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Amy Brookshire on July 27, 2021

Our family had a trip of a lifetime on a 3 day, 2 night trip on Clear Creek (aka Chunilna) with FishHound Expeditions. Communication was excellent from booking to our good-byes. Our guides Adam (the owner), Cam and Willy took great care of us throughout our entire trip. Fishing was good. We all caught some beautiful rainbows (over a half dozen 4 pounds or more) and saw some amazing country over the three days. The guides were patient and helpful with the novice fly fishers in our group and indulgent of those in our group who arrived declaring they were aware of their bad habits and weren't likely to change (lol..Shane). Fishing was all catch and release and the guides went out of their way to protect the fish and the landscape. Please do not let bears (we never saw any) or riding on a helicopter stop you from booking one of their trips. Our pilot, Danielle, was excellent. The views from the helicopter were amazing and the ride smoother than any commercial flight. One last rave - they fed us really well but the best was the homemade cookies and bread made by Adam's wife. Yum!

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Jillian Olander on October 16, 2021

I’ve gone on 2 trips now with this fantastic fish guide service. Both of our guides were patient, knowledgeable and environmentally conscious. They really stand out from any other company I have gone with. These guys have a ton of respect for the fish, and will ensure they are handled properly. After choosing a plant based diet, I had also stopped fishing but after the first trip I was so impressed that I decided to give it a try again. I’m so happy I did because I forgot how much fun it is! Another huge bonus for me is they are dog friendly! Truly the best fish guide service! Thank you again Adam, Cam and Will!

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Corey Cutcher on August 27, 2022

First off I would like to thank Adam and Kat for an amazing trip. FishHound is a top notch guide/expedition fishing trip company. Myself and 2 best friends set off on a 6 day float trip down clear creek. Our guides were Cam and Jesse. These 2 men were the most enthusiastic, knowledgeable and hard working guys I have ever meet. We had a day and a half of great fishing. Catching rainbows, dolly varden, grayling and chum salmon and then the weather turned bad on us. The river flooded and we had to get to high ground. We spent 3 days camping on a hill side and Cam and Jesse kept us safe and well feed, unbelievably they didn’t let the bad circumstances get them down. They found a way to keep us fishing all three days until we got off the river. This turned out to be a trip of a lifetime that we didn’t even know we needed and couldn’t have happened with out Cam, Jesse and FishHound. We are already planning a return trip.

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Ana Gabriela Bush on August 08, 2023

We had a great time at the river (Clear Creek), our guide Shane took great care of us. He is very knowledgeable, easy going and fun to be with. He taught me how to fish! He was patient, and very kind. ( great teacher). Thank you Shane for making our Talkeetna Fishing experience one of the greatest in our lives. We wish you the best!

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Ryan on August 26, 2023

Cody was our guide. This was the most spectacular day of fishing I could have imagined. Caught loads of 24” - 27” wild Rainbow Trout, a “Zombie” Salmon, Grayling and Whitefish. Cody is a great guide, helpful as heck and he knows Willow Creek like the back of his hand. I absolutely will be going back and using FishHound plus Cody when possible. Unreal experience, worth every damn penny!

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Eric Barrett on June 10, 2024

Orion is an awesome guide! So down to earth and helped my wife learn how to use a fly rod and catch a few grayling! The morning started out slow but he made sure to find us a few fish and made the day so worth while! Very knowledgeable and courteous! Definitely recommend

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Tawnie Kerr on June 13, 2024

It’s always intimidating to fish new water, especially in a place like Alaska. Cody was our guide for the day, and we were absolutely floored with the experience we had! He worked his butt off to get us on some extraordinary fish and teach us a ton in the process. Plus, it’s so cool to see your guide get JUST AS HYPED as you for a fish on. This is a family owned company and the owners are in the mix communicating with their customers and even doing car shuttles. You can tell from start to finish just how much love and respect for the water everyone has. It was such an awesome Alaska hospitality experience. You’re in for a great day on the water! Good luck!

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Eli Allen on June 13, 2024

My wife and I had a great time fishing with our guide Will from Fish Hound Expeditions. We were able to catch several fish with all thanks to Will and his knowledge of Willow Creek. And the hot meal at lunch was a game changer!

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Fraida Brogna on June 14, 2024

Had the best trip with Shaun today! I did the helicopter fishing! The views were out of this world and he was the best guide ever. He taught me how to fish! Had the most magical day between the views, his bbqing and catching some fish! Highly recommend!

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Michael Moore on June 20, 2024

Coming from the east coast of Virginia, visiting Alaska was a true blessing and treat to be able to experience. Immediately when I learned of the opportunity to visit I began researching fishing opportunities. There are quite a few but what I immediately liked about FishHound was that the owner Adam called me back and was extremely personable and took the extra time to answer questions I had. The location of the trip was amazing and Cody, my guide was top notch. Great to get along with, understood my experience and took that into consideration when providing instruction, and overall absolutely made the experience what it was. Even put me on a good amount of fish. A dream made true. I can’t say enough great things about Adam and his crew and the FishHound Expeditions experience that I got to have while in Alaska. Mike M. Program Administrator BoatUS Foundation

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Rich Anderson on June 21, 2024

Orion and Cody are awesome guides. Three of the four anglers in our group are beginners to fly fishing. They gave great instructions, were incredible patient, and fun to talk with. All four of us caught fish. Two of us also added a swim to the experience! A terrific experience from start to finish.

