Alaska, United States

Rainbow River Lodge

FreshwaterIliamna — Copper River

About 210 miles southwest of Anchorage, Rainbow River Lodge sits on a small float-plane lake next to the Copper River, a fly-fishing-only trout stream on the south side of the Lake Iliamna basin. Seven guides look after up to 14 anglers a week and fly them out daily to other rivers for rainbows, char, grayling and all five Pacific salmon. The lodge has no liquor licence, so guests bring their own drinks.

Published price
US$12,400 per person · 6 nights · 2027
Season
June to September
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 9 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
14 guests at a time

Season

June to September

Weeks run Saturday to Friday. Kings run on the Nushagak from mid-June to mid-July, sockeye from late June through July and silvers in August and September, and rainbows are best in June, August and September.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Fly-out, Skiff, Wading
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$12,400 per person · 6 nights · 2027

Per person for a 6-day guided fly-out package, Saturday to Friday.

Included

  • Meals
  • Guiding
  • Boats and motors
  • Aircraft for fly-outs
  • Rods, reels, flies and leaders
  • Waders and wading boots
  • Float plane between Iliamna and the lodge

Not included

  • Tips
  • Alcohol; the lodge has no liquor licence, so bring your own
  • 7-day non-resident fishing licence
  • Flights between Anchorage and Iliamna on the charter the lodge arranges

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
14
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
6 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
Fly to Anchorage and take the charter the lodge arranges to Iliamna, about 80 minutes and paid separately; the 15-minute float plane hop to the lodge is included.
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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: rainbowriverlodge.com

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