For Your Holiday in Kachemak Bay

Accommodations: At Ishmalof Island Lodge, $250 per person per day includes room, three meals and snacks, sporting equipment, guide service and the boat ride to and from Homer. Alcoholic beverages (you may bring your own) and fishing licenses ($12 for three days) are extra.

The McNeil River trips cost $1,500 per person, half-price for children 12 and under. The lodge accepts guests from mid-May to mid-December. Write to P.O. Box 6430, Halibut Cove, Alaska, 99603, or call (907) 296-2217 and leave a message on the machine.

Tutka Bay Lodge’s all-inclusive price is $200 per day, with a discount for seven or more persons. Primary vacation months are mid-April through mid-September, but the lodge is open year-round. Write to P.O. Box 960, Homer, Alaska 99603, or call (907) 235-3905.

Kachemak Bay Wilderness Lodge, $1,950 per person for a five-day stay in a guest cottage, is open mid-May to mid-December. P.O. Box 956, Homer, Alaska 99603, (907) 235-8910.

How to get there: The lodges are a 25-minute motorboat ride from Homer Harbor, across Kachemak Bay. Homer is a 40-minute flight from Anchorage on ERA Aviation, an Alaskan Airlines subsidiary. A round-trip flight costs $153.

For more information: Contact the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1600 A St., Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-5147, (907) 276-4118.