Alaska, United States

Mission Lodge

FreshwaterBristol Bay — Lake Aleknagik, Wood-Tikchik State Park

Mission Lodge opened in 1984 in a former Adventist mission school on Lake Aleknagik, at the edge of Wood-Tikchik State Park, and Bristol Bay Native Corporation has owned it since 2012. Four Beavers on floats fly up to 24 guests to rivers across the Wood-Tikchik and Nushagak drainages, where the lodge keeps more than 40 boats stashed. Resident fish are strictly released, but each guest may take home one 50-lb box of salmon.

Published price
US$17,000 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
June to September
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 10 more
Guiding
Not published
24 guests at a time

Season

June to September

The 2027 season runs from June 11 to September 24, with 3-, 4- and 7-night trips that change over on Tuesdays and Fridays. Kings run from mid-June to mid-July, sockeye from late June to mid-July, and silvers from August into early September.

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 and spin
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$17,000 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for 7 nights and 6 days in a single room, or US$18,000 in the Owner's Suite. Shorter trips: 4 nights and 3 days US$11,750, 3 nights and 2 days US$9,500.

Included

  • Round-trip Katmai Air flights between Anchorage and Dillingham, and the van to the lodge
  • Lodging, meals, snacks and bar
  • Guided fishing with daily fly-outs, weather allowing
  • Rods, reels, flies, waders and wading boots
  • Fishing licence
  • Filleting, packing and freezing of salmon
  • Taxes and fuel surcharges

Not included

  • Travel to Anchorage
  • Hotel in Anchorage
  • Massage, gift shop and smoked-fish processing
  • Tips, with 15 to 20% suggested

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
24
Guiding
Not published
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1984

Getting there

Gateway airport
Anchorage (ANC), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
From there
Fly from Anchorage to Dillingham on the lodge's Katmai Air flight, then ride 20 to 30 minutes by van to Lake Aleknagik; both are included.
Loading map

The pin marks the nearest village or settlement, not the lodge building. 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: missionlodge.com

Lodge website

Maps and references

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