, silvers, and sockeye in the river; halibut days out of Deep Creek and Homer when you want salt.

Iliamna lodge with boats on the lake and fly-outs when the weather holds. Rainbows, salmon, and lake trout without a parking-lot river.