http://matsuexpeditions.com Alaska Fly Fishing Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:37:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On July 1st, we took Julia McHughes and her family on an overnight trip on the Tokositna River. The trip took us into both the Denali State and National Parks. We stayed the evening at Tokosha Mountain Lodge hosted by John and Marisa Neill Julia is based ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/29 On July 14th, we hosted eight disabled veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project on a four-day float and fish trip on the Talkeetna River. The trip included three days of fishing for Rainbow Trout and other freshwater species unique to Alaska. The participants also had to navigate through ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/28 Over the July 4th weekend, we hosted Tim Mowry and his family on a three-day float/fish on the East Fork of the Chulitna River. Tim is an outdoor writer for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. To view his article, visit the below link http://www.newsminer.com/news/2008/jul/10/chillin-chulitna/ http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/27 Before the rivers started flowing, I volunteered with the National Park Service Denali base camp climbing patrol. We established the Kahiltna base camp at 7,200 ft on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. During the patrol I met climbers from all over the world as they rolled the dice ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/26 The official winter break-up occurred on May 6th, at 10:53 Alaska Standard Time when the Nenana Tri-Pod broke through the ice. Temperatures have consistently been in the mid-50's to low-60's with night time temps still reaching the high-30's to low-40's. Early season fishing has been good with Rainbow ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/25 We would like to thank all of those who helped make our booth at the 2008 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show a success! The event was a great opportunity for us to meet people who get the same enjoyment from fly fishing and outdoor activities as we do. Special thanks to Tony ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/24 Fly Fishing on Montana Creek and throughout the Talkeetna area is just a few weeks away. The ice cover on Montana Creek is beginning to melt and the freshwater streams will soon be flowing again. There is a small channel open on the Talkeetna ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/23 Eight veterans are coming to Talkeetna with the Wounded Warriors Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)! We are hosting the soldiers on a four day float and fish trip through the Talkeetna Canyon from July 14-17th, 2008. A scenic flight of Denali (Mt. McKinley) and the Alaska Range is being provided by Talkeetna ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/22 The Aurora Waldorf School Auction was November 13, 2007.  We donated a fly-fishing package for two participants to the school's auction.  The donation raised nearly $500 in additional funds for the upcoming school year.  Bruce and Clo Giffen were the recipients of the trip and we look ... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/21 We've launched a new site for 2008. You can comment keep checking the Past Expeditions gallery to follow this year's adventures, or follow us on Flickr... http://matsuexpeditions.com/archives/19