Online auctions are all the rage with conservation groups; first Trout Unlimited auctioned a spot on their On The Rise TV show, and now the Alaska Sportsmen’s Alliance — who are opposing the Pending Pebble Mine Disaster — is auctioning a week for two at one of Alaska’s top fly fishing lodges.

[UPDATE: You can see all the Pebble Mine auctions here (and it's a lot of stuff)]

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Valued at a whopping $13,400, the starting bid is $8,000, which places it squarely outside the Underground’s Monetary Comfort Zone (only by about $7900).

Still, it sounds pretty damned deluxe:

Rainbow River Lodge is located on private land in the heart of Alaska’s phenomenal Bristol Bay and Lake Illiamna “Trophy Alaska Rainbow Trout” watershed, conveniently adjacent to the Katmai Wilderness. The lodge offers magnificent views of the Alaska wilderness and the “Home River” is the beautiful Copper River, one of Alaska’s original “fly fishing only” designated streams.

Rainbow River Lodge hosts 12 guests per week, and they sell out every season.  This is your chance to get one of their last spots for 2008.

Rainbow River Lodge has been rated as one of the “ten best fly fishing lodges in Alaska” and the Copper River, our “Home River” has been rated by Trout Unlimited as one of the “top 100 best Trout streams in the world.” Truly outstanding accolades from the finest fly fishing authorities in the world today.

Retail value of this trip is $13,400!

Let it be known that if an Undergrounder wins this puppy, I fully expect to occupy the second spot.

See you buying a 10-weight, Tom Chandler.

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