Atlantic salmon might be the most storied and prized fish for fly anglers. And Flowers River Lodge, the northernmost scheduled salmon river in North America, is perhaps the best destination in the hemisphere for die-hard fly anglers looking to tangle with a fish of a lifetime. Every summer, Atlantic salmon course up the stunning Flowers River on their annual migration, and anglers smart enough to book a trip to Flowers River Lodge are there to meet them. 

Alaska's famed Bristol Bay drainage is a fly-fishing paradise, where giant leopard-spotted rainbow trout grow to monstrous proportions, propelled by the region's prolific insect life and the presence of one of the last great sockeye salmon runs left on earth. The big trout grow fat on salmon fry, salmon eggs, and, later in the season, decaying salmon flesh — from start to finish, the fly-fishing season in Bristol Bay is fast and furious. Simply put, it's the best place in the world to chase trophy rainbows in their native waters.