
Alaska NakNek River Camp 2026
Alaska NakNek River Camp 2026
About Your Trip
Join Werkman Outfitters Owner and Guide Max Werkman for 7 nights lodging and 6 days of fishing on the NakNek River in King Salmon Alaska for silver (coho) salmon and rainbow trout at Alaska’s NakNek River Camp.
NakNek River Camp is located where NakNek Lake forms into NakNek River. This location allows us to take boats across the lake to fish rivers that flow into the lake. These boat trips are included in our week of fishing and are no extra cost for you to fish. Idivain, Margot and Brooks River are the three places we will travel to, and are primarily rainbow or arctic char fisheries. Brooks River is the epicenter of Katmai National Park, and offers world class rainbow fishing as well as bear viewing. Just like our fly out these places are primarily indicator fishing beads with 6wt rods and floating lines.
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Fishing for Salmon
This trip falls on one of the prime weeks for fishing silver salmon or coho salmon. These salmon migrate into the NakNek River from the ocean to spawn. Silvers range from 4-12 pounds and can be in any state of color from fresh chrome straight from salt to big elephant nose and blood red in color.
Some days, conditions make it tough to fly fish, so gear is always an option. Jigs, spinners, and spoons are some of the hardware we will fish as well. If customers would like to bring salmon home with them, it can be cleaned, vacuum sealed, frozen and packed in an insulated box for the flight home. Fish boxes will need to be an additional checked bag on the airlines.
Fishing for Trout
This trip will also include fly fishing for rainbow trout. Rainbows vary from 15-30+ inches and can weigh up to 15 pounds. The NakNek is arguably the best river in Bristol Bay to fish trout due to the sheer volume and size of these fish. This fishery, for rainbow, is purely a catch and release fishery
Trip Details (Contd.)
Fly outs and float plane fishing are offered for an additional cost and are highly recommended. Pricing is dependent on the destination. Flight destinations include the Kulik River and Moraine Creek. This time of year we will be bead fishing these fly out rivers due to the number of salmon spawning. Bears are a very common sight at these places and offer an amazing experience viewing and fishing amongst the bears.
We will be doing an “All-Things Alaska” night at the Werkman Outfitters shop in Early/Mid November to go over all information regarding this trip in depth.
Please reach out with any questions.
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