Copper River Lodge - Fishing

The Copper River is a classic trout stream packed with long dry fly glides, deep winding pools studded with boulders, faster riffles, and deep undercut banks just begging for a mouse fly. Unlike other tundra rivers in Alaska that offer large trout, the Copper runs through a scenic river valley lined with groves of cottonwood, spruce, and birch. Aside from helping make it one of the most gorgeous rivers in the state, these trees offer fly fishermen refuge from the relentless northern winds.

Perhaps more important to fly fishermen, there is a prolific run of sockeye that is the lifeblood of the rainbow fishery. When the sockeye first run into the river, the rainbows push into the shallow tails and heads of the pools. This is a particularly enticing time for the fly fisherman who enjoys sight fishing nymphs and dries to Alaska-size bows in some seriously thin water.