Alaska Weather

The most important thing to consider when booking a trip to the Midnight Sun is that we are a fisherman's (or fisherwoman's) lodge. Midnight Sun covers vast amounts of water in the search of your trophy of a life time. This is a natural river fishery with indigenous northern pike. Our fishery is not a land locked lake and has no dams. The Northern Pike can travel any where they want any time. Some of the Northerns in this drainage have been tracked (via radio telemetry) moving 60 miles in a day. The weather is unpredictable. Northern Pike are very susceptible to weather changes. Dramatic changes in weather can effect the Northern Pike's motivation to feed. Fishing strategies change with water level and weather fluctuations. The drainage can have warm or cold weather at any time of year. In addition, the area is flat and offers little to no wind cover.

Water levels can be affected by weather events that occurred 2 weeks prior in Canada. The water levels on the river are in a constant state of change. There are two seasons where water levels can dramatically effect the fishing. These seasons are June and September. If the spring is cold and runoff is late the deltas could be flooded. Flooding happens every year and normally subsides by the middle of June. In September, the water may drop out and the fish may leave to their wintering holes. This is another environmental condition that occurs every year. Normally there is enough water to fish through September but we have seen very low water levels in September.

Due to the inherent challenges of fishing in a vast natural habitat, our trips include five days of fishing. In 5 days the weather and water levels usually gains consistency and great fishing can commence. We may have some tough days, but rarely have tough trips.
Midnight Sun recommends trip insurance for all of our trips no matter what season. There are many factors including water levels and weather that can have detrimental effects on the success of your fishing trip. Mechanical break downs of airplanes and boats can and do occur. Having trip insurance helps aid in the cost of finding alternate options to make a trip of a life time a success.