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The first leg of travel will be from your hometown to Anchorage, Alaska. Your final leg is from Anchorage to Dillingham, Alaska, 350 miles southwest of Anchorage, which is served by RavnAir and Alaska Airlines. Learn more.
Important Travel Details: We recommend following the Alaska Air schedule. Please schedule to arrive in Dillingham, Alaska on Sunday afternoon any time after 2 pm. This is when we will be at the airport to pick you up. On your departure please schedule to leave Dillingham on Saturday anytime after noon.
Please take a look at the fishing page for fishing information to help better visualize when the different opportunities are available. The various salmon species will run at different times of the summer. Rainbow trout, Arctic char, grayling and pike are available to catch throughout the summer although their feeding habits and numbers change as the season moves on.
Our day begins with breakfast served at 8:00 am. We get on the water by 8:30 am and fish until noon as our guides prepare and serve your shoreline lunches. We make our way back to the lodge around 5:30 pm and prepare for dinner as your salmon catch is being processed. Dinner is served around 6:30 pm. Read more about what to expect.
We practice catch-and-release fishing for all native species (trout, char, grayling and pike) with no exceptions. We encourage catch-and-release fishing for all species by our guests, but those wishing to take salmon home may do so. We will clean, vacuum pack and freeze your catch. Upon your departure we will pack your fish in airline approved wax boxes. For layovers in Anchorage, cold storage is available at the airport. For more fishing information, you can check out our fishing page.

The lodge will provide you with breathable waders and wading boots, fly gear, spinning gear and bait-casting gear as well as all the flies and terminal tackle needed for that particular day.
Yes we can arrange for additional fly-out trips. Please contact us for a list of locations and available species during the time you are at the lodge. Additional fly-out trips are $600 per person.
You can purchase your license with Alaska Fish and Game online. Get more fishing information here.
Purchase a Fishing LicenseYou can expect temperatures to range between 40-70 degrees F with a chance of rain daily. Conditions can change often and quickly.
100% refundable before January 30th – after the 30th we would push the funds paid to a trip the following season. If you want to be further covered we recommend travel insurance.
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