| Try doing a web search on the words
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| | What is your realistic budget?
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| "fishing lodge" and you will come up with
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| | Let's face it; money is a deciding factor
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| hundreds of thousands of matches. Visit
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| | for all of us. You need to be honest
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| any major sports show and you'll find
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| | about what you're prepared to spend, and
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| dozens of outfitters, each offering
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| | also how you want to spend it. If you
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| promises of the trip of a lifetime. How
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| | have $1,000 to blow on a trip, do you
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| on earth do you narrow it down and find
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| | want a week at Lodge A, or three days at
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| the fishing destination that's just right
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| | Lodge B which might offer more upscale
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| for you?
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| | accommodations or a better shot at a
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| Identify Your Priorities for you fishing
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| | trophy fish?
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| trip...
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| | Once you have decided exactly what kinds
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| The first step in selecting a destination
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| | of fish you want to catch and how you
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| is to sit down with everyone else going
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| | want to catch them, you need to discuss
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| on the trip and discuss what it is that
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| | the accommodations.
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| you want out of the experience. It's not
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| | In order to get the kind of fishing your
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| enough to decide you want great fishing,
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| | group wants, are you willing to rough it
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| because that can mean very different
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| | in a tent camp where you have to prepare
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| things from one person to the next.
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| | your own food, or is a certain amount of
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| One person in your party might be
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| | creature comfort also a priority?
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| delighted to catch 20 fish per day, while
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| | How important is a hot shower at the end
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| another might expect 20 fish an hour.
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| | of the day, or having someone else deal
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| This is the time to be perfectly clear
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| | with the cooking and cleaning up? Can you
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| and up-front, because the more honestly
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| | live without a flush toilet? Would you
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| you communicate your wishes, the better
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| | rather bring your own boat?
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| the chances you will have a great trip.
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| | Again, it's important to be honest and
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| Some important things to decide right
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| | realistic right up front.
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| from the beginning include:
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| | Once you've established clear priorities
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| What species of fish do you want to
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| | for the fishing and the accommodations
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| catch?
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| | and set a rough budget, it's time to
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| This sounds like a no-brainer, but it
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| | start looking at what different lodges
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| definitely needs to be discussed. If one
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| | have to offer.
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| member of your party really wants to
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| | The species of fish you want to catch,
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| catch lake trout and the resort you pick
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| | the amount of time you want to be away
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| has lousy fishing for them, that person
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| | and the amount of cash you have to spend
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| will be very disappointed. If the place
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| | should help focus your search to a
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| you pick has fishing for multiple
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| | general geographic area, while the
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| species, you should decide how much time
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| | priorities your group collectively
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| and effort you want to apply to each.
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| | identified should allow you to narrow
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| What matters most, and what matters
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| | your search within that geographic area
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| least? Do you want to catch walleye,
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| | fairly quickly. It's everyone's fishing
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| northern pike, bass, char?
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| | trip ... so plan it well.
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| Do you want lots of action? Or trophy
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| | Now, it's a matter of contacting fishing
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| fish?
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| | lodge operators within that region, and
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| Does great fishing mean catching a fish
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| | seeing what they have to offer.
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| on every cast? Or would you go all day
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| | Call The Government
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| for one bite, provided that fish was a
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| | State or provincial tourism departments
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| giant? Of course we would all like fast
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| | are the best way to find fishing lodges
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| action with trophy fish, but it's
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| | within specific areas. If you've decided
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| important to keep your expectations
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| | your group wants to go to Alaska to fish
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| realistic. So between the two, which is
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| | for salmon and steelhead, then start with
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| most important? And what honestly
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| | a call to the Alaska department of
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| constitutes a big fish for you? Would a
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| | tourism. They can send you all sorts of
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| 20-pound salmon make you smile? Or would
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| | information on outfitters, general
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| it have to be a 50?
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| | fishing information, plus stuff on
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| How are the fish caught?
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| | license requirements, fishing regulations
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| Can you sight-fish? Or is it primarily
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| | and such.
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| deep trolling? Imagine how disappointing
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| | Selecting the right fishing trip
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| it would be to spend all winter watching
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| | destination is probably the single most
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| people on TV fishing shows hammer big
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| | important aspect of planning your fishing
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| pike on topwaters, then find on your trip
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| | trip. Well, choosing the right fishing
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| of a lifetime the only way to catch them
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| | buddies is pretty important, also.
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| is by deep trolling in 60 feet of water?
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