Anderson's Alaska Salmon Camp

Nushagak River King Salmon Fishing

Anderson's Salmon Camp, located on the serene Lower Nushagak River in the Bristol Bay region, offers a remote wilderness fishing experience in southwest Alaska. Accessible only by boat or floatplane, the camp provides minimal fishing pressure.
2025 Rate: Packages start at $4,200.00 per person for 4-nights and 5-days guided fishing.

The Lower Nushagak River

The Nushagak is considered the best freshwater king salmon fishing in Alaska. Since 2003, Anderson’s Outdoors Alaska Salmon Camp has operated on the lower Nushagak River, about one mile below the village of Portage Creek. The camp sits right in the middle of the most productive stretch of water on the river, just below the east and west forks, which divides the river's run of salmon.
The entire run of salmon swims past their camp.
Most years, the king salmon runs exceed 100,000, with an additional million sockeye and 500,000 chum salmon also returning through the lower river. So you are literally in the heart of the world’s best salmon fishing.
Most kings are fresh from the ocean and aggressive biters and fighters. A typical day per boat is double-digit catches of kings and many chum salmon. Chum salmon are present the entire season, and sockeye are available four out of their five weeks of operation, making this trip a salmon angler's dream.
Techniques include side drifting, known as dragging bait, trolling with a light leader, and back trolling/bouncing.
Regulations (2024: The daily limit is one adult king per day and four kings per season, plus chums and sockeye. Unlike many rivers in Alaska, the regulations allow fishing after retaining a king, which means unlimited fishing time.

The Fishing Program:

Season: The Camp is open five weeks each season from mid-June through mid-July.
Group Size: The Camp is limited to eight anglers per week.
Boats: 20 ft. Willie Predator powerboat with 115 HP Yamaha four-stroke outboard motors, trolling motors, electronics, and padded seats with backrests. The boats have a 6-foot wide floor and are nearly 8 feet across the beam, making them very stable for fighting king salmon. You'll fish four anglers per boat and guide.
Guides: There are two guides, plus their camp chef. All staff members are certified in CPR and First Aid. Kent is a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
Fishing Equipment: Conventional bait-casting gear is provided--Lamiglas Certified Pro series rods and Rogue Rods, and Ambassadeur and Okuma reels rigged with 25-pound main line. Fly anglers will need to bring their own gear.
Fishing License: A 7-day non-resident Alaska fishing license, $45, and king stamp, $45 (2024), are not included in the package. You must get your license and tag before the trip. Here is the link: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov.
Fish Care is provided. Your catch is filleted, vacuum-packed, frozen, and boxed for transport. Boxes are provided at no additional cost. Many guests transport their clothes in a cooler, along with a duffle bag, then use the cooler for fish transport and the duffle for their clothes.

A Typical Fishing Day:
7:00 a.m. - Breakfast is served.
8:00 a.m. - Fishing begins.
12:30 p.m. - You’ll return to camp for a hearty lunch their chef prepares. After lunch, you'll fish for about five hours.
6:00 p.m. - Appetizers are served.
7:00 p.m. - Dinner is served.
After dinner, evening fishing from the shore near camp is very good.

Willie Predator Powerboats

Getting to the Camp:

1.) You’ll fly to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage, Alaska. You may need to spend the night in Anchorage, depending on your time of arrival.
2.) At 9:30 a.m., you’ll take an 80-minute flight to Dillingham on Alaska Airlines.
3.) A camp representative will greet you at the Dillingham Airport and drive you in a van to TikChik Airventures, about a 5-minute drive.
4.) You’ll take a scenic 30-minute de Havilland Beaver floatplane flight to Camp. You’ll land at Camp about noon and won’t even get your feet wet. The package includes the roundtrip floatplane flight.
Weight Limit: Please limit your soft-sided luggage to under 50 pounds as you'll most likely depart with an additional 50 pounds of fish fillets.
Departure Day: You’ll leave camp between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Your flight from Dillingham to Anchorage departs about 5:30 p.m. and lands at 6:40 p.m. You should be able to get a flight heading south in the evening/red-eye to not need a hotel on your return.