Management Team - Guides - Kitchen Staff - Camp Staff - House Staff

Meet the Guides
All Bristol Bay Lodge staff are CPR and First Aid certified. Members of the guide team are licensed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and as a minimum must hold a Coast Guard issued Limited Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) Guide License on the Freshwaters and Rivers of Western Alaska. All employees are hand selected based on individual character and trained by Management and senior members of the staff. Safety in everything we do is Bristol Bay Lodge’s number one priority.

	Dan Claus - Pilot/Guide Dan turns 51 this year and has been a commercial pilot in the Alaska bush for the past 27 years, including 14 years at Bristol Bay Lodge. Between flights Dan combines the skills of guide and photographer, turning moments on the water into treasured memories. Dan enjoys the off-season with Kathy, his partner of 29 years. Together they operate a tree and shrub nursery in Idaho.
	Reuban Dunagan - Pilot/Guide Reuban has been a pilot for many years flying frequently out of Alaska as well as Key West. We are very pleased to have Reuben flying for us again this summer.
	Matt Janik - Guide Matt is from Alberton, Montana. He grew up fly fishing the spring creeks of western Wisconsin and tributaries of Lake Michigan. In the off season he builds custom log homes, guides SW Montana trout streams, and manages to fish a few days.
	Eric Mannon - Guide Eric is 23 years old and grew up in southern Ohio chasing small and largemouth bass in rivers and lakes since he could walk. Eric honed his skills fly fishing for trout and salmon while serving four years in Alaska while enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. Eric spends the winter on his family’s farm in Ohio while studying recreation and wildlife management at Hocking College. Eric’s biggest passion in life is chasing leopard rainbows and trophy grayling at our Birch Creek camp.
	Tyler Savage - Guide
	Art Lacinak - Guide Art started his first season at BBL in 2009.  Art was born in Wellington, New Zealand and moved to the states when he was 5 years old.  He grew up fishing spring creeks in Wisconsin and fly fishing for salmon and steelhead on the Great Lakes tribs.  Art is a graduate of Sweetwater Guide School and worked on the Yellowstone prior to coming to BBL.  Art is a very accomplished guide and angler who takes a lot of pride in showing his guests a great time on the water.
	Jeremy Pagano - Guide Jeremy grew up in New York fishing trout and chasing upland birds.  Jeremy came to BBL in 2008 and has done a great job guiding day in and day out on the Togiak River.
	Rob McCormack - Guide Rob came to BBL in 2009 after guiding a season for Royal Coachman Lodge.  He is an accomplished, energetic guide and very knowledgeable when it comes to fish biology.  Rob did a great job on the Togiak River guiding out of both our lower camp and Kemuk later in the season.