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 Lake and Peninsula Airlines (LPA) charter flight. This means you should be in Anchorage by 1:30 pm on Sunday at the latest.Charter Flight: Sunday depart from Anchorage with LPA at 4:00 pm. Please note that the LPA is located at Merrill Field which is approximately 30 minute cap or Uber drive from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Arrival to Iliamna: Upon arrival in Iliamna you will be met by the floatplane pilot. After roughly 45 minutes in Iliamna you will be transferred to the float plane near the airport. You will then be flown to the Copper River Lodge in a float plane which is a short 15 minute flight.
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 6 p.m. Please note that this schedule can change depending on when the best fishing is.