Hook It & Cook It

Exciting Angling & the Freshest Fish You’ll Ever Eat!

4 days of world-class angling for salmon, halibut, and assorted bottomfish.
4 evenings of cooking instruction and fine dining on catches of the day with your private Chef Ludger of Warm Springs Inn & Winery in Wenatchee.

Former executive chef worldwide for Hilton International and Four Seasons properties.
Owner/operator of SZMANIA’S Restaurant in Seattle. Opened in 1990 with wife Julie to rave reviews and continued acclaim.
Now full-time in eastern Washington, Chef Ludger delivers the same exceptional service to Warm Springs Inn & Winery in Wenatchee.
Chef Ludger was born and raised near Dusseldorf, Germany.
His professional education and apprenticeship began in Germany with Hilton International Hotels and continued to Montreal, Canada and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Experience with the Four Seasons luxury hotel organization began in Vancouver, B.C. continued to Houston Inn At The Park, then onto Seattle’s Olympic Hotel as Executive Chef.
Julie Szmania is a Seattle native who, prior to opening SZMANIA’S restaurant, was a development director for the UW School of Medicine and executive director of the WA Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She and Ludger have three accomplished sons and share a beautiful daughter living in Vancouver, BC.
They now reside in Wenatchee with many wild and crazy pets.

Full days of fishing with experienced, licensed captain and crew
Evening meals prepared by Chef Ludger Szmania
Lodging at Sitka Rock Waterfront Suites
Complimentary car
Breakfast and lunch each fishing day
Transportation to and from Sitka’s airport
Transportation to and from your lodging to our boats
Top quality tackle from Penn, Shimano and G.Loomis
Rain gear and boots
Highest quality fish processing: vacuum sealed, flash frozen, and boxed to airline specifications
Up to two boxes included in price, additional flat rate charge of $50 for 25 pound box and $100 for 50 pound box

Airfare (Alaska Airlines & Delta)
Sitka sales tax and Sitka fish box tax (listed as separate charge on your invoice)
Alaska fishing license and King salmon stamp (listed as separate charge on your invoice)
Checked baggage fee

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