Alaska Fishing Lodge Rates and Information
If you would like to know more about the Copper River Lodge, please contact us. The Copper River Lodge has a 90%+ rebooking rate, and word of mouth referral rate so openings are limited. This page has been updated for our 2025 season.2025 Package Rate:
$9,750 includes 6 days of guided fishing/6 nights based on double occupancy . Please note if inflation is over 5% at time of final invoicing that you can expect a modest increase to help us absorb the increase in costs. Please email pat@sweetwatertravel.com for more details.
Rate Includes:
Float plane transfers between Iliamna and the Lodge, fly outs to other destinations for the 2025 season (weather, schedule, and aircraft maintenance permitting), all accommodations and meals during the week, taxes, flies, leaders, tippet, and guide services are all included in the package. This is considered a partial fly out package. Our fly out package includes a couple "local" or non fly out days. This usually means either fishing the lower Copper River, or taking our lake boat over to the Gibraltar River, but does not include the airplane.
Not Included:
Airfare to Iliamna, fishing license, gratuities for the camp staff, liquor, and fishing equipment. (Some back-up fishing equipment is available at the lodge.)
Gratuities:
Gratuities are not included in the cost of the package and are left to the discretion of the individual angler. However, for planning purposes fishermen can expect the industry standard of 10-15% of the fishing package ($975 to $1,465 is our recommended gratuity in 2025).
Arrival day:
Arrival to Anchorage: Please give yourself a few hours to transfer from a commercial flight to your Iliamna Air Taxi (IAT) charter flight. This means you should be in Anchorage by 10:00 a.m. on Sunday at the latest. We recommend overnighting in Anchorage.Charter Flight: Sunday depart from Anchorage with IAT between 12:00 and 2:00 pm (exact time will be confirmed in March, 2025). Please note that the IAT is not part of the main terminal, and requires a short 5-10 minute cab/Uber ride to their location at Anchorage International Airport.
Arrival to Iliamna: Upon arrival in Iliamna you will be met by the floatplane pilot and transferred to the float plane lake near the airport. You will then take a short 15 minute float plane ride to Copper River Lodge.
Arrival to the Lodge:
The guides will meet you at the plane with our boats and transfer you to the lodge. This is a 5 minute boat ride so keep your jacket out if it is a rainy day. Upon arrival at the lodge you will unpack, have an orientation and dinner.Monday through Friday you will fish all day. Usually breakfast is at 7 a.m. and departure is at 8 a.m. You will fish until 5:30 p.m. Please note that this schedule can change depending on fly outs.