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Deposits & Cancellations

An email correspondence or phone conversation with our staff will hold your reservations for 14 days. After that a 50% deposit per person is required. Full payment is required 120 days prior to your trips departure.

The address to send payment

Check made out to:

Alaska’s Wild River Guides LLC

5 Quaker Lane

Westport, CT 06880

The timetable of payment. We begin the planning process and we agree upon dates and trip goals. You submit your deposit check and I provide a receipt.

Going forward immediately upon receipt of your deposit we begin logistic preparations, and purchases for your wilderness fishing & rafting trip. Our floatplane and airline schedules are confirmed and groceries are repackaged for wilderness travel & shipped by barge to Dillingham. Bed & Breakfast deposits are made in towns & villages. All our gear is weighed and re-weighed far in advance to fit gear, groceries, raft, 2 guests and 1 guide into the 1200# payload of a De-Havilland Beaver float plane.

It has been very rare to have a cancellation but in the event that you must cancel at the last minute we will bend over backward to reschedule ASAP within the same season.

We are in the service business and  will go to great lengths to help you and your family and friends have the safest, most spectacular wilderness fishing adventure of a lifetime.

Cancellations and refunds are very rare but having said that: you can find the “fine print” of the policy below.

Disclaimer Travel-Related Losses

Alaska’s Wild River Guides will not be held responsible for any costs for additional meals, lodging, gear, or lost income due to weather or safety delays in the course of your travel. We are not be responsible for rain, storm, flood, earthquake, nor the consequences of any other natural disaster. Nor will we be responsible for complications arising due to aviation industry schedules. For safety reasons we must reserve the right to change the trip itinerary due to safety concerns, the timing of fish runs, weather, river water level, and other significant causes at our discretion.

Refund Policy

Cancellation charges reflect the many expenses Alaska’s Wild River Guides cannot recover if you cancel, even if you must do so due to illness, injury, or personal emergencies. These fees are not meant to be punitive. The charges made reflect the expenses Alaska’s Wild River Guides has incurred in administering your reservation and planning for your participation. Please understand that once you’ve signed up, we lose the right to sell your reserved space to other individuals or groups. We recognize that the majority of those who cancel their reservations do so out of necessity. Should you need to cancel your trip, you must notify us in writing, by letter, or by e-mail immediately. Deposits are non-refundable within 120 days of trip departure date, though if you cancel within 120 days prior to trip departure date, the deposit is transferable to any other trip taken in the same calendar season, pending trip seat availability. If you cancel your trip and written notice is received by Alaska’s Wild River Guides 120 days or more before the start date of your trip you will receive a full refund less 10% of trip cost service charge.

Trips can be transferred to a friend or family member in the event of a cancellation.

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TRIP CANCELLATION/TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE, WHICH COVERS YOUR COST IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL OR INTERRUPT YOUR TRIP for medical reasons, trip delay, lost baggage, and other unforeseen emergencies. Services such as Trip Assure and Travelex provide coverage for such cancellations.

After trip completion no refunds or credits will be given for any reason.

Cheers till we share a campfire,

-Alaska’s Wild River Guides

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  • Trip Rates and Dates
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  • The Rivers We Fish
    • Middle Fork of the Goodnews River
    • North Fork of the Goodnews River
    • Togiak River
    • King Salmon River
    • Upper Nushagak River
    • Little King Salmon River
    • South Fork
    • Unnamed Tributary
    • Stuyahok River
    • Tikchik River
    • Lake Beverly and Agulukpak River
    • Nuyakuk River
    • Kanektok River
    • Nameless Creeks and Small Rivers
  • Deposits & Cancellations

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Testimonials

I have a flood of memories from Alaska, but the most remarkable ones were fishing with Mark John Markoff
You & Kate ... are outstanding people and role models Richard Voss
Our week was more than a pleasure.  It was a really great experience for both me and the boys.  Can't tell you how much we enjoyed it! Scott Slappey. Goodnews. July 17-25, 2014.
It was a stellar week. Our time on the river strengthened my sense of purpose in life and changed the way I view the world. Bob Roark
Not a week goes by that I don't think about my fishing adventures with Mark Rutherford in the most remote, stunning, and productive fishery on the planet, Bristol Bay, Alaska. R.A. Beattie
I told people I was going on the trip of a lifetime and that is exactly what this has been. John Gormley. Togiak River. August 11-18, 2018
A week filled with fish, great food, magnificent camp sites, spectacular vistas, wildlife sightings, fun and, most of all, good people Bob Erickson
Awesome Trip! A life changing event for me. We made a great team and worked well together, laughing and enjoying every moment. I personally am very grateful for the opportunity to meet and share those moments with all of you. Davide Picard. Kanektok River. June 27-July 5, 2014
The coho fishing started strong and just continued to strengthen, peaking by the hour. There was a session with Jim Bean at "Porpoise Flats" that goes down as the BEST 90 minutes of fishing in my life bar none. Really large silvers on every cast, we spent most of the time doubled up. I'm fairly certain there were no two happier people on the planet at that moment. Bob Erickson
In our days floating down the river, we encountered the rainbow trout in its rarest form — completely wild, ferocious and faster than a speeding bullet Paul Greenberg

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