Alaska Rafting Float Trips

    Alaska Raft  trips are a great way to see the true wilderness. These rafting, fishing and bear viewing raft  trips take place on one of four remote wilderness  rivers, Alagnak, American,  Moraine or Karluk. The fly fishing Raft trips and wildlife photography  is superb, and the organization of the rafting trip expedition is 2nd to none. Our Raft trips are limited to 4 - 6 guests total, the ideal size in these pristine Alaska settings. 

The professional  Alaska Adventures Rafting guides will maneuver the rafts with the utmost care, during the Raft  trip giving their guest an opportunity to fly fish or photograph wildlife in all the prime sections of the river float trip.  Each evening you will relax in a deluxe riverside tent  camp with a portable dining  table and chairs to enjoy a fabulous home cooked Alaska dinner.                 

     While on our rafting trips all food is prepared for the guest's entrees are prepared with choice cuts of Beef, Pork, Chicken and Seafood, topped off with rolls and a salad followed by desert. Appetizers before dinner compliment the menu. The guest tentsg tents have custom rain flies and comfortably sleep 2 rafters-anglers with their gear in any weather during a float trip. To assure you the utmost in safety and  comfort, only the finest Alaska float trip equipment is used. We provide all Bomb shelter tents, sleeping cots therma-rest air mattresses, life jackets and a waterproof dry bag for your personal gear.

 Alaska Rafting trip vacations In Katmai National Park              The  rivers we raft in Katmai National park , support Alaska’s most abundant fish populations. They  include resident Leopard Rainbows, Arctic Char and Grayling with runs of all 5 species of Pacific Salmon during the long summer season.  Barb less hooks are used, and a  catch-and-release policy is strictly enforced for all resident species on all Alaska float trips with fly fishing encouraged.   

Alaska raft trips on the Alagnak the 5 Top reasons to raft Katmai's Alagnak River

1. We offer the best guided float trip in Bristol bay with the best bang for your buck! How you ask? It's simple  1st rate Service at a reasonable price, With the top Rafting guides in the industry led by Owner/guide Capt Pat McIntyre.

2. We own and operate the only full service lodge on the Upper Alagnak River. Our River rafting trip guides get river and fishing updates daily from there fellow Alaska guides covering the entire river. Other Raft trip operators asks us for updates, No screwing around wondering where the fish are, or running out of food or beverages as we can restock daily if needed.

3. Each of our guides spend the entire summer on these drainages and lives in the Katmai Park or Preserve all season, no other float trip operator evan comes close as they fly in from Anchorage or King Salmon a few weeks each year, with part time guides showing up for the week. Our guides know the best spots to fish and camp hands down!

4. Our float trips stop at our main lodge during the week and the guest's get to take hot showers and saunas, dry or wash any clothes that may be wet or dirty and just relax in comfort  and put salmon in the freezer for your trip home.

5. Experience! -Our Guides have been running float trips on these rivers since 1986 before many of our competition even heard of Bristol bay fly fishing. You can' beat knowledge and home water fishing experiance.

       Each guest will be allowed a few fresh Salmon to take home and enjoy . If you would like to enjoy adventure and solitude on a wild river Float trip with unrestricted fishing time as part of a small group this fly fishing float trip is for you.  

The Rivers we run Float trips on in Katmai

    The fly fishing in this part of Alaska is nothing short of Fantastic if you want to fly fish for wild runs of anadromous fish. We have access to 5 separate river  systems from King Salmon. These include the Alagnak River, Kukaklek River, American Creek and  the Karluk River.

    The rivers we run float trips on range from fairly small and running slow, to fast and very large systems. All the rivers we float are clear running streams with no Glacial runoff.  Most of the float trip fishing is pocket water fishing were we use small brightly colored purple and pink streamers for the Salmon,  egg patterns for the Char & Dollies, using a 7wt fly rod.

 On  the starting day of your trip, usually on Sunday morning between 8-10am a representative from A.T.A. will meet you in King Salmon and get you ready for your 30 minute  charter flight to the lake outlet,  in one of the meticulously maintained Dehavilland Beaver Floatplanes. The charge for this charter is $150 per person, this covers your rd trip travel.