Alaska, United States

Alaska West

FreshwaterWestern Alaska — lower Kanektok River, upstream of Quinhagak

Deneki Outdoors has pitched this tent camp beside the lower Kanektok River every summer for more than 20 years, six miles in from the Bering Sea and half an hour by boat upriver from the Yup'ik village of Quinhagak. Two anglers share each guide and 16- to 18-foot jet boat, going after all five Pacific salmon as well as rainbows, Dolly Varden and grayling. Most guests fly fish, but spin anglers are welcome too, and loaner tackle and flies come with the trip.

Published price
US$8,950 per person · 7 nights · 2026
Season
July to August
Main fish
King salmon
and 8 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

July to August

Weeks run Sunday to Sunday; the 2026 season began on July 5, and 2025 ran from July 6 to August 31. Kings come in July, all five salmon can be caught in late July, and silvers arrive in August.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Jet boat, Wading
Catch and release
Some fish kept
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$8,950 per person · 7 nights · 2026

Per person for a Sunday-to-Sunday week, including the charter flight between Anchorage and Quinhagak. In 2025 the week was US$7,750, with the charter extra at an estimated US$1,100.

Included

  • Direct round-trip charter between Anchorage and Quinhagak
  • Boat transfer to camp
  • Guided fishing, two anglers to a guide
  • Meals and a heated tent cabin
  • Use of rods, reels, lines, waders, boots and flies

Not included

  • Getting to Anchorage and a night's stay there
  • Fishing licence and king salmon stamp
  • Tips

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
Not published
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Not published
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Anchorage (ANC), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
From there
Spend a night in Anchorage, then take the charter flight the lodge arranges to Quinhagak and ride half an hour upriver by boat. The charter is included.
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The pin marks the lake or river the lodge sits on, not the lodge building. Location from an estimate from the lodge's description.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: alaskawestlodge.com

Lodge website

Lodge operator

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