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Erica Foster on June 22, 2024

Just finished a full day float trip with Shane and it was exceptional! He was amazing teaching us to fly fish and especially with our 9 yr old son. We all caught amazing rainbow’s and learned so much about the area as well as fly fishing in Alaska. My husband is already talking about our next trip to AK and we will be on the water with Fishhound for sure!

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Mark Mengle on June 28, 2024

Had great day fishing for wild Rainbows with Will. Will knows every hole in the river and worked hard to get us in position to cast and fish the hole properly. My wife and I did this trip together. Will cooked some fresh reindeer sausage on toasted rolls for lunch that really hit the spot. We were delighted with the fish we caught and effort Will put into this trip. He will put you on the rainbows.

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Murray Leslie on July 04, 2024

We had searched and searched, and fortunately we were able to book a fly fishing day-trip with FishHound Expeditions! Being our first time in Alaska and also with our party not as skilled with fly fishing, we were excited to get this opportunity! Map searching & text messaging, Adam was great in helping us get to our meeting point. We met our guide Blake, and his personality and ability to exercise patience with us desert land-dwellers was awesome! We have small streams in the Arizona mountains that we can sometimes jump across, but we were happy to get on a raft boat and fly fish! And the hot reindeer brauts - outstanding! We saw them larger rainbow trout but werent able to land one, but the time spent on the creek was awesome! As a result we are hooked on Alaska fishing and we are looking forward to the next time we are able to get out on the raft boats! We will definitely be tugging on FishHound Expedition's booking line again!! Awesome time, fellas! Awesome time! Thank you for what you do!

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Charles Hutson on July 20, 2024

Outstanding day on the Willow with Dan-the-Man. Upper Willow is technical boating and Dan got us in all the right spots to catch fish—not one, but two personal best rainbows for me today, in addition to the “Willow Grand Slam”. His day started much earlier than mine as he pre-positioned the fully loaded fishing raft so as to be on the water before other outfits—and we were! Fishhound Expeditions is highly proficient at what they do. In addition to outfitting, they conduct river clean-ups on their own time & dime, and serve their community as the go-to outfit for water rescues on their home waters!

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Nichole Ehlen on August 12, 2024

We just returned from a 2 night /3 day trip with Shawn. It was perfect. Shawn was patient, kind, intuitive to our needs, organized and a great chef. We were very happy customers… despite the rain! We cannot wait to do another trip! Thank you so much

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jk22222sd on August 13, 2024

I had a wonderful time on my salmon fishing trip! I appreciated our guide Dan’s easy-going and fun demeanor with us, considering it was our first time fly-fishing. He took us to the holes where the fish were and definitely delivered on our experience! I appreciate Dan and Adam for helping deliver the Alaskan fishing experience! Highly recommend! - Leon

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Jim Ehlen on August 14, 2024

Our experience with Shawn Lehman was fantastic - through our 3-day float and the full spectrum of varied weather he managed to provide many fish, even more hookups, wonderful meals and importantly a positive, patient demeanor while putting smiles on our faces! If you are looking for an experience that can serve multiple skill levels from myself with many years on the water to my Spouse who is a novice fly fisher and eager to learn- and consistently deliver fish while leaning in on all the details around rowing and managing the camp- this is your Guide! FishHound was very communicative on the front end, asks the right questions and delivers on your response- and I believe they are an A rating on their customer interactions on all counts. Wishing them continued success and we will be back;)

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Neil Kirschner on August 23, 2024

My guide, Will, did such an awesome job bringing the right gear and getting us on the water fast. The boat was perfect and so were his skills navigating and getting me on fish! From the looks of it, we were the most successful of the folks we ran into - sharing what was working. He made my day a great and memorable one! Thanks!

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Elliot Sun on August 31, 2024

9 year olds dream trip to fish in Alaska was a huge success! Fishhound crew is awesome, Blake was our guide for 2 days on the river, so much fun, absolute pro, great with me (rookie) and kiddo. Super easy to book, coordinate and everything is provided (best river lunches you can ask for). Caught tons of trout, grayling and learned a lot about Alaska, wildlife, eco system, etc. We will be making this a regular trip and highly recommend Blake/Fishhound, see yall again soon!

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David Abukhater on September 24, 2024

Fishhound Expeditions surpassed all expectations! Was in town for business and wanted to try fly fishing for the first time. Adam was incredibly helpful ahead of the booking and answered all my questions. Ryan was our guide and helped us learn and have fun!! Caught a few fish, had some beers, ate some reindeer brats, and had fun every second of the trip. They had all the equipment ready for us so all we had to do was show up! Highly recommend this to anyone considering Fishhound and please request RYAN - he’s a professional through and through! You won’t regret it.

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Taylor Pavlovsky on October 01, 2024

The best fly fishing trip I have ever been on! Our guide was Ryan I highly recommend him. We caught good quality fish all day! He was super helpful and an all around great guide and person!

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Kalvin Nelson on October 09, 2024

Recently went fly fishing with FishHounds our guide Lars was amazing could not have asked for anybody better. We drifted down river fly fishing and got out walked the river Lars was awesome helping my dad. What was even better was stopping and grilling reindeer sausage and eating. I highly recommend FishHounds and the guide Lars. He took time with us till we learned to fly fish. 5 star. Lars is the best guide