fly in options cold fish lake spatsizi

[bard]

hey guys. Just wondering what the flight options are into cold fish lake. Not sure who fly's in, how far of a flight in, and whats the plane options? looking at going for caribou and wondering what the weight allowance will be for 2 or 4 hunters. thanks

[srupp]

Hmm beaver float plane is 1200 pounds payload..pilot. passengers gear..turbo beaver is 1300 pounds. .last price was $9.80 per air mile.to take you in..And For his trip back to float base.and same thing for his trip back to pick you up.AND return trip to float base.
One pilot is much higher than these ..lol caveat emptor..
Caribou are not heavy and much lighter boned out.but probably still looking at 2 trips out with 2 caribou 4 guys
Cheers
Srupp

[EvanG]

https://alpinelakesair.com/

[digger dogger]

Alpine Lakes air is the only charter that can drop off hunters in the park.

[butcher]

Mmm BC Yukon was doing it last year.

[ryanb]

If anyone is doing it with a beaver this year you might get away with 1 flight in and 2 out (if successful) for 4 guys. Otherwise it'll be 2 flights each way.

[digger dogger]

Mmm BC Yukon was doing it last year.
Hired by alpine air, and blanketed through the company.
I tried to get on to a flight dropping off supplies for the outfitter, as alpine were booked solid.

[Useyourfeet]

$1500 for one drop and pick up is what they quoted me in December.

[butcher]

Hired by alpine air, and blanketed through the company.
I tried to get on to a flight dropping off supplies for the outfitter, as alpine were booked solid.
There you go. Learn something every day.

[madcalfe]

alpine lake air. i flew into the spatsizi last year with them

[Brno22F]

Alpine Lake Air.
I flew into Spatsizi/Coldfish Lake with them in 2019. They operate a Cessna 206 on floats out of Tattoga Lake. Payload is 800 pounds.
The company also has a Cessna Caravan on floats but it is not usually stationed at Tattoga.

The 206 is not a big plane. OK for 2 hunters, each with gear for a backpack type hunt (pretty darn light- 60 - 70 pounds of gear/food) it will be OK.

Depending on planned length of trip, you could bring in extra food and leave it at the guest cookhouse at Coldfish LK and re-supply yourselves as needed.
If you get a bou, goat or sheep you should be able to get yourselves and animal out in 1 trip. Moose would need 2 trips.

[butcher]

206 on floats.... AKA the flying coffin.