Alaska, United States

Goodnews River Lodge

FreshwaterWestern Alaska — North Fork of the Goodnews River, at the edge of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge

Goodnews River Lodge is a camp of tent cabins at the head of tidewater on the North Fork of the Goodnews, 7 miles upriver from the village of Goodnews Bay and some 450 miles from Anchorage. It does no fly-outs; jet boats carry two anglers and a guide around the river's three forks and the tidal water in search of rainbows, Dolly Varden, grayling and all five Pacific salmon. Trout and grayling go back, and every guest may take home 25 lb of salmon.

Published price
US$7,995 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
June to September
Main fish
Silver salmon
and 7 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

June to September

Weeks in 2027 run Wednesday to Wednesday from June 16 to September 8. Kings run from late June to mid-July, all five salmon can be caught in late July, silvers come from late July to early September, and pinks run in even-numbered years.

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$7,995 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for a week, sharing a cabin; in 2027 the price runs from US$7,995 to US$9,495 depending on the week.

Included

  • 6 days of guided fishing, two anglers to a guide
  • Meals
  • Boat ride from Goodnews Bay to camp
  • A shared tent cabin with its own bathroom
  • Flies, lures and terminal tackle
  • Rods, reels, waders and boots to borrow

Not included

  • Charter between Anchorage and Goodnews Bay, US$1,375
  • Native land use fee, US$135
  • Fishing licence and king stamp
  • Hotel in Anchorage
  • Tips
  • A supplement for a cabin to yourself in some weeks

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
A TransNorthern Aviation charter flies you to Goodnews Bay from Anchorage in about 2 hours, then it is 20 minutes upriver by boat to the lodge.
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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: goodnewsriverlodge.com

Lodge website

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