Alaska Fly Fishing Adventures and Outfitting is owned and operated by Mark and Maryna Conway of Sterling, Alaska.  With over twenty five years successfully guiding as a "Purest" fly fishing guide in the Northwest and on the Kenai Peninsula,  Mark will put you where the fish are and where the crowds are not.
 
Mark Conway is certified in the required 40 hour fishing guide course to guide on the Kenai River, offered by the University of Alaska," Kenai River Guide Academy."  Conway is licensed and bonded for the 2010 fishing season.   As part of the Kenai River Guide Academy, Mark recently was invited to teach a class at a Fall Kenai River Guide Academy on "What to do with your catch after you decide to keep it."  Mark advocates catch and release fishing, but knows precisely what to do with your fish to preserve the best flavor after you decide to keep your fish for eating later on.

Mark currently writes a fly fishing column in a local Kenai Peninsula news paper, "The Redoubt Reporter".   He has written fly fishing articles since 1985 for several fly fishing publications and as a freelance writer in numerous newspapers and magazines.

Mark Conway's specialty as a fishing guide is flying clients out to remote areas of South Central Alaska to fish secluded streams and rivers for classic Alaskan Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling and all five species of salmon.   Mark is best known for his old school classic "Purest" approach to fly fishing.  Reading a stream for rising Rainbow, matching the hatch and learning the art of Dry Fly Casting for big Rainbow Trout are his expertise.  You will find Mark's passion is taking you away from the crowds of fishers and letting you experience first hand the truth about fly fishing as you wade in the stream or creek to the trout's lie and cast a fly that the trout can not resist.

Mark has also blended his passion of portrait photography with his work, taking his reputation as a Master Portrait Photographer since 1987 and mending his artistic expression with his fly fishing passion.  A photo album of professional quality digital photos of your guided trip is a bonus that no other guide service in Alaska can offer you and at no additional cost to you. 

Here on the Kenai Peninsula, you will be located in the heart of Wild Alaskan Salmon country where all 5 species of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead return to their home water to spawn each spring, summer and fall.  Besides experiencing the exhilaration of tackle busting salmon from Late May, early June through October,  you will also find the salmon rich streams support a healthy wild native Rainbow and Dolly Varden trout population.   Early Rainbow season opens in April and runs through May in some secluded waters.  Imagine yourself fighting huge salmon or rainbow trout straining your fly rod to Xtremes with your fly fishing guide, Mark Conway always at your side.  Mark is a Master fly fishing instructor for beginner, novice and expert fly fishers, teaching and guiding since 1984.   Mark prefers two clients at a time for maximum quality guiding.

We pride ourselves in not only supplying you with one of the most experienced fly fishing guides in South Central Alaska, but, outfitting you with what we think is the most reliable fly fishing equipment on the planet.  Sage, G. Loomis, Scott rods and Ross reels are just a few names we use that you can count.   You are welcome to bring your own gear after you have checked with Mark for basic needs for the fish you are fishing for.  We don't want you under powered for bigger fish or over powered for fly fishing for Grayling for example.

  See packages  for our guide fees to local streams, creeks or pristine lakes in South Central Alaska

                 MORE ABOUT YOUR GUIDE MARK CONWAY

In Washington State, Mark  mastered fly fishing for steelhead and salmon during the early '80's in Eastern Washington on the Yakima, Columbia, Grande Rhonde and Walla Walla Rivers.   As a professional studio photographer, Mark began to explore the adventures of Outdoor Photography and Fly Fishing as a hobby.   Years later, as the popularity of fly fishing began to grow, Mark was in the lead already, photographing and teaching fly fishing others in Washington state.

In 1984 Mark made his first fly fishing discovery of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska while on a fly fishing trip there.  Needless to say, his first adventure to Alaska continues on. 
In 1984, Mark began fly rod guiding for steelhead and trout in Washington State.   His fly rodding guiding experiences began to extend beyond Washington State north to Alaska. 

In 1994, at 43, Mark moved to Soldotna Alaska to live year around and guide in the summers.  In 1995, Mark started up his own Alaska fly fishing guide service in Soldotna, Alaska Fly Fishing Adventures and Outfitting.  Mark made his specialty, "fly fishing in smaller streams in Alaska for Steelhead, Trout and Alaskan Wild Salmon," (all five species.)   In 2000, Mark and Maryna were Married.  Maryna, who fly fishes for big game fish also, owns her own business hosting people on photo safaris and hunting safaris to Southern Africa and Namibia where she grew up and her family live to this day. See Maryna's website at www.africanphotosafaris.net

Alaska Fly Fishing Adventures Fishing Season:

We begin our guiding season in early April for huge Rainbow trout.  Then in late May and early June after lakes and streams are opened in the Chugach National Forest for trout and salmon fishing.  Our season generally lasts through September just into October for Rainbow, Steelhead and Silver Salmon.

We specialize in FLY IN and HIKE IN fly fishing experiences.  With Alaska Fly Fishing Adventures you can enjoy wade fly fishing streams and creeks or fly in fly fishing trips to breath taking select alpine lakes with pristine undisturbed fly fishing from shore for huge grayling or rainbow trout. Float tube fly fishing is also available on our fly in packages.