How It Works

Steps to a Memory

Most trips to Lake Creek follow the same arc. It starts with an itch, ends with a freezer full of fish, and usually includes a few good stories in between.

Step 1

Realize your freezer is empty

Or close enough. You eat the last vacuum sealed fillet and think, yeah, it might be time.

An empty freezer ready to be filled — The moment it clicks. A little too much frost, a little too much empty space.

Step 2

Call Jeff

No booking engines. No algorithms. Just a quick conversation about dates, expectations, and what kind of fishing want to do.

Step 3

Book your flights

Fly into Anchorage, then catch a floatplane with Regal Air into Lake Creek. If you need to overnight, the Lakefront is an easy base near Lake Hood.

Step 4

Arrive at the lodge

Drop your bags, grab a beer, meet the crew, and take a minute to look around and realize how far from everything you are.

Arriving at Lake Creek Lodge — Arrival. Floatplanes, a quick hello, and that first look at clear water sliding by the lodge.

Step 5

Catch your fish

Fish hard, fish smart, and start stacking up those fillets. Sockeye, trout, silvers, dogs, and whatever else is running when you are here.

Fishing on Lake Creek — Peak season. Clear water, heavy runs, and the kind of fishing that keeps you up late.

Step 6

Relax and have fun

Eat well, swap stories, dry your gear, take a nap, and do it again. The main lodge is the social scene. The cabins are for quiet and sleeping.

Lodge life and sunset — The wind down. Full bellies, a little laughter, and a sunset that takes its time.

Step 7

Return home

Floatplane back to Anchorage, fish boxes taped shut, slightly sore arms, and a camera roll you have not even looked at yet.

Flying home from Alaska with fish boxes — Heading home. Taped fish boxes, tired eyes, and the quiet feeling you should have stayed longer.

Step 8

Wish you were back in Alaska

This usually happens somewhere between baggage claim and your driveway.

If this sounds like your kind of trip, reach out through the contact form or call Jeff and we will talk it through.

"It's like an fisherman's 4-H camp. Great cabins, hardy meals, and an entertaining bar. Oh, and the fishing is out of this world. We'll be back!"

Joaquin Pineda

- on his time salmon fishing at Lake Creek Lodge