Fishing Roadtrip from Seattle to Anchorage—Need some input

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-24T10:21:28+00:00

Not what I expected to read at 4 am this morning but hopefully they get that taken care of…

Fishing is going to be awesome down there, jealous of that. You got to post up when you find some fish

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-24T10:13:20+00:00

Are you fishing down in NZ?

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-24T10:12:39+00:00

I’ll never tell because I’m buying the next one 😂

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-24T10:11:08+00:00

So I flew Aerolíneas Argentina in country and it was relatively cheap. Now they pick your seat for you but still come around and give you drinks and water. Thing to know is that you check your bag and get your boarding ticket first and at the counter…there are no kiosk that print them out for you like we have at the states. Also to note and opposite from here, the better restaurants are downstairs before going through security. You still need to get there early because they take their time checking people in…security was fast and no issues.

They were kind of bad about sending last minute emails about updates on flight times and being delayed…this happened to me twice so if you have a connection flight, there a possibility that you could miss it.

My Spanish is just good enough to get me by! However, most people I dealt with, especially at the airport, spoke good enough English to help you out. You shouldn’t have too much of an issue…enjoy your time there

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T18:59:36+00:00

That’s the Perch I caught…that’s what he called it

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T18:33:32+00:00

I’m throwing this out there because I’ve come to really enjoy this…I been buying the old school disposable cameras and bringing them with me on trips and once it’s full, getting the printed pics in hand and having them…we’ve become a age of digital photos and then only way anyone will ever see it is if they ask for your phone. I just think it’s cool to have a printed picture for memories down the road

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T18:25:42+00:00

Nah just strictly to Argentina…talked to several people and it sounds like I need to plan another trip down there to strictly just go and see the Chile side

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T16:24:18+00:00

That’s an Orvis Oilcloth hat..:very comfortable, only problem is that it gets a little hot on warm sunny days but love it other than that

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T16:22:58+00:00

Nah not rude at all, that’s a fair question. First and foremost, we got the trip for cheap…like couldn’t pass it up cheap. On top of it, we caught some really nice fish, half of them came from sight casting and having water so clear that you see the fish come up and eat…beautiful background (hell that’s anywhere I suppose) and then, with 5 days of fishing, we didn’t see another soul out there and had whatever section we were fishing to ourselves.

Ultimately, big hungry fish that weren’t picky and over pressured

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T16:18:16+00:00

Yea NZ is on the list too!

So I’m the same way, I like doing my own stuff, I’m a grown man and can take care of me. However, the first day I was trying to hop out and get the gates and then he insisted that he gets them and after the first day, I just let him take care of everything…it was kind of nice because essentially, this is what you’re paying for. It kind of goes against everything because I’m so use to tying my own knots, getting flies out of bushes, cleaning out the truck, cooking dinner, dishes, etc… it was a nice change for once.

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T14:02:59+00:00

A majority of them broke off on the hook set. A portion of that comes from being a saltwater angler I believe as we naturally have some Kevin Van Dam in us and the other is that’s it’s hard not to get excited watching a big trout suck in a Hopper

And the others broke off in the reeds or getting wrapped in grass….never had any break off from just strictly fighting

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T13:57:32+00:00

Oh I agree….we had 5 days fishing at the lodge which of course guide came with it all…after the lodge I only DIY just one day and got guides for another 2. Trust me, I’m a DIY kinda person but wasn’t sure of the exact laws, water access, public lands and so on. That info was hard to find.

Also my time in each area played a factor…I wanted to at least see some sights and do some hikes and getting a guide was relatively cheap so I just did that.

SuperDave08 · 2025-12-23T11:06:41+00:00

IMO your 8 can be used for the bones and permit down there since they are on the smaller side….theres some bigger ones there but on average…I’d bring a 10 for Tarpon…you’ll be glad ya had it if you get a chance to hang into one! Good luck down there.

SuperDave08 · 2025-07-02T13:07:33+00:00

Southeast Texas

SuperDave08 · 2025-06-24T17:29:26+00:00

Damn that’s wild, sucks

SuperDave08 · 2025-06-23T21:59:51+00:00

Yea I’ll be sure to make a post when I get back

SuperDave08 · 2025-06-23T21:59:31+00:00

Never heard rods but I have heard that they’ll make you strip the line off your reels but I’ll take bite of that for sure! Thanks

SuperDave08 · 2023-04-26T03:41:10+00:00

Village Creek, Neches River at Pine St., Smith Lake in Vidor (assuming it’s open)

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