Smaller Groups; Better Travel Experience

Great Alaska Adventure travel is designed especially for smaller groups. We know the best experiences are shared with a few close friends and family. Smaller groups allow us to extend the personal service and guidance our guests have come to value. Smaller groups also let our knowledgeable, local guides focus their attention on your unique needs, preferences and questions. Our main lodge can accommodate up to 50 people and, ideally, groups of no more than 10 in our tented camps.

Our all inclusive prices include accommodations, meals, outfitting and transfers for the most spectacular fishing and Alaska adventure travel available. Depending on the package, transportation by plane, rail and boat are also provided to our remote locations. The only things to bring are the clothes you’ll wear, your camera gear and the expectation of an awesome experience!

We’re also happy to coordinate your visit to the Great Alaska Adventure Lodge with cruise stops or other Alaska travel plans. If your Alaska vacation is part of another tour or business trip, we offer day-trips and single-night stays so you can get a taste of what Alaska Adventure travel is all about. We’ll gladly work with you or your travel agent to arrange the ideal itinerary.

Took a family vacation here and did salmon fishing, bear viewing, kayaking in Homer, and rafting down the Kenai. It was an incredible stay! The lodge is peaceful and minimal. The meals each night along with the happy hour on the patio really added to the experience. You got to meet other people and tell stories of what you did for the day. Spent one night at the Bear Camp and it was an experience of a lifetime…something everyone must do once in their life. We saw a ton of bears and came within 15 feet of them, very scary for me at first. We did hear of people going the next night and seeing absolutely no bears. Our experience was quite the opposite, we watched a bear for about 45 minutes catch salmon after salmon right in front of us, amazing! The staff at the bear camp was so nice! We even met the homesteader of the land and enjoyed his company by the fire. It was nice to stay at a place and have them plan your activities and take you to them. Meals provided at all activities. We caught our limit of salmon and sent them home and are still feasting on them!

Would definitely recommend this place. Kinda funny, being from a metropolitan area, we were surprised that we were not given keys to our lodge rooms. We asked for keys and they said we wouldn’t need them, theft never occurs. Imagine that! You can fish in the evenings right in front of the lodge before and after dinner, then your to bed to rest up for you next day’s activities. Loved it and hope to go back!

We decided that this lodge would be the “big splurge” portion of our trip to Alaska. Spent 4 nights (one of which we stayed at Bear Camp). The lodging was spacious and the complimentary happy hour each evening was nice as you got to meet your fishing guide for the next day. Best part of the stay was the location – right on the river. No fighting the crowds. 12 yr old daughter caught a 46inch King Salmon right in front of the lodge. A guide is on the riverbank all the time – you can fish as late as you want (after a full day of fishing off a boat or touring). Very nice people – especially Nate (beach guide – excellent with young kids).

King Salmon

King salmon (5/15 – 7/31) are the world’s largest, averaging 35 – 60 pounds. Fly fishing, trolling and drifting from power and drift boats in shallow water mean violent strikes with great fights. Beginners and experts enjoy success as our expert guides maneuver the boat to the fish- but once it’s hooked…it’s all you! 4 kings passing the 80 pound mark have fallen to our clients over the years, with countless 50, 60 and 70 pound specimens kept or released as well.

Acrobatic Silver Salmon

Silvers salmon (8/1 – 9/31) are an acrobatic species that readily take spinners, spoons and flies with equal abandon. Nearly as popular as the famous Kings, they are very popular with our returning guests. Perfect for catch and release, they are also excellent table fare and can be combined with our trophy trout in the later season.

Countless Sockeye & Pink Salmon

Sockeye Salmon (6/5 – 7/31) may be Alaska’s most amazing sportfish. The first run migrates up the Kenai to the Russian, however it’s the second run, in July, which our guests get excited about. Thousands upon thousands gang up in front of the lodge and make for great fun in the evenings after the King trips are over (in fact, some guests choose to target the Sockeye rather than the Kings!) A great bonus species in July, their eggs and decomposing bodies provide nutrients for the fat rainbows we love in August and September.

