When Kate and Justin Crump started Frigate Travel together, they had a couple simple goals: Provide a top-notch fishing experience for their clients, and free up some time for their own adventures during the off-seasons. With more than a decade as two of the most sought after steelhead guides on the Oregon coast, and with an ever-deepening connection to Bristol Bay, AK, they've had no problem sticking with #1, but as any outfitter or lodge operator knows, free time is an ever-vanishing commodity.

In this episode, we chat about their progression from being seasonal guides in Alaska and Oregon to becoming full-on outfitters bringing to life a new generation of fishing lodge on Alaska's Naknek River and Tillamook Bay, OR. Their committment to the people and places that make their endeavors possible is admirable and instructive.

Sidechannels is sponsored by Decked and Patagonia Fly Fishing.

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