Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Expedition on the Kanektok River in Southwest Alaska

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Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Expedition on the Kanektok River in Southwest Alaska

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Reel Action Fly Fishing

Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Expedition in Southwest Alaska


Phone icon585-415-9970 Email iconsteve@reelactionfly.com Link iconwww.reelactionfly.com
River Mile 2
Quinhagak, AK 99655

Item #3MSA0000

The Story

At Reel Action we realize your Alaskan fishing experience is extremely important to you. The amount of time and effort you put into the planning and preparation, the cost of the trip and airfares, the time you take off from your job in the real world—all weigh heavily on your decision. You want this trip to be special, you want it to be spectacular, you want the best possible experience for you and your friends or family. We understand this and will flat out work our hardest to outperform your expectations. We have taken the time to pay attention to every detail of your stay with us, starting with your accommodations, service, meals, guiding, and photography of your trip. Combine this attention to detail with the hottest fly fishing action in Alaska and you have what we are all about at Reel Action Alaska Lodge!

We pride ourselves in the unique fishing program that we provide our clients. With special and distinct areas to fish, we are very happy to offer clients the option of fishing in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge and on the Kanektok River! Each night you will meet with your guide to discuss the next day and what type of fishing you would like to do. For example, you may want to spend your whole week swinging for king salmon on the lower Kanektok river, or you might enjoy stripping top water flies for silvers in the morning hours and spend the afternoon mousing for rainbows up river. Even still, you may decide you’d like to fish for rainbows, Dolly Varden and grayling 25 miles up river in the Togiak National Wildlife Wilderness area. The bottom line is that this trip is all about you and your fishing preferences – both in terms of species and methodology. We are flexible and can accommodate any angling palate!

Orvis is pleased to offer our travel customers access to two valuable services: Global Rescue travel membership and IMG Signature Travel Insurance℠.

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We operate a full-service tent lodge designed to provide our guests with all the necessary comforts for living in the Alaskan bush. Located one mile from tidewater, our camp features fine daily cuisine and multiple tent structures for your comfort and relaxation including individual wall tents, a dining tent, a drying tent, a fly-tying tent, shower tents and multiple restrooms. Between the owners, guides, and support staff, we have over 40 years of combined guiding and work experience in Alaska. This means we are very familiar with the environment and best operating procedures to make sure you have the most comfortable and rewarding experience possible. We have customized spacious 10 x 12ft and 12 x 12ft heated wall tent cabins with wooden floors and carpeting. These wall tents are super strong, waterproof and can withstand the weather conditions in Alaska. For your comfort we can sleep either single or double occupancy. The tent cabins are furnished with a padded cot with quilt and high-quality sleeping bag, soft pillows, dresser, table, chair, lantern, mosquito coil, clean towels for showering, clothes hangers, windows with screening, and plenty of storage room for your luggage and gear. We also provide you with reading materials which contain history and information on the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge and the Native Yupik culture that has been dated back to 1000 AD. Guests find this a fascinating read and we feel it is important to educate everyone on the Native culture and history of this tremendous fishery.

Our 2025 summer season starts in mid-June and runs through the end of August.

We can accommodate 12 guests per week and hire a staff of 10 to 12 which ensures you have the best individual attention along with excellent customer service. Our small size allows us to have a flexible fishing program.

We have single or double occupancy. All guests get their own fully furnished tent cabin complete with comfortable bedding and heater for no additional charge. Single anglers do not pay extra, period! We also have larger tent cabins for guests that would like to share.

We have fishing access in the very wild and scenic Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area.

The Kanektok River is one of the best rivers in the world for having a huge variety of beautiful, aggressive fish, combined with a huge variety of fly fishing water (main river, small stream channels, gravel bars, spey/swinging water, drift boat water). Over five hundred thousand fish run past our lodge during the season.

The river has some of the best mousing for rainbow trout and dollies in Alaska. We have even caught silvers, chums, pinks, sockeye, and grayling on mouse patterns!

Our fishing program has two guests to one guide with your own jet boat. Our guides are courteous and respectful of the fishery, knowledgeable in their craft, patient, and excellent instructors. Guests go out with a different guide daily and can experience different techniques and locations on the river. Our guests often comment on how much they learn with having a different guide each day.

We can send you a detailed packing and gear list to make sure you are prepared for the trip. We have Orvis rods at the lodge for guests to use and encourage you to bring your favorite rods as well.

