Many of the guests at the Duncan camps are return visitors. Some come every year, some every few years. Some fish the lower and the upper camps - making it a two week adventure (like Mike and I - and Kevin and John) did, some alternate years between the two camps. Some just fish the lower camp or the upper camp.

The veterans are always eager to share their knowledge with the new folks which makes for some nice friendships. I know I learned a lot from some of the more experienced guests.

I asked several of the return guests what makes the Duncan camps so special. Many had fished other Alaska camps before and had fished great destination spots all over the world - from Africa, Russia, New Zealand, Scotland, South America, The Caribbean - it was great to get their perspective. It was pretty unanimous that there was not one specific thing, but a combination of things. The service, the staff, the food, the attention to detail, the remoteness, the fishing of course and something that is hard to quantify - a "magical feeling."

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