Alaska, United States

Chrome Chasers

FreshwaterSoutheast Alaska — Wrangell and streams of the Tongass National Forest

Chrome Chasers is run by a veteran steelhead guide of the Tongass and his wife, who host guests in a four-bedroom house on the hillside over Wrangell. Each spring, from April into early May, the four anglers of the week go by boat to a new stream in the remote rainforest every day, two per guide, to sight-fish for wild steelhead and swing flies to them; every fish is released, and only single barbless hooks are used. A separate August and September program pairs stream fishing for coho and Dolly Varden with ocean fishing, crab pots and foraging.

Published price
US$10,000 per person · 5 fishing days · 2027
Season
April to September
Main fish
Steelhead
and 3 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
4 guests at a time

Season

April to September

Steelhead fly fishing runs for five weeks from April to early May, with four anglers a week. In August and September a separate program for 4 to 6 guests combines coho and Dolly Varden in the streams with halibut jigging offshore, salmon trolling, hauling pots and foraging.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Some fish kept
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Not published

Price and what it covers

US$10,000 per person · 5 fishing days · 2027

Per person for a spring steelhead week of five guided fly-fishing days, based on four anglers with two guides. The August and September program is US$9,000 per guest.

Included

  • Guided fly fishing for five days, two anglers per guide
  • Room and board at the lodge in Wrangell
  • Wrangell airport transfers
  • Boat rides to the remote streams
  • Crab and spot prawns caught in the lodge's own pots
  • Spare waders and wading boots
  • Any fish you legally keep, vacuum-sealed and frozen

Not included

  • Flights to Wrangell
  • Alaska sport fishing licence
  • Alcohol
  • Tips

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
4
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
5 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Wrangell (WRG), Wrangell Airport
From there
Take a scheduled flight to Wrangell, where the lodge meets you at the airport. Each fishing day starts with 30 to 60 minutes by cabin boat through the Inside Passage, and the last stretch to the stream is by jet-powered inflatable and on foot.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from OpenStreetMap.

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: chromechasers.com

Lodge website

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