Bud Hodson, Owner – a larger than life character in the sport fishing business, Bud’s a jack of all trades and master, it seems, of all. His calm, cool demeanor belies a high RPM motor that keeps him on the move – and on the fly – for every minute of Alaska’s 23-hour summer days. He cooks. He cleans. He tunes aircraft engines. Ties flies. Counsels guests. Referees guide wars. Wrangles supplies. And battles nature’s fickle whims as he strives to deliver on the dreams of every single guest.

Chip King, Head Guide – Part fish whisperer. Part dispatcher. Part master negotiator. Chip manages the team of zany guides and makes the call on which guests go where every day. A twenty-plus-year veteran of the abundant, unforgiving Alaskan waters, Chip’s in charge of making every day a safe, smooth one filled with tight lines, big fish and happy anglers of every stripe.

Matt Spence, Head Chef – A culinary master with a make-do-with-what-you-have attitude, Matt and his team provide a five-star dining experience in the most remote area of Alaska.

Carol Smith, Hospitality Manager – a total pro with sky-high standards for her team, this charismatic Kiwi runs a tight ship behind the scenes…and a placidly smooth one in front of them.

Gregarious Guides& Hospitality Staff – they’re in position at remote sites in the nether reaches of the Bristol Bay with a thirst for showing visitors an adventure of a lifetime and awaiting each day’s fresh supply of edgy, needy anglers of all skill levels.

Lee Raymond

Lee Raymond came to Alaska from a remote farm in Missouri, so he’s no stranger to getting things done with limited resources. Also a fixed wing pilot, Lee specializes in remote log cabin builds and harvests his own lumber straight from the land he’s building on. He snow machines in the logs in at night over frozen lakes, flies in materials in helicopters and even doubles as the camp cook. As a designer, builder and artist, Lee Raymond is the complete package of the Alaskan builder.

Jim Wagner

Jim Wagner is a hunter, trapper, gold miner, and log cabin builder that is tired of all the traffic and noise in Gustavus, Alaska (population 400), so he is going to build a summer getaway cabin in Chicken, Alaska (population 12).

Chuck Gerwig

Chuck Gerwig has made a living building dozens of cabins and structures in Alaska. He lives a quiet and simple life based on hard work, clean living and family. His build is a large, 2-story cabin at the base of a 4-mile wide, 26-mile-long-glacier.

Bob May – guide extraordinaire and Kodiak's legendary 'Bear Whisperer'. Bob’s a legendary outfitter – leading his guests on life-changing trips for silver salmon and 200-pound halibut, the mystical Sitka blacktail deer and in-your-face confrontations with the uber-deadly Kodiak brown bear.

Ernie Holland –former downhill racer and bare knuckles brawler – who flies and guides brown bear hunters throughout Alaska. He guides for bear and moose and puts his wings to work to move folks throughout Alaska. Bush and bear savvy, he's ruggedly handsome and brings a raucous sense of humor to every scene.

Bob Cusack – bush pilot without peer and a damn good guide in his own right. This salty Irishman is the archetypal Alaskan guide – pulled straight from the pages of a Jack London novel. And true to form, he treats his clients to hardcore pup-tent spike camps right in the heart of bear country.

Kyle and Troy Holland – Ernie’s sons, guides in training and strapping young men who are bush-and-bear savvy (the ultimate compliment up here), they're not just rough around the edges, they're ready for anything. And that's good because, here on the edge of civilization, there's no end of that.

Marisa and Nicole Cusack - Cusack’s daughters throw a fantastic party as well as they cast a fishing rod. Definitely not described as sweet girls, they take after their father when it comes to stubbornness and survival in the wilds of Kodiak.