Alaska, United States

Lava Creek Lodge

FreshwaterAlaska Peninsula — Bering Sea side, near the Aniakchak caldera

A pilot-guide and his family built Lava Creek Lodge in 2019 on the Bering Sea side of the Alaska Peninsula, about 20 miles from the Aniakchak caldera and an hour by floatplane from King Salmon. No more than eight anglers wade broad, sand-bottomed rivers two to a guide: swung flies for kings in June and July, streamers and poppers for silvers from mid-August, and trout, Dolly Varden and chum in the weeks between. The lodge keeps two wheel planes and a floatplane to fly guests to other rivers.

Published price
US$10,000 per person · 7 nights
Season
June to September
Main fish
King salmon
and 4 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
8 guests at a time

Season

June to September

Kings run from early June to late July and are fished on two-handed rods, and late July to early August is set aside for trout, Dolly Varden and chum, with room for four anglers only. Silvers follow from mid-August to late September; the 2026 season ended on September 22.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

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

Price and what it covers

US$10,000 per person · 7 nights

Per person for a week of 7 nights and 6 days of guided fishing, sharing a cabin. On some midsummer dates a five-day week is US$7,200.

The year this rate applies to is not published.

Included

  • Round-trip floatplane charter between King Salmon and the lodge
  • Guided fishing on the home river and fly-outs, weather permitting
  • All meals, beer and wine
  • Heated cabin shared by two, with shower and flush toilet
  • Flies, leaders and loaner rods and reels

Not included

  • Flights to King Salmon
  • Alaska fishing licence and king salmon stamp
  • Your own fly-fishing gear
  • Tips
  • Hard liquor, which you bring yourself
  • Lodging before or after the trip

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
8
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
2019

Getting there

Gateway airport
King Salmon (AKN), King Salmon Airport
From there
Fly commercially from Anchorage to King Salmon; the Branch River Air Beaver floatplane to the lodge, about an hour, is included.
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The pin marks the general area only; no closer location is published. Location from Wikipedia.

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: lavacreeklodge.com

Lodge website

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