Bud Hodson

Bud Hodson has been in the Alaska sport fishing business for over 32 years. He owns and operates Tikchik Narrows Lodge in Wood Tikchik State Park and has been instrumental in building the strong and successful sport fishing economy in Bristol Bay. Bud is well respected in the business community, and an avid sportsman and pilot. He served five years on the governor appointed Alaska Board of Fisheries, four as Chairman.Sonny Petersen is owner and operator of Katmailand, and his family pioneered the sport fishing and tourism in Bristol Bay. In 1974 he began an air taxi operation, Katmai Air and today he spends his summers managing the three lodges and Katmai Air while spends his winters in Anchorage preparing for the next season.