Kenai River Sportfishing Lodge
This longstanding Alaskan fishing lodge sits on the banks of the upper Kenai River at Cooper Landing. Guests are housed in one of eight log cabins overlooking the river, with private baths, electric lights and heat. The main lodge has a lounge and dining room. Guests can customize itineraries and packages, which can include daily, guided fishing excursions, local sightseeing, guided hiking rafting, transportation and meals. Guests staying at the lodge receive a full breakfast before heading out for the day and dinner, served family-style. There's fishing for Kenai River king salmon, silver salmon, sockeye salmon, trophy rainbow trout and Alaskan halibut fishing in Resurrection Bay.
Kenai River Sportfishing Lodge
MP 50.1, 16520 Sterling Highway
Cooper Landing, AK 99572
(907) 595-1279
alaskasportfish.com
Poi Boy Fishing & Wilderness Lodge
Stay in a yurt perched on a bluff overlooking Chrome Bay at this wilderness fishing lodge in Homer, Alaska. Yurts are set on wooden platforms and have two cots with foam pads and linens. The yurts are each heated with diesel stoves. There's a bath yurt with a heated shower for guests to share. The main lodge has a dining room and lounge. The lodge offers multi-day wildlife boat tours and kayaking tours. One-day halibut, salmon and lingood fishing charters are available. Guests can also sign up for two- and three-day overnight fishing charters.
Poi Boy Fishing & Wilderness Lodge
3998 Beluga Circle
Homer, AK 99603
(907) 235-0778
poiboyfishing.com
Sprucewood Lodge
This upscale fishing lodge, built from local Sitka spruce logs, sits on the Kenai River, about three miles from Soldotna. The locally owned and operated, 7,000-square-foot lodge has eight guest rooms with private baths. The lodge offers a variety of fishing packages, including lodging, daily guided fishing trips for salmon, trout or halibut, and meals. The lodge also offers local sightseeing trips, which might include fly-in bear-watching excursions, Kenai Fjord National Park cruises and river rafting.
Sprucewood Lodge
34135 Keystone Drive
Soldotna, AK 99669
(907) 250-1598
kenairiver.com
Article Written By Pamela Wright
Pamela Wright is a freelance writer, author of more than two dozen guidebooks, and hundreds of articles. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including "National Geographic Traveler," "Family Circle," "Family Fun," "Backpacker," "Hemispheres," "Cooking Light," "Yankee" and more. An active member of the Society of American Travel Writers, she holds a Bachelor's from Michigan State University
