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Be a marine biologist at a salmon hatchery!

(trip #1005)

1 day in Stuart Island, Canada ($$) — Just a short flight from Seattle or Vancouver, spend the weekend at Anderson's Nanook Lodge during the salmon brood stock capture at the Gillard Pass Hatchery! After a hearty breakfast and maybe some salmon fishing, join the Nanook team on the Phillips River netting hundreds of giant Chinook salmon that will be the brood stock for our local hatchery. Besides participating in the river capture, you will also assist hatchery pro's who will strip eggs and milt, then actually procreate salmon back at the hatchery! At the Phillips River you will also have the chance of viewing grizzly bears and one of the most beautiful river systems in North America.

Nanook Lodge will be your home base for gourmet seafood dining and warm cedar rooms featuring private baths and ocean views. This trip can be for 2-16 guests from the last week of August thru September 28. Closeup wildlife viewing of eagles, bears and whales is constantly happening in the Stuart Island area. This is the nature channel in person!

Trip Idea Presented by Anderson's Nanook Lodge

Opened 11 years ago by the Anderson family, Nanook Lodge caters to selective families and groups seeking upscale accommodations, fishing and eco-tours in an intimate setting. Our service oriented staff offers a unique blend of urban comfort and wilderness adventure. It's just a short 95 minute seaplane ride from downtown Vancouver or Seattle to our dock!

Special Offer: Salmon fishing included!

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August 28, 2008

August 28, 2008 12:00PM  Wildlife viewing of bears/eagles/or...
at Anderson's Nanook Lodge

The hatchery brood stock capture happens only for 30 days. This is a quite popular time for fishing for "Tyee" Chinooks, salmon over 30 lbs.... more »

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Suggested Trip Idea provided by Sam Anderson (Big Bay, Stuart Island, BC). The area around Stuart Island is my home now having spent most of my summers here from age one! The area is known world-wide for it's salmon fishing, wildlife abundance and coastal beauty. Our family has helped the hatchery produce millions of salmon!.

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