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Apply now for 2025!

The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is excited to announce that the application period for the 16th annual Academy is now open. The 2025 Academy will take place at Kulik Lodge in Katmai National Park, Alaska from May 31- June 7th, 2025.

Information about the Academy and application materials can be found on the Apply section of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy website. The application period will remain open until April 7, 2025.

We look forward to reading applicant materials and working with students in the 16th annual Guide Academy! Please contact Anna Petersen at anna.petersen@tu.org with any questions about the Academy or the application.

2024 Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy Highlights 

This June, 14 students and a handful of instructors boarded bush planes from various locations across Alaska. Our destination? Igiugig, on the shore of the mighty Kvichak River for the 15th annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy.  

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Apply now for 2024!

The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is excited to announce that the application period for the 15th annual Academy is now open. The 2024 Academy will take place at Last Cast Lodge in Igiugig, Alaska from June 4-11th, 2024.

Information about the Academy and application materials can be found on the Apply section of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy website. The application period will remain open until April 8, 2024.

We look forward to reading applicant materials and working with students in the 15th annual Guide Academy! Please contact Tica Drury at martica.drury@tu.org with any questions about the Academy or the application.

Watch “School of Fish” today

“School of Fish” offers an intimate portrait inside one family’s seasonal salmon rituals and traditions. In addition, it explores the new connections to salmon that are being forged through programs like our very own Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy.

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2023 Guide Academy Recap

We are thrilled to share the highlights of the 14th annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy, which took place at the beautiful Mission Lodge in King Salmon, Alaska from June 4th to 11th, 2023.

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Apply now for 2022!

The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is excited to announce that the 13th annual Academy will be held at Bear Trail Lodge from June 5-12, 2022. Apply today!

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2021 Academy application now open

The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is excited to announce that the application period for the 12th annual Academy is now open. The 2021 Academy will take place at Last Cast Lodge near Igiugig from August 6-14th, 2021.

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2020 Academy cancelled due to COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is cancelled. The 2021 Academy will be hosted at Last Cast Lodge in Igiugig.

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10-Year Anniversary Art Contest!

We are looking for a new visual identity and we need your help. We are seeking former students, anglers, and community members who can design a creative, innovative and lasting logo design.

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Client day 2016!

Client Day of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy is here. Today, the local youth of this rural region of Southwest Alaska will show off the new skills they’ve learned throughout the week. This year, we’re at Mission Lodge on Lake Aleknagik in the heart of Bristol Bay’s world-class salmon country.

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