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| | Branch River Air Service provides visitors to Alaska's Bristol Bay and Alaska Peninsula regions with float plane access to many of the remote areas of the region. These areas of Alaska have long been recognized as the premier fishing and adventure destinations of fishermen, photographers, rafters, hikers and bird and bear watchers. The region includes such destinations as Katmai National Park and Preserve, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Aniakchak National Park and Preserve, the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, the Wood/Tikchik Rivers State Park, McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, nearby Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, and many more Rivers, Lakes and natural history viewing.
2001 Rates: (subject to change) Branch River Air Service provides air transportation and outfitting for: | Fishing | Hunting | Bear Viewing | Flight Seeing | Photography | Day trips and other excursions | AIRCRAFT CHARTERS | Cessna 206 on floats $ 300.00/hr. Two to five passengers with maximum total weight allowable to the client of 800 lbs. | DHC-2 Beaver on floats $ 425.00/hr. Four to seven passengers with a maximum total weight allowable to the client of 1250 lbs. | | All charters are one hour minimum charge per day. All flights that land and depart from a National Park, National Wildlife Refuge, or State Park are subject to a $4.00 per person ($8.00 per person round trip) surcharge. | | DESTINATIONS | Area Flightseeing Tours Tours start at $55. /person to $250. Popular areas include Bristol Bay fishing grounds, Katmai National Park and WIldlife Refuges. (Above price based on 4 person minimum.) | Brooks River & Valley of 10,000 Smokes (Hiking, fishing & bear viewing.) $138.00 /person with a minimum of 3 persons and $10.00 reservation fee charged by National Park Service. 70 lb. per person Max baggage allowance. | Alagnak River Float (includes raft) $500.00 /person. Round trip with minimum of 2 persons. Float plane service from King Salmon to Nonvianuk Lake and pick up in the lower river area. Designed for a 5 to 7 day stay. Extra days add $65 per day per raft. (Deposit for rafts and gear required) | | | | HUNTING | | Fly-out drop-off unguided hunting trips start at $400.00 pp (minimum 2 people.) | | Species | Basic Hunt | Deluxe Hunt | Gentleman's Hunt | | Include take out and pick up only within 60 miles of King Salmon. | Includes a mid-hunt check flight that can be used to relocate, back haul meat and trophy or early pick up and return to King Salmon. | Allows more routine checks to give the hunter more flexibility in hunt location and access plus meat pick up while it is still fresh. | | Caribou | $400 pp | $650 pp | $1350 pp | | Moose | $750 pp | $975 pp | $1650 pp | | Caribou / Moose Combination | $975 pp | $1250 pp | $2195 pp | | Caribou / Moose River Float | $1350 pp | $1600 pp | $1850 pp | | Transportation is from King Salmon only. |
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| King Salmon, Alaska |  | Branch River Air Service drops off a plane load of angler campers on the shores of a remote lake. |  | A successful unguided hunt. | | EVALUATION REPORT... We've flown with Branch River Air Service many times over a number of years and have never experienced any problems with their service or the quality of their well maintained aircraft. They are one of the principal air taxi services out of King Salmon, Alaska. Many do-it-yourself style trips can be arranged through our contact with their service as well as budget minded guided trips.
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