All our guides tie their own custom flies and have special fly patterns that are highly effective on the Kanektok River. Rest assured your guides will be prepared so you have the best trip possible.

Flights to our lodge are easy and affordable with rates ranging between $650 to $875 round trip from Anchorage.

Our family friendly environment makes this a great trip for couples, families, and friends. Our guides are excellent instructors and are great at teaching beginners how to cast a fly rod and catch fish!

You will eat three delicious meals per day prepared by our head chef. A hot breakfast is served daily with lunch either at camp or packed to take with you to maximize your fishing day. Dinner is served in our spacious dining tent with freshly baked breads and pastries along with fresh produce. Main specialty entrées of steak, fish, chicken and pasta are prepared by our head chef who is also experienced in cooking for any special dietary need. Our chef will surely make your dining experience the best a tent lodge in Alaska has to offer!

Your all-inclusive trip package also includes transportation from Quinhagak to the lodge by jet boat, all lodging, meals, rods, reels, custom flies, terminal tackle, and pictures from your trip.

The Kanektok River is a fly fisher’s paradise and is one of the best rivers in the world for having a huge variety of beautiful, aggressive fish in combination with a wide variety of fly fishing waters (main river, small stream channels, gravel bars, spey/swinging water and drift boat water). With all five species of Pacific salmon (fresh, chrome bright, and fishable near tidewater), it also has excellent fly fishing for leopard rainbow trout, dollies, and grayling.

During an average season, over five hundred thousand fish run past our lodge. The river is perfect for experiencing all different types of fly fishing situations, such as stripping streamers for silvers, twitching a mouse fly on the surface for rainbow trout, or swinging with spey flies for king salmon in the main river. You can even use small dry flies for grayling in smaller creek channels. Our ‘weapons’ of choice include single hand, spey and switch rods targeting everything from rainbow trout to king salmon and grayling.

The Kanektok is an excellent river for beginners to advanced anglers alike and a great place to take your family. Our guests get to experience fly fishing for all five species of salmon in their prime as they first enter the river - silver and chrome bright! Guests also experience excellent fly fishing for rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, and grayling upstream as we cover over 40 miles of the river including access to the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area. Our guides are knowledgeable and proficient in teaching both traditional fly fishing and spey casting and are patient and personable instructors.

Please visit our website for all our trip dates and rates: www.reelactionfly.com

How long is your season?

Our summer season starts in mid-June and runs through August.

How many anglers can you accommodate?

We can accommodate 12 guests per week and hire a staff of 10 to 12 which ensures you have the best individual attention along with excellent customer service. Our small size allows us to have a flexible fishing program.

Do you have individual and two-person tent cabins?

Yes, all guests get their own fully furnished tent cabin complete with comfortable bedding and heater for no additional charge. Single anglers do not pay extra, period! We also have larger tent cabins for guests that would like to share.

What is the fishery like?

The Kanektok River is one of the best rivers in the world for having a huge variety of beautiful, aggressive fish, combined with a huge variety of fly fishing water (main river, small stream channels, gravel bars, spey/swinging water, drift boat water). Over 500,000 fish run past our lodge during the season.

Can you mouse for rainbow trout?

Yes, the river has some of the best mousing for rainbow trout and dollies in Alaska. We have even caught silvers, chums, pinks, sockeye, and grayling on mouse patterns!

What is your guide to client ratio?

Two guests to one guide with your own jet boat. Our guides are courteous and respectful of the fishery, knowledgeable in their craft, patient, and excellent instructors. Guests go out with a different guide daily and can experience different techniques and locations on the river. Our guests often comment on how much they learn with having a different guide each day.

What equipment do you carry at the lodge?

We have a full line of rods and reels at the lodge. Both spey, switch, and single-hand rod/reel outfits are all accessible for your use.

Do I have to bring my own flies?

All our guides tie their own flies and have special fly patterns that are highly effective on the Kanektok River. Rest assured your guides will be prepared so you have the best trip possible.

What are the travel costs?

Flights to our lodge are easy and affordable with rates ranging between $650 to $875 round trip from Anchorage.

Is this a good fishing destination for families?

Yes, our family friendly environment makes this a great trip for couples, families, and friends. Our guides are excellent instructors and are great at teaching beginners how to cast a fly rod and catch fish!

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