NEWHALEN -- Things are quiet on the north shores of Iliamna Lake. Gone are the early mornings when dozens of trucks and four-wheelers would commute from the communities of Newhalen and Iliamna to ...

Experience world-class fishing and unforgettable wildlife at this mythical lake in Alaska, which is the largest freshwater body of water in the state.

Iliamna Lake, at more than 1,000 square miles, is the largest body of freshwater in Alaska. There are rumors it’s around 1,700 feet deep. The Kvichak River, draining out of the southwest region ...

Like “Illie,” the legendary Iliamna Lake “monster” that’s fabled to break the lake’s surface on occasion, Iliamna Lake seals have been shrouded in mystery. The seals were previously assumed to be ...

Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...

Exclusively in Iliamna Lake, Alaska’s largest body of freshwater, lives a small population of rare freshwater seals — one of only two freshwater harbor seal populations in the world. Alaska natives, ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals ...