You'll ice your drinks with glacier ice that washes up on the beach. This is a special place. Trophy rainbow fishing in an intimate setting. You'll stay in a rustic lodge that sits on a backwater of the Copper River about half a mile from its mouth on the south shore of Lake Iliamna. They take only 6 rods per week making it ideal for families or small groups wanting the run of a place.
Summer also sees a strong run of sockeyes but big rainbows are definitely the main attraction here.
Owners Ted and Mary Gerken convey a strong conservation ethic - almost a worshipful awareness of the nature that surrounds them and their part in it and are eager to share their Alaska with others. The lodge focuses on trophy rainbows and char but daily fly-outs in their Cessna 206s or Dehavilland Beaver will put you on nearby salmon rivers as well. The lodge takes up to 12 guests. From the famed Miramichi to the crystal clear rivers of the Gaspe Peninsula, Eastern Canada is home to some of the best Atlantic salmon rivers in the world. We have fished most of them and have selected from the best of the best.