Kodiak Island Expeditions

Kodiak Island Expeditions Kodiak Island Expeditions is an Alaskan owned and operated business offering naturalist guide services to individuals, yachts and businesses.

We specialize in bear and wildlife viewing and can tailor individualized outdoor adventures to Kodiak and Katmai.

08/14/2025

Getting back in the groove. A large male brown bear starts to show interest in fishing again after a long, berry eating hiatus. Many of the bears we've been seeing are already fat - from eating berries and vegetation. This year, Kodiak Island and the Alaskan peninsula had an amazing berry crop- bears were focused on this bounty for weeks and did not appear on the rivers and open places (where we could see them) until recently.

08/11/2025

The coast is clear, let's go fishing.... !! A female brown bear and her three cubs (one is still in the brush) excitedly head downriver to fish for salmon, only to run into a large male already in their spot. The best fishing spots are often occupied by the dominant bears, everyone else has to fish elsewhere or wait their turn.

08/08/2025

Full bellies, plenty of time to play. Two large brown bear cubs wrestle on the Brooks River, in Katmai National Park.

08/04/2025

Not today, salmon. A brown bear casually releases a red salmon when faced with endless choices. This year, there has been an unprecedented return of red salmon to the Brooks River, in Katmai National Park. Its a wonderful thing to see when salmon stocks in the rest of the state are not doing so well. Let's keep it that way- No Pebble Mine!

08/01/2025

When the only plane on the beach (ours) is a bear attraction. As we landed at Brooks Camp, these two were a ways down the beach, fishing for salmon, but the minute W***y pulled the plane up and turned it around to offload us, the bears came over. Katmai National Park is one of the few places in the world where you can view wild brown bears as they casually play and go about their daily lives.

07/30/2025

Is the coast clear yet? Two young bears hide behind the Brooks Camp sign to avoid a large adult walking by. Katmai National Park is one of the few places in the world where there is a healthy brown bear population with plenty of undeveloped natural habitat. In addition, the national park does not allow hunting in most of its management area, which makes it possible for us to watch these bears (including the huge males) without them running away or reacting in fear of humans. Many Alaskan businesses, including sport fishing lodges, profit from taking their clients to see these iconic bears.

07/30/2025

Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park, where the bears swim out to the plane to greet you. Kinda. Before we were able to get off of our plane, this bear decided to come over and dive for salmon right in front of us. Simultaneously, two other bears walked behind the plane and then proceeded to chew on the park sign. Cool.

"Chunk" a large male bear that frequents the Brooks River, in Katmai National Park, is able to feed on the dead, mushy s...
07/28/2025

"Chunk" a large male bear that frequents the Brooks River, in Katmai National Park, is able to feed on the dead, mushy salmon that have floated downriver despite having a broken jaw. He isn't the first bear I've seen surviving such a grievous injury. Bears are amazingly resilient, but living in such rich habitat is what makes the difference between life and death. Next, he'll have to survive the early hunting season imposed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the park preserve, only 20 miles to the north. Photo courtesy of our guest, Shelly Highsmith.

07/27/2025

He needs a good brushing and a blow-out. By mid summer, most of the bears we see, like this large male, are in full shedding mode. You can tell which bears came out of hibernation first by how far along they are in the shedding process. Typically, males and females without cubs come out of hibernation first, females with new cubs are the last to emerge from their dens.

07/24/2025

A curious young brown bear uses her sense of smell to get more information about our group. This area does not get a lot of human visitors, so rather than run away from us in fear, this young bear decided to investigate further. Once she was satisfied with her assessment - no threat and not interesting- she went back to digging clams. This is not unusual behavior for young bears, as they are still have a lot to learn about their world. Humans also have a lot to learn about the world around them- we are wiping out entire populations of bears for no other reason than greed and ignorance.

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Kodiak, AK
99615

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