Spectacular Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden/ Steelhead

The Area and it’s surrounding rivers consistently produces some of Alaska’s most impressive Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden catches. Our best fishing is August and September, with good catches available from the middle of June on. As they are a resident species we practice catch and release on all Trout species. Vying for the Kings for most popular sportfish in Alaska, the Rainbow combines with our excellent Silver salmon for great late season angling right up until the end of September.

Giant Pacific Halibut

Halibut reside in the deep, cold waters off the western and Eastern sides of the the peninsula. Early in the season we target them in Cook Inlet, often combining trolling for King salmon with bottom fishing for the giant Halibut. Later, we move to Kenai Fjords National Park and target the halibut and Silver salmon in Prince William Sounds beautiful waters. The Halibut is a delicious fish, best known for it’s culinary, rather than it’s fighting qualities. That being said, the large “barn door” specimens of 100+ pounds do put up quite a battle, and most guests long remember their trip on the “Captain Hook.”

Here is a list of the basics you will need for your trip. Many of our destinations are pretty remote with no chance to buy things on site.

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Day 1
7:30 a.m. pickup for your scenic transfer to Great Alaska (included). Following orientation and lunch, you’ll board one of our boats for a guided afternoon Salmon trip targeting the world’s largest Kings or Sockeye, Silver Salmon, or pinks…or perhaps our trophy Trout, depending upon Seasons and conditions- Check our seasonal chart:

Day 2
Salmon fishing in a power or drift boat. You may even target a combination of species, depending upon conditions and season. The Worlds’s largest Kings, ocean bright Silvers and Sockeye and crowd pleasing Pink salmon daily, in season.

Day 3
Choose from another boat charter or a day of wade fishing in one of our favorite local streams – fly fish for Arctic Grayling in a high mountain lake, sight-fish for large Rainbows in clear waters or float tube a secluded trout lake

Day 4
Trophy Trout in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge –Two to four anglers per boat can drift the Upper Kenai River in search of Char, Silvers, Sockeye, and especially Rainbow Trout Excellent for fly-fishing or spinning enthusiasts seeking large trout. (All of our amazing Trout and Char are strictly catch and release).

Day 5
Pacific Halibut are offshore in the cold, nutrient-rich waters surrounding Kenai Fjords National Park and Cook Inlet. You’ll could fish either or both, for Halibut, Cod, Black Bass and Salmon in full view of glaciers, puffins, otters and occasionally even whales.

Day 6
Another day of Salmon, Halibut or Trout fishing – it’s your choice. While we practice Catch and release on all native trout species and encourage catch and release on large King salmon, our healthy populations of Pacific Salmon and Halibut allow most of our guests to bring some tasty fillets home as well. Smoking/vacuum sealing and shipping of your catch is available.

Day 7
One final wake up and a morning Salmon fishing charter in power or drift boats. Returning to the lodge at noon in time for check-out and departure. At approximately 2:30PM, you will depart camp for Anchorage via your commuter flight or floatplane at your cabin’s front door (return transfer not included).;

The Alaska Family Fishing Adventure is perfect for the family that wants to share an Alaskan experience that features guided hiking, wildlife cruising, and most of all, world class Alaska fishing, 4 days of guided fishing (3 boat trips and 1 beach fishing trip) plus scenic rafting, Kenai Fords cruising a day of calm water paddling. An amazing family adventure for your family. Choose gentle or more strenuous hiking, spin or fly fishing to make this trip your own. 7 days of great activity and 6 nights at our renowned riverside lodge. 50% off Kids under 16 (minimum 1 full pay adult per discounted child – see terms and conditions for more info.)

7 days/6 nights – $4395
5 days/4 nights- $2395

June – September

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Our Pledge

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Spring Season –

May and June this is the time for the big kings…trout season yet to open, so the variety is limited. Our fly fishing guests will be targeting the mighty kings of the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, as well as some custom flyout’s across Cook Inlet in early and mid June. This is all about trophy fishing rather than numbers, and it takes a commitment on an anglers part to meeting these mighty fish on a “one to one” basis, but for those persistent anglers, the catches are truly life changing.

