I find this absolutely captivating to watch. Better "reality" TV than virtually anything else out there these days.
Livestream from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park (on the Brooks River).
On my bucket list to catch rainbows up there some day.Oh, and the fishing halfway decent as well in that general area .
Mine too!On my bucket list to catch rainbows up there some day.
I'm going back to the Katmai late Sept next year...I've fished it before the sockeye this year, and in '19 & '21 fished it in the middle of the sockeye run. When I was there this June, at Brooks (or anywhere for that matter) I didn't see a single bear; that's never happened before on a trip to AK.These are on some tv in our house all day in the summer. I’ll also be making my second trip there this year in September. It’s a carry over from 2020 so we ended up going twice. My wife is completely obsessed with these bears and can identify the majority of the adult bears that frequent Brooks. If you really get into it, there are some fascinating back stories to many of the bears, the area, etc.. It’s hard to not get attached to some of them (my favorite happens to be bear 503…aka “The Prince of Katmai”). That said, if you watch enough, you get reminded quickly that these are wild bears and and it’s a rough world out there for many of them. Especially mothers and cubs, and sub adults.
The dynamics that play out at the falls is fascinating though. The jockeying for the best fishing spots, some bears killing it, sub adults failing like the newbs they are. Lots of drama on display, some gruff interactions….kind of like PNP during a pink year .
Thanks for posting those, I doubt I'll ever visit but it's really neat to see, nice photos.Some phone picks from my last trip in July.
How many bears can you count in these photos. Interesting thing is there are usually more bears in the water when less fish are around. When fish are abundant, they stuff themselves, and clear out quickly. One night I counted 32 bears from my vantage point on the platform.
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Some fun on the trail out to the viewing platforms. A very common occurrence at Brooks. Usually multiple times a day. Pretty much anywhere else in the world, these encounters would be sh*t you pants moments. Not here though. You get used to it quickly. Still need to take precautions though. They are brown bears .
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A couple of real photos my wife took.
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Ariel view I was we headed to another spot in Katmai via a float plane. The lodge and campground are on the right side of the frame. The viewing platforms towards the upper left. Gives you a sense for the walk out there. Takes about twenty minutes.
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Amazing place. The cams have made it much busier than it used to be from what I hear. It’s probably helped the bears too, as well as all of Bristol Bay with so many people invested in the welfare of the bears worldwide.
Oh, and the fishing halfway decent as well in that general area .
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I find this absolutely captivating to watch. Better "reality" TV than virtually anything else out there these days.
Livestream from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park (on the Brooks River).
I find this absolutely captivating to watch. Better "reality" TV than virtually anything else out there these days.
Livestream from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park (on the Brooks River).
WHAT?! Someone call DSHS.I am fascinated by this live cam of the bears. Today is super active and the most salmon I’ve seen them catch. I did watch a mom eat a salmon with her cub by her side, yet the mom ate most all of if without feeding the cub. The cub kept trying to get a bite but she kept taking the salmon away from it to eat it herself.