Fabulous Fishing Fest That Attracts Foreign Tourists . The
Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska is a popular place for brown
bears to fish for river salmon. They use various strategies to grab the
fish including jumping over the falls, wading in the water and stealing
salmon form each other. The whole scene is very spectacular. It attracts
tourists from all over the world.
Hallo Bay is located on the Katmai coast, and Hallo Bay Camp offers
guided bear viewing tours by foot. Access to Hallo Bay is by air directly
from Homer, AK. The bear viewing hike is relatively strenuous, and guests
should be prepared to walk up to 9 hours. Bears in the area eat fish,
berries, clams, and sweet grasses. Katmai Wilderness Lodge offers a
variety of bear viewing tours for guests staying at the lodge.
Katmai National Park is only accessed by air, normally from Anchorage.
The summer season begins in early June and ends mid-September. The
main Ranger Station is located at Brooks Camp, the most popular
destination in Katmai National Park. There is a lodge and campground at
Brooks Camp for overnight guests. Bears at Brooks Camp are viewed
from the safety of platforms overlooking the waterfall and mouth of the
river.
At 290 air miles southwest of Anchorage, Katmai National Park is one of
Alaska’s most remote National Parks. It holds something for everyone
during their Alaska vacation. The park was originally formed to protect
the volcanic area known as The Valley of 10,000 Smokes, which was
forever changed by the eruption of the Novarupta Volcano in 1912. The
eruption left a forty square mile ash deposit that is up to 700 feet deep in
some areas. Today, the area is better known for its large population of
Brown Bears. The latest survey estimates there are 2000 bears in Katmai
National Park. During July and September, brown bears often gather at
Brooks Falls to feed on salmon swimming up river to their spawning
grounds. Visitors from all over the world come to the Falls in hopes of
viewing the bears in a classic Alaskan scene. The area has much to offer.
Along with bear viewing and volcano tours, sport fishing for Salmon and
Trout is also very popular. The coastal regions are very popular destinations as well. Bears can be viewed combing the beach for clams or
digging grasses and roots.
