Fishing day

Each morning there will be a wake-up knock at your cabin door, and a steaming mug of your favorite beverage left on the step.

After an unbelievably tasty breakfast, you’ll put on your waders, grab your tackle, and take the short walk down to the shore of a nearby lake, where the floatplanes will be awaiting you. Equipment is a significant distinction separating Royal Wolf from the rest of the first-class fly out lodges in the Iliamna basin. In addition to a Beaver, three float-equipped Helio-Couriers, unique in their ability to take off in a very short distance, allow Royal Wolf guests access to areas that could only otherwise be reached by helicopter or on foot. The Branham’s have a wonderful reputation as pilots and anglers. They've been at it since 1949 and know every inch of the area. It's an unbeatable combination of machinery and over 50 years of the Branham family's pioneering lodge experience in Alaska.

There are jet boats on half a dozen rivers in the immediate area. The fishing in this region is simply outstanding! Though most of your trip involves fishing the complex maze of other regional trout streams, having a river like the Nonvianuk in your backyard is a bonus few other destinations offer, at any price. There are streams to fit almost any angler’s tastes, from tiny creeks to large rivers. The lodge provides all necessary flies to all clients, so while you may choose to bring your own flies to fish, you don’t have to. Many of the flies provided by the guides come from their own tying vises, patterns they have developed over years of fishing this area.

At the end of each day, the floatplanes will pick up their guests at a pre-determined time and place, and take the short flight back to the lodge.