General Information about your 2005 Fishing Trip at HAKAI LODGE

  
    This memorandum will serve as a check list of things to bring, things not to bring and other miscellaneous items for your upcoming fishing trip at HAKAI LODGE.   Please make sure each member of your group reads this memorandum before departure. 

THINGS TO BRING 

• Camera and film
• Rain gear, including waterproof foot gear, ankle height only, not waders
• All fishing tackle is provided at no charge, but if you have a favorite salmon reel, bring it along - we recommend a Penn 209 or comparable reel with 30 pound test line - NO tackle boxes, please
• Clothing is generally very informal.   Temperatures are cool, averaging 55-70 degrees
• Liquor - Canadian Customs Law allows each person to bring 40 ounces of alcoholic beverage duty free.  We have beer for sale at the camp
• Identification for Customs clearance - because of the new Federal Security Regulations you should bring your passport. If you do not have a passport you will need your birth certificate plus a picture ID similar to a driver's license

• Suitcases - please use duffel bags; suitcases do not fit on the airplane (weight limit is 25 pounds per person).  The primary reason for this limit is safety and to provide space for your fish on the return trip
• Fishing tackle and tackle boxes - we provide everything you will need.  (See above recommendations if you want to bring your own.)
• Cellular phones - there is no service in our area

     If you or others in your group live outside the Seattle area, you will probably want to stay overnight in the Seattle area the night before your departure to HAKAI LODGE.  We have made arrangements with the Hilton Garden Inn and their sister "Suites" hotel the Larkspur Landing for HAKAI LODGE guests this summer.  The two hotels are side by side and are close to both the Seattle International Airport ("Sea-Tac") and the Renton Municipal Airport (where the charter seaplanes depart each morning at 7:30 AM - contact NW Seaplanes at (425) 235-1996 for more exact times).  Please make your own hotel reservations as early as possible as hotel space is limited (address and phone information below). Also, please see the enclosed letter of agreement from the Hotel to HAKAI LODGE.

Hilton Garden Inn

1801 East Valley Road

Renton, WA  98065
Reservations -- Call (425) 430-1414 or FAX (425) 430-8577 

     When you arrive at the Seattle International Airport ("Sea-Tac"), proceed to the baggage claim area and call (425) 430-1414 for the Hotel van. When you check in at the hotel please inform the front desk that you will need the shuttle to Renton airport the next morning.

Larkspur Landing (Suites Hotel)

1701 East Valley Road

Renton, WA 98065

Reservations -- Call (425) 235-1212

     When you arrive at the Seattle International Airport ("Sea-Tac"), proceed to the baggage claim area and call (425) 235-1212 for the Hotel van. When you check in at the hotel please inform the front desk you will need the shuttle to Renton airport the next morning.

   NOTE:  If you are traveling through Vancouver instead of Seattle, please call or e-mail me and I will help you with plane reservations and Vancouver hotel accommodations.

     If you are staying at one of the hotels described above, they will bring you to our departure lounge in time for your departure.  Please review your paperwork from NW Seaplanes for exact times.  (Be sure to make arrangements with your hotel for the shuttle service when you check in.) 

     If you plan to drive to our departure lounge, please follow these directions:

Locate the Renton Airport (Northwest Seaplanes) on the enclosed map. As you can see, our departure lounge (Building No. 860) is in the Northwest portion of the airport; drive north on Rainier Avenue (see enclosed map); proceed through the Airport Way intersection (Airport Way runs east and west) and take the first possible RIGHT turn from Rainier Avenue (approximately 1.5 miles north of Airport Way). Immediately turn LEFT, which will put you northbound on the Airport Perimeter road. Take the first right (through gate in perimeter fence). Building No. 860 (Northwest Seaplanes) is on your right and parking is to your left.

 

RETURN TO RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM HAKAI LODGE 

     The plane will leave HAKAI LODGE approximately 12:30 PM of your last day.  It is scheduled back in Seattle at approximately 5:00 PM.  When you land, you will be met by a US Customs Agent, who will clear your entry back into the United States. Northwest Seaplanes will have a van and driver standing by to take you back to Sea-Tac International Airport if you plan to fly home. You can plan on being back at Sea-Tac by 6:00 so book your homeward flight accordingly. Remember the new security regulations now in effect. 

YOUR CATCH 

     In accordance with Canadian Law, each person can bring eight salmon and three halibut home.  This law is strictly enforced and there will be a Fisheries Officer at Hakai Pass again this summer.   The Government will also require a fishing license which you may purchase at the Lodge.  Limits for salmon are the same as in previous years (EIGHT salmon of which FOUR can be Kings and FOUR can be any combination of other species to make your total EIGHT salmon, plus THREE halibut). Please remember you can always keep EIGHT total salmon even if all EIGHT are coho. 

     As your catch accumulated during your trip, it is stored in our large commercial walk-in freezer. On the day you depart HAKAI LODGE you should plan to meet with Byron Swanson to discuss how you want your catch handled. There are several options depending on what you want done with the fish and the route you are taking between HAKAI LODGE and your home. Byron will explain the various options and related costs if any. In all cases we have procedures available to accommodate whatever you want done with your catch. 

OTHER 

     Please let us know if you plan a birthday or anniversary party at the Lodge.  There is no charge for a special function, but our chef needs to know in advance so we have the necessary items in the kitchen.  If anyone requires a special diet, we should also be notified as far in advance as possible. 

     This memorandum has been prepared to answer as many questions as possible.  Please call me or Coral or Louise at (360) 267-4454 if we can be of further assistance.  Have a nice trip and I look forward to seeing you at HAKAI LODGE. 

THINK FISH! 

HAKAI LODGE, INC.

Dwaine S. Howard, President