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.

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.

Remote BC inlet camp for tyee chinook and coho. Tidewater salmon, a short run from the lodge, and nights with no highway noise.

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

Remote ranch on the Main Salmon in the Frank Church. Jet boat in, horses for the side canyons, and a camp that still cooks for the river.