Summer Season – July

The summer offers many fly fishing opportunities, with Sockeye Salmon in the river in growing numbers, (peaking the last two weeks of the month) and of course the big Kings peaking at about the same time… so the opportunity to catch a variety of species is great. In addition, the rainbow trout are on the move, aggressive and hungry as they look for salmon eggs, flesh and insects to hold them over until “the big show” begins next month! This is also the prime season for Arctic Grayling on our flyout experiences, as the warm water has awakened the fish and they are feeding on surface and subsurface insects with abandon!

Fall Season – August and September

For most of flyfishing guests who return year after year, this is it. “The drop” as it is called, when the sockey salmon and Kings begin releasing their eggs into the redds that they have dug over the last few weeks. Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden begin voraciously eating as many as they can as fast as they can, and the fish will put on nearly 50% of their own body weight in the next 5 or 6 weeks. The very same trout that was 26″ and 6 pounds in June may well reach 10 or 11 pounds by the end of the season. In addition to the incredible trout fishing, the silvers are taking flies in the wildlife refuge, the steelhead and Silves are entering the tidal streams and your daily choices may very well outnumber number of days you have to do it in.

King Salmon 5/25 – 7/31

The mighty Kings enter our rivers beginning as early as the first week of May, with the first run peaking around the 1st or 2nd week of June. Fly rodders lover this time frame, as the lower water levels of spring allow for easy wading, as well as increased structure for the big fish on their way up river. Most Kenai river King salmon during this time frame are targeting the Killey river for spawning, which departs the Kenai about 10 miles upstream from the lodge- that means that nearly every single early run fish that enters the river passes our lodge on their way to their Natal spawning grounds. Our guests have caught more than twenty King salmon over 60 pounds during this time frame as well as countless numbers of fish in the 25 – 50 pound range. To target these great gamefish, plan on extensive wading with high quality 9, 10 or 11 weight rods. Great casting skill is not required, as the fish lay close to the bank, however the fights are incredible and many of us have been drug up to a mile downstream during these epic battles! We encourage catch and release for these beautiful and important gamefish.

Silver Salmon 8/1 – 9/30

Silver salmon enter our rivers in late July and throughout August (and all the way through december on the Kenai!). Among the most aggressive of the salmon species (along with pinks) Silvers take flies with abandon. In the saltwater estuaries at our bearcamp, hyped up silvers even take surface flies like East Coast Atlantic Salmon! On the Kenai and Kasilof rivers, downstream swinging with quick strips produce bone jarring strikes. This fishing has been likened to bonefishing in the flats of Mexico or Belize. We also catch silvers on the fly when wade fishing in some of our favorite Steelhead streams in September.

Rainbow Trout 6/15 – 9/30

The Kenai’s Rainbow Trout fishery is a thing to behold. Great Alaska Adventure Lodge has been practicing strict catch and release on all Trout, Char and Steelhead for over a decade, and the fishing has simply gotten better and better each year. I have fished the river for nearly thirty years, and can say with confidence that your chances of catching a truly phenomenal Trout (double digits easily) are better here than perhaps anywhere in the world. In addition to the spectacular Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden (Char family) are also an amazing sport fish and readily availalbe alongside the popular Rainbow, as well as available in August in some of the smaller streams that we frequent. In addition to the trophy Rainbow of the Kenai, we target the ‘Bows in high alpine lakes on flyouts, small hike-in tributaries of unnamed streams and even via float tubing on the world famous Kenai National Wildlife Canoe Trail.

Steelhead 9/1 – 9/30

The Kenai Peninsula’s steelhead fishery is healthy and growing, and with the strict catch and release policy in effect, that should not be changing any time soon. Many of our guests combine the incredible Rainbow Trout fishery with a trip targeting these incredible gamefish. Wade fishing only, you’ll need to be on the top of your game as you fish with small rods nymph-style in these tiny tidewater streams. Amazing.

It is this variety of fishing that makes the area so special.

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