"I recently went on a Bear Viewing Fly Out Trip with Alaska West Air to Crescent Lake in the Lake Clark National Park. Our guide was named Jake and he was the BEST guide of all time. Our group was 4 women and 2 kids (5 & 8) and we had the best time. Jake was amazing with the kids - I think he made this trip the best day of these kids lives.
Bring lots of layers, water, and snacks - it was windy the day we went and it got cold if you weren't in the sun. They have hip waiters that you can borrow that I'd absolutely recommend doing that even though you are in a boat or on the beach most of the day. They also had kid's life jackets to borrow and a couple of kid hip waiters.
We saw a sow and her new cub and 2 juvenile bears during our trip and our guide let us fish a little bit. You can do both bear viewing and fishing (it's the same price) but the guides like to know ahead of time. I had gone to Wolverine Creek earlier that week and must say, Lake Crescent is a much better view and is probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
The plane ride was a little bit bumpy due to wind, but it wasn't too bad once you got higher in elevation and I never felt unsafe once. These pilots fly these same routes day in and day out 4+ times a day, so it was pretty easy to trust them and I'm not the world's greatest flyer.
I would absolutely go back to Crescent Lake with Alaska West Air."
"Trip was 5 star just on the view alone. Pilot Brad was on point in and out of Cresent lake.
Danny was our guide at the Lake. Caught our limit of Salmon in the alotted time. Cleaned and enjoyed our amazing views of the Alaskan mountain range. We saw several Bear. A mother and her cub. We saw a juvenile male as well looking for fish. The trip hit everything and more than we expected. I recommend the trip to anyone wanting to see the rugged country of Alaska from plane,boat,and shore of an amazing lake in Alaska.
Kindly
J Hille"
"We had a fantastic day of fishing and beat viewing yesterday! From Grace in the office to our guide Joshua, everyone was so accommodating and professional! Josh got us on sockeye salmon at Wolverine Creek ……. Side by side with 6-10 different bears over 4 hours! We saw them feeding, playing, fighting and swimming. National Geographic like photos!! And the fishing was spectacular!!"
"Profesional in all aspects of their business"
"This was a great experience. The owner was checking to make sure everyone was happy with the trip. Tony was an awesome fishing guide with lot's of patience. Can't remember the pilots name but was very friendly and did a great job. I highly recommend."
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