All food and drink are provided. This is a full service adventure. More food than you can eat, more liquid than you can drink, and it’s all good. If you spin fish or spin cast, don’t bring anything except personal items. A rain jacket is a must. If you go in Sept, you may want to bring some waterproof gloves. I suggest some waterproof/mud proof shoes or hiking boots because the launch point when boating into the lodge is muddy. If you fly fish, bring an 9’-10’ 8 wt rod/reel, sink tip line, and line dressing. They have one 9’ 8 wt rod, and a number of 7-1/2’ 4-5wt rods, which are totally incapable of turning a heavy fly with a sink tip line. For all fly fishing, drift fish only. The fly needs to get to the bottom to catch salmon. Grayling Ansbro Arctic char will take a surface fly. Small poppers or spiders work the best. For salmon, drifting an intruder works the best. For salmon other than kings, bring a few of your own Shadraps, single #2 hook, barbless or pinched barb (house rules). Pretty much anything works for pike. Silver salmon run in later August and into Sept. That’s why they are booked at least one year in advance during that time frame. My wife and I are 73, and had no problems whatsoever. Allow one extra day in Anchorage on the way out. The weather there is instant and unpredictable, so you may not get out on the last day. Bugs are pretty thick thru July. In June, they’ll carry you away. Hope all this helps. Don

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