Alaska, United States

Royal Coachman Lodge

FreshwaterWood-Tikchik State Park — Nuyakuk River below Tikchik Lake

Sweetwater Travel runs this fly-out lodge for about ten anglers a week on the Nuyakuk River, just below Tikchik Lake in Wood-Tikchik State Park. Floatplanes reach rivers in the park, the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge and Katmai, where nearly 20 jet boats are cached for drifting or wading. Trout, grayling, char and pike all go back, and each angler may keep five salmon a week.

Published price
US$14,500 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
June to October
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 11 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
10 guests at a time

Season

June to October

There are 16 to 18 Sunday-to-Sunday weeks from June to early October. Kings run in June and July, and September is the month for large rainbows.

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
Flies provided; bring rods

Price and what it covers

US$14,500 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for 7 nights and 6 guided fly-out days. A single room adds US$400, and groups of 4 or more and 10 or more get discounts.

Included

  • Lodging and meals
  • Flies and fishing supplies
  • Van and floatplane between Dillingham and the lodge
  • Six guided fly-out days

Not included

  • Charter between Anchorage and Dillingham, US$990 round trip
  • Rods and reels, US$75 a week to rent
  • Waders, US$125 a week to rent
  • Alcohol, ordered ahead through the lodge
  • Fishing licence and king stamp
  • Tips
  • Any fuel surcharge

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
10
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Anchorage (ANC), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
From there
Take the charter from Anchorage to Dillingham, about 1.5 hours and paid separately; a van runs to Aleknagik, and a floatplane flies 65 air miles north to the lodge.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

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: royalcoachmanlodge.com

Lodge website